Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, D'Amico, Fabrizio and Alani, Amir M. (2019) Advances in the prediction of the bearing capacity of road flexible pavements using GPR. In: 10th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2019); 08 - 12 Sept 2019, The Hague, Netherlands.

Abstract

This work proposes an experimental-based model for the assessment of the bearing capacity of road-flexible pavements using ground-penetrating radar (GPR 2 GHz horn antenna) and the Curviameter non-destructive testing (NDT) methods. It is known that the identification of early decay and loss of bearing capacity is a major challenge for effective maintenance of roads and the implementation of pavement management systems (PMSs). To this effect, a time-efficient methodology based on a quantitative modelling of road bearing capacity is developed in this study. The viability of using a GPR system in combination with the Curviameter NDT equipment is also proven.

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