Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete

The use of ground-penetrating radar as a nondestructive investigative technique has gained increasing acceptance both in the United States and in Europe for assessing the structural integrity of concrete structures. However, without an accurate knowledge of the electrical properties of concrete at r...

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Main Authors: Millard, S. G., Al-Qadi, I. L., Shaw, M. R., Riad, S. M., Shaari, A., Bungey, J. H.
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Language:English
Published: ASCE Publications 2001
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author Millard, S. G.
Al-Qadi, I. L.
Shaw, M. R.
Riad, S. M.
Shaari, A.
Bungey, J. H.
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description The use of ground-penetrating radar as a nondestructive investigative technique has gained increasing acceptance both in the United States and in Europe for assessing the structural integrity of concrete structures. However, without an accurate knowledge of the electrical properties of concrete at radar frequencies, it is difficult to quantitatively assess the results of a ground-penetrating radar survey. This paper reports the simultaneous, but independent, developments of two coaxial transmission line systems at Virginia Tech and The University of Liverpool. Both are designed to measure the relative permittivity and conductivity of concrete over a range of frequencies from 100 MHz to 1 GHz. This paper discusses the development of the two transmission lines, and a comparison of the two methods of measurement and interpretation of results.
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spelling utm-68352017-10-22T06:20:41Z http://eprints.utm.my/6835/ Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete Millard, S. G. Al-Qadi, I. L. Shaw, M. R. Riad, S. M. Shaari, A. Bungey, J. H. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The use of ground-penetrating radar as a nondestructive investigative technique has gained increasing acceptance both in the United States and in Europe for assessing the structural integrity of concrete structures. However, without an accurate knowledge of the electrical properties of concrete at radar frequencies, it is difficult to quantitatively assess the results of a ground-penetrating radar survey. This paper reports the simultaneous, but independent, developments of two coaxial transmission line systems at Virginia Tech and The University of Liverpool. Both are designed to measure the relative permittivity and conductivity of concrete over a range of frequencies from 100 MHz to 1 GHz. This paper discusses the development of the two transmission lines, and a comparison of the two methods of measurement and interpretation of results. ASCE Publications 2001-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/6835/1/AmiruddinShaari2001-CoaxialTraansmissionLinesDevelopmentof.pdf Millard, S. G. and Al-Qadi, I. L. and Shaw, M. R. and Riad, S. M. and Shaari, A. and Bungey, J. H. (2001) Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 13 (3). pp. 202-208. ISSN 0899-1561 http://pubs.asce.org/journals/materials/default.htm 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2001)13:3(202))
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Millard, S. G.
Al-Qadi, I. L.
Shaw, M. R.
Riad, S. M.
Shaari, A.
Bungey, J. H.
Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
title Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
title_full Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
title_fullStr Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
title_full_unstemmed Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
title_short Coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
title_sort coaxial transmission lines: development test of procedures for concrete
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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