• DocumentCode
    1157123
  • Title

    Impulse radar evaluation of asphalt-covered bridge decks

  • Author

    Chung, T. ; Carter, C.R. ; Masliwec, T. ; Manning, D.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Commun. Res. Lab., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Lastpage
    137
  • Abstract
    The use of impulse radar to distinguish between areas of good bridge deck and areas which suffer from one or more different forms of deterioration, including delamination, scaling, and debonding, is reported. The radar signal is also used to measure the thickness of asphalt and concrete cover over reinforcement. These quantities are important in determining the amount of material to be removed when resurfacing a bridge deck. The calibration procedure and interpretation of radar waveforms are discussed in detail
  • Keywords
    calibration; deformation; remote sensing by radar; thickness measurement; asphalt-covered bridge decks; calibration; concrete; debonding; delamination; deterioration; impulse radar; radar signal; radar waveforms; remote sensing; resurfacing; scaling; thickness; Asphalt; Bridges; Concrete; Delamination; Geologic measurements; Pulse measurements; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.135439
  • Filename
    135439