impact-echo

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Impact-echo is a nondestructive evaluation technique for masonry construction which detects flaws by monitoring impact-generated sound waves that are disseminated through a structure and are reflected by internal flaws and external surfaces.
impact-echo
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026