Reliability of signal processing technique for pavement damages detection and classification using ground penetrating radar

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 471-479

  Benedetto, Andrea ^a   Benedetto, Francesco ^a   De Blasiis, Maria Rosaria ^a   Giunta, Gaetano ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detection; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Image analysis; Radar signal processing; Road monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA PROCESSING; FOUNDATIONS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PAVEMENTS; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SWELLING;

ELECTRICAL SIGNALS; PAVEMENT DAMAGE DETECTION; RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING; ROAD MONITORING;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 19944362179     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2005.846176     Document Type: Article

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