A real-world guide to practical applications of ground penetrating radar (GPR) The
nondestructive nature of ground penetrating radar makes it an important and popular …

Functional radiation absorbent materials (RAMs) can transform incident microwave energy
into heat energy, hence being essential to impede reflections of microwaves generated by …

The feasibility of applying robot manipulators to complex handling and assembly problems
in indus try and space depends on the ability to control manipulators precisely, even when …

Backfill grouting is generally used to limit the ground surface settlement induced by shield
tunneling. The control of this settlement constitutes a major challenge in the use of shield …

Abstract At the Late Bronze Age site of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios in southern Cyprus, the
subterranean remains of previously unknown buildings were recently discovered and …

In the last 20 years, the reflected signal of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) has
been used for remotely sensing a series of geophysical parameters, resulting in two GNSS …

Caverns in hard limestone form natural karstic features. Surveying, detecting, and managing
caverns are valuable as they provide an accurate and reliable understanding of the …

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a popular technique for landmine detection and widely
used by military organizations for landmine clearance purposes. It is well known that GPR is …

Underground mining accidents have the potential of leaving miners trapped in unknown and
life-threatening locations for an extended period of time. The lives of the trapped and …

The presence of particular microclimatic conditions inside monumental buildings is
responsible for bio-deterioration processes. In many cases, efflorescence and moulds are …