Condition assessment of transportation infrastructure using ground-penetrating radar

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-101

  Maser, Kenneth R ^a,b  

^a ASCE ^*

^b Infrasense Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; DATA PROCESSING; DEFECTS; DETERIORATION; FOUNDATIONS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PIERS; RADAR; RAILROAD TRACKS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS; DAMAGE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030154218     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(1996)2:2(94)     Document Type: Article

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