Novel perspectives in bridges inspection using GPR

Benedetto, Andrea, Manacorda, Guido, Simi, Alessandro and Tosti, Fabio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0291-9937 (2012) Novel perspectives in bridges inspection using GPR. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 27 (3). pp. 239-251. ISSN 1058-9759

[thumbnail of Benedetto et al_Bridges_NDT.pdf] PDF
Benedetto et al_Bridges_NDT.pdf - Published Version
Restricted to Repository staff only

Download (791kB)

Abstract

Bridge engineers increasingly prefer to use the Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) technique. GPR can yield data with very high spatial resolution, the data can be acquired rapidly and even during traffic, causing very low interferences. This paper presents a novel GPR system that is designed and developed for bridge applications. In addition it proposes a new algorithm for cracks tracking in a three-dimensional domain. The effectiveness and accuracy of the procedure have been calibrated and validated on four different bridges. In this paper, three-dimensional visualisations of cracks and two-dimensional tomographies and sections are shown to demonstrate the potentialities of the GPR system associated to the signal-processing algorithm.

Item Type: Article
Identifier: 10.1080/10589759.2012.694883
Keywords: bridges; ground-penetrating radar; pavement engineering; bar corrosion, cracking
Subjects: Construction and engineering > Built environment
Construction and engineering > Civil and structural engineering
Computing
Depositing User: Fabio Tosti
Date Deposited: 25 May 2016 18:54
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2024 15:44
URI: https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2130

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Menu