Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a rapidly developing field that has seen tremendous progress over the past 15 years. The development of GPR spans aspects of geophysical science, technology, and a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. It is the breadth of applications that has made
Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar
โ Scribed by Andrea Benedetto, Lara Pajewski (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 373
- Series
- Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This book, based on Transport and Urban Development COST Action TU1208, presents the most advanced applications of ground penetrating radar (GPR) in a civil engineering context, with documentation of instrumentation, methods and results. It explains clearly how GPR can be employed for the surveying of critical transport infrastructure, such as roads, pavements, bridges and tunnels and for the sensing and mapping of underground utilities and voids. Detailed attention is also devoted to use of GPR in the inspection of geological structures and of construction materials and structures, including reinforced concrete, steel reinforcing bars and pre/post-tensioned stressing ducts. Advanced methods for solution of electromagnetic scattering problems and new data processing techniques are also presented. Readers will come to appreciate that GPR is a safe, advanced, non destructive and noninvasive imaging technique that can be effectively used for the inspection of composite structures and the performance of diagnostics relevant to the entire life cycle of civil engineering works.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Design of Advanced GPR Equipment for Civil Engineering Applications....Pages 3-39
Antennas for GPR Systems....Pages 41-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Innovative Inspection Procedures for Effective GPR Surveying of Critical Transport Infrastructures (Pavements, Bridges and Tunnels)....Pages 71-95
Inspection Procedures for Effective GPR Surveying of Buildings....Pages 97-123
Inspection Procedures for Effective GPR Sensing and Mapping of Underground Utilities and Voids, with a Focus to Urban Areas....Pages 125-145
Effective GPR Inspection Procedures for Construction Materials and Structures....Pages 147-162
Determination, by Using GPR, of the Volumetric Water Content in Structures, Substructures, Foundations and Soil....Pages 163-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Methods for the Electromagnetic Forward Scattering by Buried Objects....Pages 197-217
Development of Intrinsic Models for Describing Near-Field Antenna Effects, Including Antenna-Medium Coupling, for Improved Radar Data Processing Using Full-Wave Inversion....Pages 219-238
GPR Imaging Via Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches....Pages 239-280
GPR Data Processing Techniques....Pages 281-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Applications of GPR for Humanitarian Assistance and Security....Pages 301-326
Applications of GPR in Association with Other Non-destructive Testing Methods in Surveying of Transport Infrastructures....Pages 327-342
Advanced Electric and Electromagnetic Methods for the Characterization of Soil....Pages 343-359
Applications of Radar Systems in Planetary Sciences: An Overview....Pages 361-371
โฆ Subjects
Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
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