Application of ground-penetrating radar technique to evaluate the waterfront location in hardened concrete

Rodríguez-Abad, Isabel; Klysz, Gilles; Martínez-Sala, Rosa; Balayssac, Jean Paul; Mené-Aparicio, Jesús

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-567-2016

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-567-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-567-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

Research article

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15 Dec 2016

Research article |

| 15 Dec 2016

Application of ground-penetrating radar technique to evaluate the waterfront location in hardened concrete

Isabel Rodríguez-Abad, Gilles Klysz, Rosa Martínez-Sala, Jean Paul Balayssac, and Jesús Mené-Aparicio

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RC1: 'the bending of the optical path.', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Aug 2016
- AC1: 'Answer', Isabel Rodríguez-Abad, 21 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'Answer', Isabel Rodríguez-Abad, 21 Oct 2016

Short summary

When assessing concrete structures durability, the study of the water penetration is critical, because almost all deterioration reactions require the presence of water. Due to the nondestructive nature of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technique, the objective of this study is, firstly, to assess water penetration depths in concrete from GPR wave parameters. Secondly, a procedure was developed to be able to determine, from GPR signals, the location of waterfront depths.