Application of radar technology to reinforced concrete structures: a case study

V Barrile, R Pucinotti - NDT & e International, 2005 - Elsevier
The radar technology, used to perform investigations on the civil buildings, derives from that
used for investigations of the ground known with the name of Georadar. This is diffusing …

Application of radar techniques to the verification of design plans and the detection of defects in concrete bridges

PJS Cruz, L Topczewski, FM Fernandes… - Structure and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Non-destructive tests (NDT) are an essential tool used in special inspections to gather
detailed information about the condition of a bridge. The inspection of bridge decks is a …

Using ground penetrating radar methods to investigate reinforced concrete structures

F Tosti, C Ferrante - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of the existing literature on the subject of ground
penetrating radar (GPR) methods for the investigation of reinforced concrete structures. An …

Radar survey of concrete elements: Effect of concrete properties on propagation velocity and time zero

K Viriyametanont, S Laurens, G Klysz, JP Balayssac… - NDT & E …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is widely used to detect and locate steel reinforcement in
concrete. However, there are many factors which need to be considered, if accurate depth …

Detection of chlorides and moisture in concrete structures with ground penetrating radar

J Hugenschmidt, R Loser - Materials and Structures, 2008 - Springer
Corrosion of re-bar within reinforced concrete is a major problem in countries where salt is
applied to roads for de-icing. Concrete structures are periodically inspected in order to …

Radar imaging of concrete specimens for non-destructive testing

O Büyüköztürk, HC Rhim - Construction and Building Materials, 1997 - Elsevier
In this paper, the use of radar for non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete is examined
through radar measurements of laboratory size concrete specimens. In the measurements …

Nondestructive evaluation of concrete infrastructure with ground penetrating radar

C Maierhofer - Journal of materials in civil engineering, 2003 - ascelibrary.org
In recent years the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) at frequencies from 500 MHz to
2.5 GHz has yielded very good results for inspection of concrete structures. The possibility of …

Assessing bar size of steel reinforcement in concrete using ground penetrating radar and neural networks

MR Shaw, TCK Molyneaux, SG Millard… - Insight-Non …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
There is an increased interest in the use of ground-penetrating radar as a non-destructive
assessment method for investigating reinforced concrete structures. The method involves …

GPR inspection of concrete bridges

J Hugenschmidt, R Mastrangelo - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2006 - Elsevier
Ground-penetrating-radar (GPR) has become an important method for the non-destructive
testing of concrete bridges. Although there are standards and guidelines available today, the …

Radar exploration applied to historical buildings: a case study of the Marques de Llió palace, in Barcelona (Spain)

V Pérez-Gracia, O Caselles, J Clapés, R Osorio… - Engineering Failure …, 2009 - Elsevier
Historical and heritage buildings have been remodelled lots of times in his large history,
especially for old private ones. For some years these historical buildings have been used for …