Enhancement of the GPR method of railway trackbed investigation by the installation of radar detectable geosynthetics

NDT and E International

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Carpenter, D ^a   Jackson, P J ^a   Jay, A ^b  

^a IMC Geophysics Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b Terram Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geosynthetic; Ground penetrating radar; Railway ballast investigation; Terram PW5; Velocity depth control

Indexed keywords

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); DETECTORS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EROSION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILES; IMAGE QUALITY; RAILROAD TRACKS; REMOTE SENSING; VELOCITY CONTROL;

TAMPING; TRACKBED MONITORING;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0347985111     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2003.06.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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