You can download Introduction to Ground Penetrating Radar ebook here.
- Title: Introduction to Ground Penetrating Radar
- Author: Raffaele Persico
- Publisher: IEEE Press
- Pages: 400
Groundpenetrating (or probing) radar (GPR) is a vital technique on which the day-to-day safety of literally millions of people depend. The technology allows a very wide range of verifications, the most common being the safe and accurate location of the position of buried pipes and utilities, investigating the reinforcement and condition of roads, bridges, and airport runways, and identifying the structural integrity of buildings. Other important applications include locating buried potential hazards such as mine shafts and voids, investigating environmental and geological conditions (both of natural and man-made origin), studying glaciology, locating, identifying, and investigating archaeological sites, and uncovering forensic evidence including buried human remains and weapons.
Although the technology is widely used, it is a highly specialized area that requires a good understanding of the underlying science if it is to be applied successfully. In addition to the technical journals that regularly carry scientific papers on both the theory and application of GPR, there are two major biennial international conferences, namely the International GPR Conference and, in the intervening years, the International Workshop on Advanced GPR. In terms of books, the fundamental cornerstone of GPR in all its applications has long been David J. Daniels’ Ground Penetrating Radar. However, one book, regardless of how well it is researched and written and how comprehensively it addresses its subject matter, cannot cover all aspects of the science to the equal satisfaction of all users.
This current volume is not intended for the general reader or for any one for whom this is a completely new subject. Rather it is aimed primarily at doctoral and post-doctoral students who wish to develop their understanding of the technology and, in particular, how the results may be developed and interpreted.