This issue was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the
field of non-destructive testing of materials in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles …

Meeting customers' requirements and achieved the right level of product quality is key action
of enterprises. It is being done by controlling the product, using for example non-destructive …

The maintenance and repair of concrete infrastructure covers an increasing portion of the
annual construction budget. For this reason, self-healing cementitious materials have been …

To conduct, in an effective way, the non-destructive testing (NDT) of products—in particular,
the fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI)—remains a challenge. Therefore, the aim of this …

The non-destructive testing based on an ultrasound computed tomography (UCT) technique
has attracted the attention of the industrial and medical area due to its excellent capabilities …

Steel reinforced plasters (SRP) are a traditional strengthening solution of existing masonry
structures. SRPs consist of a thin layer of cementitious mortar or concrete (jacket) that …

Non-destructive testing of concrete for defects detection, using acoustic techniques, is
currently performed mainly by human inspection of recorded images. The images consist of …

Minor-destructive (MDT) and non-destructive (NDT) techniques are not commonly used for
masonry as they are complex and difficult to perform. This paper describes validation of the …

The use of building constructive systems based on structural ceramic blocks masonry has
experienced in Brazil a great advance in past decades. This is being associated with …

Research on irregular stone masonry walls is hampered by the lack of detailed geometrical
models of their internal micro-structure, ie the shape and size of each stone and its position …