Case study on application of ground-penetrating radar for non-destructive assessment of historical building

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Ksenija Tešić
• Author: Ana Baričević
• Author: Marijana Serdar
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Civil Engineering

Abstract (english)

Non-destructive techniques such as ground-penetrating radar (GPR) have many benefits for
the condition assessment of structures. Acquiring real-time results in a short time frame makes
the inspection with GPR very effective even in the case of large areas. The inspection ensures
minimal obstruction, therefore, GPR could be beneficial in cases of cultural heritage and historical
buildings. By emitting electromagnetic waves into a structure, GPR detects waves reflected from
the internal objects. The appropriate analysis and interpretation of results offer information
about the position of reinforcement and the presence of possible structural irregularities. The
identification of internal degradation due to the presence of voids, cracks, or water intrusion can
also reliably be detected by GPR.
In this paper, the main principles of the GPR technique are presented. This is followed by the
application of GPR for the localization of reinforcement and determination of slab geometry in the
case of Faculty of Teacher Education in Petrinja.

• Keywords (english): ground-penetrating radar, non-destructive testing, condition assessment
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Unknown
• Publication version: Published version
• Publication title: 1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 1CroCEE
• Numbering: pp. 763-772
• p-ISSN: 3043-8071
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5592/CO/1CroCEE.2021.166
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:237:536828
• Publication: 2021-03
• Conference: Title: st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering; Location: Zagreb, Croatia; Start date: 2021-03-22; End date: 2021-03-24; Assembly type: Lecture
• Type of resource: Text
• Publisher: Sveučilište u Zagrebu Građevinski fakultet
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-08-30 08:00:52