Frequency-dependent dispersion of high-frequency ground penetrating radar wave in concrete

NDT and E International

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-273

  Lai, W L ^a   Kind, T ^a   Wiggenhauser, H ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concrete; Frequency dependent dielectric dispersion; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Phase velocity; Real part of dielectric permittivity

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FREQUENCY; CLOSE RANGE; CONCRETE COVER; DIELECTRIC DISPERSION; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); HARDENED CONCRETE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR; LOWER FREQUENCIES; REAL PART; REAL PART OF DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; STEEL BARS; STUDY MATERIALS;

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE VELOCITY; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 78651509054     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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