Real-time density and thickness estimation of thin asphalt pavement overlay during compaction using ground penetrating radar data

S Wang, S Zhao, IL Al-Qadi - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
Achieving desired density is crucial for thin asphalt concrete (AC) overlay construction
quality control and quality assurance purposes. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) can be …

Assessment of modern roadways using non-destructive geophysical surveying techniques

C Plati, A Loizos, K Gkyrtis - Surveys in Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
The main purpose of modern roadways is to provide roadway users with both a comfortable
and safe ride to their destinations. As such, they need pavements in good physical …

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 …

GPR abilities in investigation of the pavement transversal cracks

L Krysiński, J Sudyka - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper describes the results of an investigation into the capabilities of the GPR
technique within the field of pavement crack diagnostics. Initially, laboratory tests were …

High gain compact UWB antenna for ground penetrating radar detection and soil inspection

T Saeidi, ARH Alhawari, AHM Almawgani, T Alsuwian… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
An ultrawide bandwidth (UWB) antenna for ground-penetrating radar (GPR) applications is
designed to check soil moisture and provide good-quality images of metallic targets hidden …

Automated assessment of reinforced concrete elements using ground penetrating radar

ST Kuchipudi, D Ghosh, H Gupta - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) has been evolving as a reliable Nondestructive
tool for structural concrete inspections. Leveraging Electromagnetic waves enables the …

An effective FDTD model for GPR to detect the material of hard objects buried in tillage soil layer

Y Li, Z Zhao, W Xu, Z Liu, X Wang - Soil and Tillage Research, 2019 - Elsevier
It is difficult to systematically classify and detect objects buried in tillage soil layers. There is
no effective way to detect destructive objects in the soil. This paper presents a method and …

Compact ultra‐wideband Vivaldi antenna for ground‐penetrating radar detection applications

DN Elsheakh, EA Abdallah - Microwave and Optical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a study an ultra‐wide bandwidth (UWB) antenna for ground‐
penetrating radar (GPR) applications. The GPR is a favorable technology for detection and …

Automatic quantitative recognition method for vertical concealed cracks in asphalt pavement based on feature pixel points and 3D reconstructions

B Zhang, H Cheng, Y Zhong, X Tao, G Li, S Xu - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-destructive detection and characterisation of concealed cracks in asphalt pavements is
a key aspect of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) road maintenance. This paper proposes a …

Efficient MoM simulation of 3-D antennas in the vicinity of the ground

K Alkhalifeh, G Hislop, NA Ozdemir… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel fast technique is presented to account for the effect of an arbitrary soil permittivity in
the analysis of ground penetrating radar antennas in the presence of a flat layered ground …