Automatic pixel-level detection of vertical cracks in asphalt pavement based on GPR investigation and improved mask R-CNN

Z Liu, JKW Yeoh, X Gu, Q Dong, Y Chen, W Wu… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-destructive testing and characterization of internal vertical cracks are critical for road
maintenance by ground penetrating radar (GPR). This paper describes a mask region …

Mode I and mode II fracture toughness and fracture energy of cement concrete containing different percentages of coarse and fine recycled tire rubber granules

HR Karimi, MRM Aliha, P Ebneabbasi… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of adding recycled tire rubber granules on pure mode I and II fracture behaviors of
ordinary cement concrete is investigated using a testing specimen called the Edge Notch …

Underground anomaly detection in gpr data by learning in the c3 model space

X Zhou, S Liu, A Chen, Q Chen, F Xiong… - … on Geoscience and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) provides an effective means for underground anomaly
detection, but it is also accompanied by some practical issues such as the lack of prior …

Failure identification and location in asphalt materials using coplanar capacitance technology

B Shi, Q Dong, X Chen, K Yao, S Yan, X Hu - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Compared to traditional non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, coplanar capacitance
technology has advantages in intuitive identification and accurate location for identifying and …

Deep learning-based detection of tie bars in concrete pavement using ground penetrating radar

X Xiong, Y Tan - International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Detection of the tie bars in concrete pavement has been a challenging task. To address the
purpose, ground penetrating radar (GPR) was used to acquire a large amount of image data …

Comparison of Imaging Radar Configurations for Roadway Inspection and Characterization

M Wu, L Ferro-Famil, F Boutet, Y Wang - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the performance of a wide variety of radar imaging modes, such as
nadir-looking B-scan, or side-looking synthetic aperture radar tomographic acquisitions …

Theoretical modeling on the temperature-dependent dielectric properties of concrete pavement materials

Y Ni, Y Zhong, H Lv, C Ye, D Wang, F Tang… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The variations of concrete pavement temperature will affect the dielectric properties of
concrete, which have a substantial influence on the wireless power transfer efficiency of …

Road subsurface distress recognition method using multiattribute feature fusion with ground penetrating radar

G Yue, Y Du, C Liu, S Guo, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) has been a widely used nondestructive testing method for
pavement structure conditions. Random scattering occurs when GPR waves propagate …

Evaluating the feasibility of robotic crawler deployed ground penetrating radar to assess repairs of a concrete hydroelectric dam spillway in Alabama, USA

DP Bigman - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dams and the water systems they support must be monitored, maintained, and repaired
when necessary so they can continue to provide benefits to the communities they serve. This …

Underground Diagnosis Based on GPR and Learning in the Model Space

A Chen, X Zhou, Y Fan, H Chen - IEEE Transactions on Pattern …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) has been widely used in pipeline detection and
underground diagnosis. In practical applications, the characteristics of the GPR data of the …