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 …

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 …

Review of Ground Penetrating Radar Applications for Bridge Infrastructures

P Boldrin, G Fornasari, E Rizzo - NDT, 2024 - mdpi.com
Infrastructure bridges play a crucial role in fostering economic and social development.
However, the adverse effects of natural hazard and weather degradation, coupled with …

Structural assessment via ground penetrating radar at the Consoli Palace of Gubbio (Italy)

I Catapano, G Ludeno, F Soldovieri, F Tosti… - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a flexible and cost-effective tool for performing structural
integrity assessment and quick damage evaluation of manmade structures, including …

X-ray measure of tensile force in post-tensioned steel cables

F Morelli, I Panzera, A Piscini, W Salvatore… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-Destructive Testing methods are key tools for the proper characterization of
existing constructions and for their reliable structural assessment. Even if several …

Investigation of concrete mix variations and environmental conditions on defect detection ability using GPR

S Yehia, N Qaddoumi, S Farrag, L Hamzeh - NDT & e International, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation to evaluate the effects of mix variations,
changes in temperature, and concrete maturity on defect detection ability using Ground …

A novel heterogeneous model of concrete for numerical modelling of ground penetrating radar

J Lachowicz, M Rucka - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The ground penetrating radar (GPR) method has increasingly been applied in the non-
destructive testing of reinforced concrete structures. The most common approach to the …

[HTML][HTML] Damage detection, localization, and quantification for steel cables of post-tensioned bridge decks

I Mazzatura, W Salvatore, S Caprili, S Celati, M Mori… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work aims to provide an in-situ inspection methodology for prestressed concrete
bridges with post-tensioned cables (PT bridges). The adoption of non-destructive techniques …

A consistent approach for processing and interpretation of data from concrete bridge members collected with a hand-held GPR device

DJ Clem, T Schumacher, JP Deshon - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques have become important means to inspect concrete
bridge members. In particular, ground penetrating radar (GPR) has the ability to provide …

Possibilities of ground penetrating radar usage within acceptance tests of rigid pavements

J Stryk, R Matula, K Pospisil - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
Within the road pavement acceptance tests, destructive as well as non-destructive tests of
individual road layers are performed to verify the standard requirements. The article …