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Rapid and objective on-site anomaly screening is therefore important for structural integrity evaluation. This paper presents a signal-processing procedure for preliminary concrete anomaly screening based on continuous sliding acoustic excitation. Acoustic signals were collected from local reference baseline regions and candidate anomaly regions along defined paths on an in-service reinforced-concrete flue wall. Time-domain waveforms, frequency-domain spectra, and short-time Fourier transform (STFT) distributions were combined to characterize the differences between reference baseline and candidate anomaly regions. Reference signals showed comparatively stable envelopes and concentrated spectral energy, whereas candidate anomaly regions exhibited greater amplitude dispersion, broader spectral distributions, and more pronounced non-stationary time\u2013frequency features. A relative-variation screening workflow based on amplitude, spectral energy, and time\u2013frequency features was formulated. The workflow supports the transition from subjective auditory judgment to quantitative signal analysis and is intended as an efficient Tier-1 preliminary screening approach for concrete structures. 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