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 …

Automatic recognition of tunnel lining elements from GPR images using deep convolutional networks with data augmentation

H Qin, D Zhang, Y Tang, Y Wang - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Tunnel lining inspection using ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a routine procedure to
ensure construction quality. Yet, the interpretation of GPR data relies heavily on manual …

Review of landslide monitoring techniques with IoT integration opportunities

H Thirugnanam, S Uhlemann… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the advancements of technology in the era of Big Data and artificial intelligence,
Internet of Things (IoT) has a major role for the purpose of monitoring natural disasters like …

RCE-GAN: A rebar clutter elimination network to improve tunnel lining void detection from GPR images

Y Wang, H Qin, Y Tang, D Zhang, D Yang, C Qu… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is one of the most recommended tools for routine
inspection of tunnel linings. However, the rebars in the reinforced concrete produce a strong …

Condition assessment of concrete-made structures using ground penetrating radar

M Alsharqawi, T Dawood, S Abdelkhalek… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The condition assessment of civil engineering concrete-made structures has been a
prevalent research area over the last thirty years as a result of concrete deterioration …

Enhanced imaging of concealed defects behind concrete linings using residual channel attention network for rebar clutter suppression

X Wang, H Liu, X Meng, J Cui, Y Du - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a geophysical tool widely used for near-surface
detection and imaging, but its effectiveness in identifying defects behind reinforced concrete …

Recent advances in the GPR detection of grouting defects behind shield tunnel segments

M Peng, D Wang, L Liu, Z Shi, J Shen, F Ma - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Injecting grout into the gaps between tunnel shield segments and surrounding rocks can
reduce ground subsidence and prevent ground water penetration. However, insufficient …

Review of health inspection and reinforcement design for typical tunnel quality defects of voids and insufficient lining thickness

W Han, Y Jiang, G Wang, C Liu, D Koga… - … and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Voids and insufficient lining thickness are typical tunnel quality defects, which can be
regarded as typical incentives for tunnel diseases such as cracks, water leakage, and …

Void detection in two-component annulus grout behind a pre-cast segmental tunnel liner using Ground Penetrating Radar

B Kravitz, M Mooney, J Karlovsek, I Danielson… - … and Underground Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is being considered as a potential non-
destructive technique for ensuring complete annulus grout backfill behind pre-cast …