Numerical and experimental analysis of electromagnetic field propagation for ground penetrating radar inspection

Magdalena Rucka


Department of Structural Mechanics and Bridge Structures; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Gdansk University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-281X

Jacek Lachowicz


Department of Structural Mechanics and Bridge Structures; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Gdansk University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-608X

Abstract

This paper presents experimental tests by using the GPR method and numerical analysis of electromagnetic field propagation. The object of the experimental research was a ground floor structure. An antenna of frequency of emitted waves equal to 2 GHz was used for measurements. The paper also describes the numerical modelling of electromagnetic field with the use of the finite difference time domain method. Results of propagation of electromagnetic waves in a one-dimensional reinforced concrete specimen were presented.


Keywords:

electromagnetic waves, ground penetrating radar, experimental investigations, finite differences time domain method

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Published
2014-06-11

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Rucka, M. and Lachowicz, J. (2014) “Numerical and experimental analysis of electromagnetic field propagation for ground penetrating radar inspection”, Budownictwo i Architektura, 13(2), pp. 307–315. doi: 10.35784/bud-arch.1909.

Authors

Magdalena Rucka 

Department of Structural Mechanics and Bridge Structures; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Gdansk University of Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-281X

Authors

Jacek Lachowicz 

Department of Structural Mechanics and Bridge Structures; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Gdansk University of Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-608X

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