Using ground penetrating radar methods to investigate reinforced concrete structures

F Tosti, C Ferrante - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of the existing literature on the subject of ground
penetrating radar (GPR) methods for the investigation of reinforced concrete structures. An …

A machine learning-based fast-forward solver for ground penetrating radar with application to full-waveform inversion

I Giannakis, A Giannopoulos… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The simulation, or forward modeling, of ground penetrating radar (GPR) is becoming a more
frequently used approach to facilitate the interpretation of complex real GPR data, and as an …

A machine learning scheme for estimating the diameter of reinforcing bars using ground penetrating radar

I Giannakis, A Giannopoulos… - IEEE Geoscience and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a well-established tool for detecting and locating
reinforcing bars (rebars) in concrete structures. However, using GPR to quantify the diameter …

Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Magnetic Method and ACO (Amplitude-Correlation-Offset) Decomposition

PK Frankowski, T Chady - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The magnetic method is one of the very few nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques that
provide the possibility to conduct area tests of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in a fast …

Simultaneous estimation of rebar diameter and cover thickness by a GPR-EMI dual sensor

F Zhou, Z Chen, H Liu, J Cui, BF Spencer, G Fang - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Precise characterization of reinforcing bars (rebars) in a concrete structure is of significant
importance for construction quality control and post-disaster safety evaluation. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Applicability of GPR and a rebar detector to obtain rebar information of existing concrete structures

H Rathod, S Debeck, R Gupta, B Chow - Case Studies in Construction …, 2019 - Elsevier
Much of Canada's existing infrastructure was constructed during 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
These include all transportation infrastructures such as bridges, highways, tunnels, etc. It is …

Accuracy of eddy-current and radar methods used in reinforcement detection

Ł Drobiec, R Jasiński, W Mazur - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article presents results from non-destructive testing (NDT) that referred to the location
and diameter or rebars in beam and slab members. The aim of paper was to demonstrate …

Dynamic XFEM-based detection of multiple flaws using an improved artificial bee colony algorithm

C Du, W Zhao, S Jiang, X Deng - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel strategy for detecting multiple flaws based on the dynamic
extended finite element method (XFEM) and an improved artificial bee colony (IABC) …

Classification of soil types from GPR B scans using deep learning techniques

N Barkataki, S Mazumdar, PBD Singha… - … on Recent Trends …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditional methods for classification of soil types are time consuming, invasive and
expensive. A non-invasive method like ground penetrating radar (GPR) provides a suitable …

Unified optimization-based analysis of GPR hyperbolic fitting models

W He, WWL Lai - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a valuable tool for exploring underground
spaces, particularly for detecting cylindrical objects such as pipelines and rebar, where data …