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Concrete Bridge Deck Assessment: Relationship between GPR Data and Concrete Removal Depth Measurements Collected after Hydrodemolition
Construction and Building Materials
  • Aleksandra V. Varnavina
  • Aleksey K. Khamzin
  • Lesley Sneed, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Evgeniy V. Torgashov, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Neil Lennart Anderson, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Norbert H. Maerz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Kenneth J. Boyko
Abstract

A ground-coupled ground penetrating radar (GPR) system was used to assess the condition of two reinforced concrete bridge decks. After each GPR assessment was completed, the bridge deck was rehabilitated using a hydrodemolition process to remove deteriorated concrete from upper surface of the deck. LiDAR technology was used to create maps depicting the deck surface before and after the concrete removal. The objective of this work was to corroborate the GPR condition assessments by comparing the spatial distribution of the GPR and LiDAR mappings. This work illustrates that GPR data have the potential to predict concrete repair estimates.

Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Second Department
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Bridge deck,
  • Ground penetrating radar,
  • Hydrodemolition,
  • LiDAR,
  • Repair estimates,
  • Concrete bridges,
  • Concretes,
  • Geological surveys,
  • Optical radar,
  • Reinforced concrete
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2015
Publication Date
01 Nov 2015
Disciplines
Citation Information
Aleksandra V. Varnavina, Aleksey K. Khamzin, Lesley Sneed, Evgeniy V. Torgashov, et al.. "Concrete Bridge Deck Assessment: Relationship between GPR Data and Concrete Removal Depth Measurements Collected after Hydrodemolition" Construction and Building Materials Vol. 99 (2015) p. 26 - 38 ISSN: 0950-0618
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/norbert-maerz/7/