This book, based on Transport and Urban Development COST Action TU1208, presents the most advanced applications of ground penetrating radar (GPR) in a civil engineering context, with documentation of instrumentation, methods and results. It explains clearly how GPR can be employed for the surveying of critical transport infrastructure, such as roads, pavements, bridges and tunnels and for the sensing and mapping of underground utilities and voids. Detailed attention is also devoted to use of GPR in the inspection of geological structures and of construction materials and structures, including reinforced concrete, steel reinforcing bars and pre/post-tensioned stressing ducts. Advanced methods for solution of electromagnetic scattering problems and new data processing techniques are also presented. Readers will come to appreciate that GPR is a safe, advanced, non destructive and noninvasive imaging technique that can be effectively used for the inspection of composite structures and the performance of diagnostics relevant to the entire life cycle of civil engineering works.
Edited by:
Andrea Benedetto, Lara Pajewski Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Country of Publication: Switzerland Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 5.854kg ISBN:9783319382456 ISBN 10: 3319382454 Series:Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering Pages: 371 Publication Date:09 October 2016 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Andrea Benedetto is Associate Professor of Roads, Railways and Airports at the Department of Engineering of Roma Tre University, Italy.