Estimation of in-situ density and moisture content in HMA pavements based on GPR trace reflection amplitude using different frequencies

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-10

  Plati, Christina ^a   Loizos, Andreas ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electric permittivity; GPR; HMA; In situ density; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; ELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); HMA; HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; IN-SITU DENSITIES; PERMITTIVITY VALUES; REFLECTION AMPLITUDE;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PAVEMENTS; RESEARCH;

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION;

ASPHALT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; PAVEMENT; PERMITTIVITY;

EID: 84884413113     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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