Design Concepts for a Miniature Pavement GPR Antenna

Nguyen, Cam; Lau, Chun Lok; Scullion, Tom

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Design Concepts for a Miniature Pavement GPR Antenna

1995-11-01
By Nguyen, Cam ; Lau, Chun Lok ; Scullion, Tom

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Creators:

Nguyen, Cam ; Lau, Chun Lok ; Scullion, Tom
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Corporate Contributors:

Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Antennas Ground Penetrating Radar Laboratory Tests Pavement Layers Pavements Prototypes Slot-Line Thickness
Publication/ Report Number:

FHW A/TX-97/1341-3F
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas ; United States
Edition:

September 1993 - August 1995
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Abstract:

The existing horn antennas used in commercial pavement ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems are based on 20-year-old technology and design concepts. In recent years rapid advances have been made in designing planner miniature antennas. In this study a prototype antenna has been designed and tested in the laboratory. The preliminary results indicate that the antenna could transmit and receive GPR energy. In future studies, researchers hope to build a field unit capable of stand-alone operation or a unit that will be mounted on a falling weight deflectometer (FWD) to provide layer thickness information at each test location.
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PDF
Funding:

0-1341
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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