Satellite remote sensing and non-destructive testing methods for transport infrastructure monitoring: Advances, challenges and perspectives

V Gagliardi, F Tosti, L Bianchini Ciampoli… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-temporal-frequency monitoring of transport infrastructure is crucial to facilitate
maintenance and prevent major service disruption or structural failures. Ground-based non …

Review of GPR activities in Civil Infrastructures: Data analysis and applications

F Hou, X Rui, X Fan, H Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ground penetration radar (GPR) technology has received in-depth analysis and rapid
development in the field of civil engineering. GPR data analysis is one of the basic and …

Denoising method of ground-penetrating radar signal based on independent component analysis with multifractal spectrum

R Li, H Zhang, Z Chen, N Yu, W Kong, T Li, E Wang… - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Denoising is commonly used to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of ground-penetrating
radar (GPR) for target detection and recognition. We propose an adaptive GPR denoising …

Mechanical and durability properties of metakaolin blended with slag geopolymer mortars used for pavement repair

K Chen, D Wu, M Yi, Q Cai, Z Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Metakaolin (MK)-based geopolymers are usually treated with heat curing for variable
lengths of time, which limit their application to areas beyond prefabricated components. In …

Signal processing of GPR data for road surveys

L Bianchini Ciampoli, F Tosti, N Economou… - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Effective quality assurance and quality control inspections of new roads as well as
assessment of remaining service-life of existing assets is taking priority nowadays. Within …

Comparative use of PPK-integrated close-range terrestrial photogrammetry and a handheld mobile laser scanner in the measurement of forest road surface …

R Eker - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to compare a handheld mobile laser scanning (HMLS), called TORCH that
uses the SLAM algorithm, and a PPK-integrated close-range terrestrial photogrammetry …

Transport infrastructure monitoring by InSAR and GPR data fusion

L Bianchini Ciampoli, V Gagliardi, C Clementini… - Surveys in …, 2020 - Springer
This study reviews research developments in non-destructive assessment of linear transport
infrastructures. The main focus will be on the integration between satellite remote sensing …

Recent advances in tree root map** and assessment using non-destructive testing methods: a focus on ground penetrating radar

AM Alani, L Lantini - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of the existing literature on the subject of the assessment
and monitoring of tree roots and their interactions with the soil. An overview of tree root …

An experimental and numerical approach to combine Ground Penetrating Radar and computational modeling for the identification of early cracking in cement concrete …

MA Rasol, V Pérez-Gracia, M Solla, JC Pais… - Ndt & E …, 2020 - Elsevier
Road pavements are subject to traffic and temperature variations producing cracks that
propagate to the pavement surface, which reduces its life and decreases circulation comfort …

Automated detection of cracks in roads using ground penetrating radar

ME Torbaghan, W Li, N Metje, M Burrow… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
A critical assessment criterion for road condition assessment is the amount and severity of
cracking. Cracking causes a loss of structural capacity (ie strength and stiffness) and if …