Detecting subsurface voids using Ground-coupled Penetrating Radar

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-224

  Chen, Dar Hao ^a,b   Scullion, Tom ^c  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground Penetrating Radar; Nondestructive testing; Pipeline; Subsurface voids

Indexed keywords

AIR VOIDS; CONTINUOUS REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; DIELECTRIC CONTRASTS; FLOWABLE FILLS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PAVEMENT LAYERS; PENETRATING RADARS; SUBSURFACE VOIDS; FLOWABLE FILL; MAJOR FAILURES; PAVEMENT LAYER; PENETRATING RADAR; ROADWAY STRUCTURE;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PAVEMENTS; PIPELINES; RADAR ANTENNAS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; ROADS AND STREETS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

RADAR; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

DETECTION METHOD; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; DRILLING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PAVEMENT; PIPELINE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TESTING METHOD; VOID;

EID: 54949124214     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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