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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of ultrasonic tomography in detecting grouting defects in post-tensioned structures by PoD curves

I Mazzatura, JR Casas, W Salvatore, S Caprili - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The present research aims to assess the reliability of Ultrasonic Tomography (UT) of void
detection in post-tensioning ducts due to inappropriate execution of grouting. The …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Multiple objects automatic detection of GPR data based on the AC-EWV and genetic algorithm

G Cui, J Xu, Y Wang, S Zhao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The automatic detection of multiple objects in ground penetrating radar (GPR) data is
investigated by searching for the reflected hyperbolas of buried objects, which can reduce …

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 …