Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering

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rock bolt; grouting quality; dynamic response; natural frequency; finite element method; monitoring; historical masonry wall; hygrothermal processes; internal insulation; testing of building materials; test uncertainty; validation of test methods; sustainable test methods; recycling; foamed asphalt mixtures with cement (FAC); base layer; reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP); fatigue durability; GFRP; FRP reinforcement; shear; capacity; reinforced concrete beams; column; stiffness; FRCM; PBO mesh; PBO–FRCM; carpentry joints; scarf and splice joints; stop-splayed scarf joints (‘bolt of lightning’); static behaviour; experimental research; concrete; non-destructive testing; ultrasounds; ultrasonic tomography; acoustic methods; defects; diagnostic; detection; convolutional neural networks; transfer learning; monitoring FBG; power transmission tower; civil engineering; X-ray microtomography; microstructure characteristics; infiltration damage; high-strength concrete; steel fibres; flexural tensile strength; fracture energy; numerical analysis; concrete floors; compressive strength; strength distribution; industrial floors; ultrasound tests; ventilated facades; large-scale facade model; fire safety; fiber cement board; large-slab ceramic tile; plasterboards; moisture content; hydration processes; mechanical properties; ultrasound measurements; ESD resin; expansion joint; quasi-plastic material; energy absorption; asphalt mix; compaction index; volumetric parameters; stiffness modulus; moisture resistance; concrete; roughness; texture; close-range photogrammetry; bond strength; random field generation; semivariograms; hybrid truss bridge; steel–concrete connection joint; mechanical behavior; failure mode; strain; static test; concrete; static elastic modulus; dynamic elastic modulus; compressive strength; machine learning; P-wave; S-wave; resonance frequency test; nondestructive method; Al–Ti laminate; fracture; acoustic emission diagnostic; pattern recognition; clustering AE signal; storage systems; stiffness; tab connector; flexural test; capable design moment; restrained ring test; autogenous shrinkage cracking; concrete cracking test; concrete shrinkage cracking test; restrined ring calibration; cement–fiber boards; acoustic emission method; k-means algorithm; wavelet analysis; fiber composites; ground penetrating radar (GPR); HMA dielectric constant; wavelet analysis; road pavement thickness estimation; early age concrete; acoustic emission method; damage processes detection before loading; strength of structures; aggregate; classification; wire mesh; roundness; tilting angle; opening size; concrete centrifugation; morphology; image processing; porosity; aggregate; cement; waste paper sludge ash (WPSA); controlled low-strength material (CLSM); unconfined compressive strength; bearing capacity; backfill material; non-destructive testing; P-wave velocity; amplitude attenuation; resistivity; CT scan; sandstone; damage variable; nuclear magnetic resonance; spin-lattice relaxometry; proton; hydration kinetics; superplasticizer; ready-mixed concrete; construction material; quality assessment; conformity criteria; statistical-fuzzy method; GFRP; FRTP; rivet; connection; polyethylene pipe; mechanical properties of polyethylene; resistance strain; computer simulation; residual shear stress; particle crushing; ring shear test; particle flow code (PFC^2D); frictional work; fibre-reinforced concrete; recycled steel fibres; micro-computed tomography; scanning electron microscopy; tensile strength; reinforced concrete; diagnostic testing; corrosion; carbonation; galvanostatic pulse method; phase composition analysis; X-ray analysis; thermal analysis; quasi-brittle cement composites; low-module polypropylene fibres; elastic range; digital image correlation; Arcan shear test; wood; orthotropic shear modulus; elastic-plastic material; finite element method; shear wave velocity; sand; bender elements test; grain-size characteristics; complex modulus; shrinkage analysis; reclaimed asphalt; mineral–cement emulsion mixtures; cement dusty by-products (UCPPs); degradation of glass panels; effective area ratio; relative mass loss; visible light transmittance; windblown sand; wood-plastic composites; methods of testing resistance to fungi; methods of assessment; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); non-destructive techniques (NDT); corrosion of reinforcement; slip resistance; granite floor; slip resistance value; ramp test; acceptance angle; sliding friction coefficient; comparability of test methods; monitoring; wall temperature; fibre bragg grating sensors; acoustic emission method; freeze-thaw cycles; concrete; signal analysis; short-time Fourier transform; fast Fourier transform; brine; sodium chloride; stiffness modulus; X-ray; partition walls; brick walls; bending strength; cracking; post-tension; cable; concrete; girder; diagnostic; destructive test; non-destructive test; structural health monitoring; safety; monitoring fibre Bragg grating; mining areas; strain/stress distribution; geopolymer concrete; fly-ash; bottom-ash; neural network; sustainability; industrial waste management; ventilated facades; fire safety; fiber cement board; flexural strength; cladding; AE acoustic emission; micro-events; sound spectrum; traditional and quasi-brittle cement composites; residual-state creep; saturation front; landslides; erosional stability; laboratory testing; grout mixtures; groundwater; test apparatus; testing; diagnostic; building materials; elements; civil engineering