Simulation of direct wave propagation by numerical FDTD for a GPR coupled antenna

NDT and E International

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-347

  Klysz, G ^a   Ferrieres, X ^b   Balayssac, J P ^a   Laurens, S ^a  

^a Laboratoire Materiaux et Durabilite des Constructions   (France)

^b Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales   (France)

Author keywords

Antenna model; Concrete material; Finite difference time domain; GPR

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ANTENNA MODEL; CONCRETE MATERIAL; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 30344450388     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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