A review of Ground Penetrating Radar application in civil engineering: A 30-year journey from Locating and Testing to Imaging and Diagnosis

WWL Lai, X Derobert, P Annan - Ndt & E International, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) conference in Hong Kong year 2016 marked
the 30th anniversary of the initial meeting in Tifton, Georgia, USA on 1986. The conference …

A review of GPR application on transport infrastructures: Troubleshooting and best practices

M Solla, V Pérez-Gracia, S Fontul - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The non-destructive testing and diagnosis of transport infrastructures is essential because of
the need to protect these facilities for mobility, and for economic and social development …

Close-range sensing and data fusion for built heritage inspection and monitoring—a review

E Adamopoulos, F Rinaudo - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Built cultural heritage is under constant threat due to environmental pressures,
anthropogenic damages, and interventions. Understanding the preservation state of …

Approach to identify cracking in asphalt pavement using GPR and infrared thermographic methods: Preliminary findings

M Solla, S Lagüela, H González-Jorge, P Arias - Ndt & E International, 2014 - Elsevier
Pavement condition is a factor of major interest due to its direct contribution to safety and
comfort of the users of the road. Consequently, road inspections imply the evaluation of …

UAV photogrammetry, infrared thermography and GPR for enhancing structural and material degradation evaluation of the Roman masonry bridge of Ponte Lucano in …

C Biscarini, I Catapano, N Cavalagli, G Ludeno… - NDT & E …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a case study regarding the cooperative use of non-destructive
contactless diagnostic investigations as a tool to aid and assist the degradation evaluation of …

Experimental frequencies and damping ratios for historical masonry arch bridges

A Bayraktar, T Türker, AC Altunişik - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Historical masonry arch bridges composed of foundation, arch, walls, slab and infill are very
complex structures. The dynamic characteristics of the masonry arch bridges using …

Non-destructive analysis in cultural heritage buildings: Evaluating the Mallorca cathedral supporting structures

V Pérez-Gracia, JO Caselles, J Clapés, G Martinez… - NDT & E …, 2013 - Elsevier
Geophysical prospecting surveys are being increasingly used in non-destructive evaluations
of structures, and several methods can be applied in the evaluation of cultural heritage …

Comparison of infrared thermography, ground-penetrating radar and ultrasonic pulse echo for detecting delaminations in concrete bridges

M Janků, P Cikrle, J Grošek, O Anton, J Stryk - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Buildings, bridges, roads, and other structures need to be regularly maintained if they are to
last. In general, if a defect is detected early, the cost of its remediation is typically much lower …

Underground pipeline identification into a non-destructive case study based on ground-penetrating radar imaging

N Iftimie, A Savin, R Steigmann, GS Dobrescu - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has become one of the key technologies in subsurface
sensing and, in general, in nondestructive testing (NDT), since it is able to detect both …

Ground-penetrating radar for the structural evaluation of masonry bridges: Results and interpretational tools

M Solla, H Lorenzo, FI Rial, A Novo - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has shown good potential in providing valuable information
for the evaluation of masonry structures. We used GPR to survey several stone arch bridges …