Article

Zou, Lilong, Li, Ying and Alani, Morteza Amir (2024) Utilizing dual polarized array GPR system for shallow urban road pavement foundation in environmental studies : a case study. Remote Sensing, 16(23), pp. 4396-3730. ISSN (print) 1475-9217

Zou, Lilong, Li, Ying and Alani, Morteza Amir (2024) Pseudopolar format matrix description of near-range radar imaging and fractional fourier transform. Remote Sensing, 16(13), pp. 2482-3730. ISSN (print) 1475-9217

Zou, Lilong, Feng, Weike, Masci, Olimpia, Nico, Giovanni, Alani, Amir and Sato, Motoyuki (2024) Bridge monitoring strategies for sustainable development with microwave radar interferometry. Sustainability, 16(7), p. 2607. ISSN (online) 2071-1050

Zou, Lilong, Liu, Hai, Alani, Amir M. and Fang, Guangyou (2024) Surface permittivity estimation of southern utopia planitia by high-frequency RoPeR in Tianwen-1 mars exploration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62, p. 2002809. ISSN (print) 0196-2892

Zou, Lilong, Nico, Giovanni, Alani, Morteza Amir, Sato, Motoyuki, Meng, Xu and Chen, Junhong (2024) Strategy for vertical deformation of railway bridge monitoring using polarimetric ground-based real aperture radar system. Structural Health Monitoring, 23(6), pp. 3719-3730. ISSN (print) 1475-9217

Gagliardi, Valerio, Tosti, Fabio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Battagliere, Maria Libera, D’Amato, Luigi, Alani, Amir M. and Benedetto, Andrea (2023) Satellite remote sensing and non-destructive testing methods for transport infrastructure monitoring : advances, challenges and perspectives. Remote Sensing, 15(2), p. 418. ISSN (online) 2072-4292

Zou, Lilong, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2022) Nondestructive inspection of tree trunks using a dual-polarized ground-penetrating radar system. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, p. 5917108. ISSN (print) 0196-2892

Piadeh, Farzad, Moghadam, Kourosh Behzadian and Alani, Amir M (2022) A critical review of real-time modelling of flood forecasting in urban drainage systems. Journal of Hydrology, 607, p. 127476. ISSN (print) 0022-1694

Ferrante, Chiara, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Benedetto, Andrea, Alani, Amir M. and Tosti, Fabio (2021) Non-destructive technologies for sustainable assessment and monitoring of railway infrastructure : a focus on GPR and InSAR methods. Environmental Earth Sciences, 80, p. 806. ISSN (print) 1866-6280

Benedetto, Andrea, Al-Qadi, Imad L., Alani, Amir M., Loizos, Andreas and Tosti, Fabio (2021) Sensing advancement and health monitoring of transport structures. Sensors, 21(22), p. 7621. ISSN (online) 1424-8220

Gagliardi, Valerio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Trevisani, Sebastiano, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir, Benedetto, Andrea and Tosti, Fabio (2021) Testing sentinel-1 SAR interferometry data for airport runway monitoring : a geostatistical analysis. Sensors, 21(17), p. 5769. ISSN (online) 1424-8220

Zou, Lilong, Kikuta, Kazutaka, Alani, Amir M. and Sato, Motoyuki (2021) Study of wavelet entropy for airport pavement inspection using a multi-static ground-penetrating radar system. Geophysics, 86(3), WA69-WA78. ISSN (print) 0016-8033

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Giannakis, Iraklis, Zou, Lilong, Benedetto, Andrea and Alani, Amir M. (2020) An enhanced data processing framework for mapping tree root systems using ground penetrating radar. Remote Sensing, 12(20), p. 3417. ISSN (online) 2072-4292

Alani, Amir M., Giannakis, Iraklis, Zou, Lilong, Lantini, Livia and Tosti, Fabio (2020) Reverse-time migration for evaluating the internal structure of tree-trunks using ground-penetrating radar. NDT & E International, 115, p. 102294. ISSN (print) 0963-8695

Alani, Amir M., Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Gagliardi, Valerio and Bendetto, Andrea (2020) An integrated investigative approach in health monitoring of masonry arch bridges using GPR and InSAR technologies. NDT & E International, 115, p. 102288. ISSN (print) 0963-8695

Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir M., Benedetto, Andrea, Loizos, Andreas and Soldovieri, Francesco (2020) Guest editorial : recent advances in non-destructive testing methods for geophysical surveys. Surveys in Geophysics, 41(3), pp. 365-369. ISSN (print) 0169-3298

Alani, Amir M. and Lantini, Livia (2020) Recent advances in tree root mapping and assessment using non-destructive testing methods : a focus on ground penetrating radar. Surveys in Geophysics, 41, pp. 605-646. ISSN (print) 0169-3298

Zou, Lilong, Wang, Yan, Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir M. and Sato, Motoyuki (2020) Mapping and assessment of tree roots using ground penetrating radar with low-cost GPS. Remote Sensing, 12(8), p. 1300. ISSN (online) 2072-4292

Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Lantini, Livia and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Diagnosing emerging infectious diseases of trees using ground penetrating radar. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 58(2), pp. 1146-1155. ISSN (print) 0196-2892

Alani, Amir, Jesus, Andre and Živanovic, Stana (2019) A spectral pedestrian-based approach for modal identification. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 470(March),

Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Lantini, Livia and Alani, Amir M. (2019) Health monitoring of tree-trunks using ground penetrating radar. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(10), pp. 8317-8326. ISSN (print) 0196-2892

Alani, Amir M., Soldovieri, Francesco, Catapano, Ilaria, Giannakis, Iraklis, Gennarelli, Gianluca, Lantini, Livia, Lu, Giovanni and Tosti, Fabio (2019) The use of ground penetrating radar and microwave tomography for the detection of decay and cavities in tree trunks. Remote Sensing, 11(18), p. 2073. ISSN (online) 2072-4292

Giannakis, Iraklis, Tsourlos, Panagiotis, Papazachos, Costas, Vargemezis, George, Papadopoulos, Nikos, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir (2019) A hybrid optimization scheme for self-potential measurements due to multiple sheet-like bodies in arbitrary 2D resistivity distributions. Geophysical Prospecting, 67(7), pp. 1948-1964.

Lantini, L., Alani, A. M., Giannakis, I., Benedetto, A. and Tosti, F. (2019) Application of ground penetrating radar for mapping tree root system architecture and mass density of street trees. Advances in Transportation Studies, 3, pp. 51-62. ISSN (online) 1824-5463

Behzadian, Kourosh, Kapelan, Zoran, Mousavi, Seyed Jamshid and Alani, Amir (2018) Can smart rainwater harvesting schemes result in the improved performance of integrated urban water systems? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, pp. 19271-19282. ISSN (print) 0944-1344

Tosti, F., Bianchini Ciampoli, L., Brancadoro, M.G. and Alani, A.M. (2018) GPR applications in mapping the subsurface root system of street trees with road safety-critical implications. Advances in Transportation Studies, XLIV, pp. 107-118. ISSN (online) 1824-5463

Benedetto, Andrea, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia, Alani, Amir M. and Tosti, Fabio (2018) A computer-aided model for the simulation of railway ballast by random sequential adsorption process. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 33(3), pp. 243-257. ISSN (print) 1093-9687

Tosti, Fabio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir M. and Benedetto, Andrea (2018) An experimental-based model for the assessment of the mechanical properties of road pavements using ground-penetrating radar. Construction and Building Materials, 165, pp. 966-974. ISSN (print) 0950-0618

Alani, Amir M. and Tosti, Fabio (2018) GPR applications in structural detailing of a major tunnel using different frequency antenna systems. Construction and Building Materials, 158, pp. 1111-1122. ISSN (print) 0950-0618

Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Calvi, Alessandro, Alani, Amir M. and Benedetto, Andrea (2018) An investigation into the railway ballast dielectric properties using different GPR antennas and frequency systems. NDT & E International, 93, pp. 131-140. ISSN (online) 0963-8695

Stryk, J., Matula, R., Pospisil, K., Dérobert, X., Simonin, J.M. and Alani, A.M. (2017) Comparative measurements of ground penetrating radars used for road and bridge diagnostics in the Czech Republic and France. Construction and Building Materials, 154, pp. 1199-1206. ISSN (print) 0950-0618

Mahmoodian, Mojtaba and Alani, Amir M. (2017) Effect of temperature and acidity of sulphuric acid on concrete properties. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29(10), ISSN (print) 0899-1561

Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Tosti, Fabio, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir M. and Benedetto, Andrea (2017) A spectral analysis of ground-penetrating radar data for the assessment of the railway ballast geometric properties. NDT & E International, 90, pp. 39-47. ISSN (print) 0963-8695

Benedetto, Francesco, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2017) An entropy-based analysis of GPR data for the assessment of railway ballast conditions. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55(7), pp. 3900-3908. ISSN (print) 0196-2892

Benedetto, Andrea, Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Calvi, Alessandro, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia and Alani, Amir M. (2017) Railway ballast condition assessment using ground-penetrating radar : an experimental, numerical simulation and modelling development. Construction and Building Materials, 140, pp. 508-520. ISSN (print) 0950-0618

Mahmoodian, Mojtaba and Alani, Amir (2016) Sensitivity analysis for failure assessment of concrete pipes subjected to sulphide corrosion. Urban Water Journal, 13(6), pp. 637-643. ISSN (print) 1573-062X

Alibrandi, Umberto, Alani, Amir M. and Ricciardi, Giuseppe (2015) A new sampling strategy for SVM-based response surface for structural reliability analysis. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 41, pp. 1-12. ISSN (print) 0266-8920

Alibrandi, Umberto, Alani, Amir and Koh, C.G. (2015) Implications of high-dimensional geometry for structural reliability analysis and a novel linear response surface method based on SVM. International Journal of Computational Methods, 12(4), ISSN (print) 0219-8762

Alani, Amir M. and Faramarzi, Asaad (2015) Predicting the probability of failure of cementitious sewer pipes using stochastic finite element method. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(6), pp. 6641-6656. ISSN (print) 1661-7827

Romanova, Anna, Mahmoodian, Mojtaba, Chandrasekara, Upul and Alani, Morteza A. (2015) Concrete sewer pipe corrosion induced by sulphuric acid environment. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 9(4), pp. 490-493. ISSN (online) 1307-6892

Alani, Amir M. and Faramarzi, Asaad (2014) An evolutionary approach to modelling concrete degradation due to sulphuric acid attack. Applied Soft Computing, 24, pp. 985-993. ISSN (print) 1568-4946

Harireche, Ouahid, Mehravar, Moura and Alani, Amir M. (2014) Soil conditions and bounds to suction during the installation of caisson foundations in sand. Ocean Engineering, 88, pp. 164-173. ISSN (print) 0029-8018

Tee, Kong Fah, Khan, Lutfor Rahman, Chen, Hua Peng and Alani, Amir M. (2014) Reliability based life cycle cost optimization for underground pipeline networks. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 43, pp. 32-40. ISSN (print) 0886-7798

Mahmoodian, Mojtaba and Alani, M.A. (2014) A gamma distributed degradation rate model for reliability analysis of concrete pipes subject to sulphide corrosion. International Journal of Reliability and Safety, 8(1), pp. 19-32. ISSN (print) 1479-389X

Faramarzi, Asaad, Alani, Amir M. and Javadi, Akbar A. (2014) An EPR-based self-learning approach to material modelling. Computers & Structures, 137, pp. 63-71. ISSN (print) 0045-7949

Alani, Amir M., Aboutalebi, Morteza and Gokhan, Kilic (2014) Use of non-contact sensors (IBIS-S) and finite element methods in the assessment of bridge deck structures. Structural Concrete, 15(2), pp. 240-247. ISSN (print) 1464-4177

Alani, Amir M., Rizzuto, Joseph, Beckett, Derrick and Aboutalebi, Morteza (2014) Structural behaviour and deformation patterns in loaded plain concrete ground-supported slabs. Structural Concrete : journal of the FIB, 15(1), pp. 81-93. ISSN (print) 1464-4177

Alani, Amir M., Aboutalebi, Morteza and Kilic, Gokhan (2014) Integrated health assessment strategy using NDT for reinforced concrete bridges. NDT & E International, 61, pp. 80-94. ISSN (print) 0963-8695

Faramarzi, Asaad, Alani, Amir M. and Harireche, Ouahid (2013) A hybrid approach to design materials with negative linear compressibility. Computational Materials Science, 79, pp. 971-976. ISSN (print) 0927-0256

Alani, Amir M., Aboutalebi, Morteza and Kilic, Gokhan (2013) Applications of ground penetrating radar (GPR) in bridge deck monitoring and assessment. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 97, pp. 45-54. ISSN (print) 0926-9851

Harireche, Ouahid, Mehravar, Moura and Alani, Amir M. (2013) Suction caisson installation in sand with isotropic permeability varying with depth. Applied Ocean Research, 43, pp. 256-263. ISSN (print) 0141-1187

Harireche, Ouahid, Faramarzi, Asaad and Alani, Amir M. (2013) A toroidal approximation of capillary forces in polydisperse granular assemblies. Granular Matter, 15(5), pp. 573-581. ISSN (print) 1434-5021

Alani, Amir M. and Aboutalebi, Morteza (2013) Mechanical properties of fibre reinforced concrete - a comparative experimental study. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 7(9), pp. 646-651. ISSN (online) 1307-6892

Alani, Amir M., Aboutalebi, Morteza and King, Martin J. (2013) Influence of Fibre Content on Crack Propagation Rate in Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 7(9), pp. 652-658. ISSN (online) 1307-6892

Alani, Amir M. and Derrick, Beckett (2013) Mechanical properties of a large scale synthetic fibre Reinforced concrete ground slab. Construction and Building Materials, 41, pp. 335-344. ISSN (print) 0950-0618

Poutos, K.H., Alani, A.M., Walden, P.J. and Sanga, C.M. (2008) Relative temperature changes within concrete made with recycled glass aggregate. Construction and Building Materials, 22(4), pp. 557-565. ISSN (print) 0950-0618

Book Section

Economou, Nikos, Vafidis, Antonis, Benedetto, Francesco and Alani, Amir M. (2015) GPR data processing techniques. In: Benedetto, Andrea and Pajewski, Lara, (eds.) Civil engineering applications of ground penetrating radar. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. pp. 281-297. (Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering (STICEE)) ISBN 9783319048123

Stryk, Josef, Alani, Amir M., Matula, Radek and Pospisil, Karel (2015) Innovative inspection procedures for effective GPR surveying of critical transport infrastructures (pavements, bridges and tunnels). In: Benedetto, Andrea and Pajewski, Lara, (eds.) Civil engineering applications of ground penetrating radar. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. pp. 71-95. (Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering (STICEE)) ISBN 9783319048123

Mahmoodian, Mojtaba and Alani, Amir (2015) Time-dependent reliability analysis of corrosion affected structures. In: El Hami, Abdelkhalak and Kadry, Seifedine, (eds.) Numerical methods for reliability and safety assessment : multiscale and multiphysics systems. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. pp. 459-498. ISBN 9783319071664

Conference or Workshop Item

Lantini, Livia, Trevisani, Sebastiano, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir (2022) Assessing the root system of urban trees by geostatistical analysis of GPR data. In: SPIE Sensors + Imaging; 05 - 07 Sep 2022, Berlin, Germany. (Unpublished)

Offie, Ikechukwu, Piadeh, Farzad, Behzadian, Kourosh, Alani, Amir, Yaman, Rokiah and Campus, Luiza (2022) Real-time monitoring of decentralised anaerobic digestion using artificial intelligence-based framework. In: 2022 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2022); 01 - 04 Aug 2022, Held online. (Unpublished)

Gagliardi, Valerio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir, Tosti, Fabio and Benedetto, Andrea (2022) Remote sensing measurements for the structural monitoring of historical masonry bridges. In: EUROSTRUCT2021 : 1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures; 29 Aug - 01 Sep 2021, Padova, Italy.

Gagliardi, Valerio, Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Battagliere, Maria Libera, Tapete, Deodato, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Threader, Sue, Alani, Amir and Benedetto, Andrea (2022) Spaceborne remote sensing for transport infrastructure monitoring : a case study of the Rochester Bridge, UK. In: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2022; 17 - 22 Jul 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

Lantini, Livia, Massimi, Federica, Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir and Benedetto, Francesco (2022) A deep learning approach for tree root detection using GPR spectrogram imagery. In: 45th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP); 13 -15 Jul 2022, Held online. (Unpublished)

Ciampoli, L. Bianchini, Gagliardi, V., Benedetto, A., Alani, A. M. and Tosti, F. (2022) InSAR analysis of C-band data for transport infrastructure monitoring. In: 11th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2022); 28 - 30 Jun 2022, Trondheim, Norway.

Benedetto, Andrea, Al-Qadi, Imad L., Alani, Amir M., Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Loizos, Andreas and Tosti, Fabio (2022) Systematic use of transport infrastructure non-destructive assessment and remote sensing. In: 11th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2022); 28 - 30 Jun 2022, Trondheim, Norway.

Gagliardi, Valerio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Battagliere, Maria Libera, Threader, Sue, Alani, Amir M., Benedetto, Andrea and Tosti, Fabio (2022) Monitoring of bridges by satellite remote sensing using multi-source and multi-resolution data integration techniques : a case study of the Rochester bridge. In: EGU General Assembly 2022; 23 - 27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Uzor, Stephen, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2022) Low-cost scanning of tree trunks for analysis and visualization in augmented reality using smartphone LiDAR and digital twins. In: EGU General Assembly 2022; 23 - 27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria.

Gagliardi, Valerio, Trevisani, Sebastiano, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir, Benedetto, Andrea and Tosti, Fabio (2022) Monitoring of airport runways by satellite-based remote sensing techniques : a geostatistical analysis on sentinel 1 SAR data. In: EGU General Assembly 2022; 23 - 27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Lantini, Livia, Trevisani, Sebastiano, Gagliardi, Valerio, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2022) An investigation into road trees' root systems through geostatistical analysis of GPR data. In: EGU General Assembly 2022; 23 - 27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria.

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Zou, Lilong, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca and Alani, Amir (2021) Advances in the use of the short-time Fourier transform for assessing urban trees' root systems. In: Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XII; 13 - 17 Sep 2021, Online only.

Tosti, Fabio, Gagliardi, Valerio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Benedetto, Andrea, Threader, Sue and Alani, Amir M. (2021) Integration of remote sensing and ground-based non-destructive methods in transport infrastructure monitoring : advances, challenges and perspectives. In: 2021 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Geoscience, Electronics and Remote Sensing Technology (AGERS-2021); 29 - 30 Sep 2021, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia.

Gagliardi, Valerio, Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir, Battagliere, Maria Libera and Benedetto, Andrea (2021) Monitoring of bridges by MT-InSAR and unsupervised machine learning clustering techniques. In: Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XII; 12 Sep 2021, Held online.

Zou, Lilong, Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir (2021) Tree trunk inspections using a polarimetric GPR system. In: SPIE Remote Sensing 2021; 13-17 Sep 2021, Held online.

Piadeh, Farzad, Moghadam, Kourosh Behzadian and Alani, Amir (2021) The role of event identification in translating performance assessment of time-series urban flood forecasting. In: UWL Research Day; 02 Jul 2021, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Gagliardi, Valerio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir M., Tosti, Fabio, Battagliere, Maria Libera and Benedetto, Andrea (2021) Novel perspectives in the monitoring of transport infrastructures by sentinel-1 and cosmo-skymed multi-temporal SAR interferometry. In: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2021; 11 - 16 Jul 2021, Brussels, Belgium (held online).

Gagliardi, Valerio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Alani, Amir, Tosti, Fabio and Benedetto, Andrea (2021) Bridge monitoring and deformation time-series analysis by high-resolution Multi-Temporal SAR Interferometry (MT-InSAR). In: EGU General Assembly 2021; 19-30 Apr 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

Zou, Lilong, Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir M. and Sato, Motoyuki (2021) Interlayer debonding inspection in airport pavements by MIMO GPR system. In: EGU General Assembly 2021; 19-30 Apr 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca and Alani, Amir (2021) On the use of short-time Fourier transform for the analysis of tree root systems using ground penetrating radar. In: EGU General Assembly 2021; 19-30 Apr 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

Gagliardi, Valerio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Alani, Amir M., Tosti, Fabio, Battagliere, Maria Libera and Benedetto, Andrea (2020) Bridge monitoring and assessment by high-resolution satellite remote sensing technologies. In: SPIE Future Sensing Technologies; 09 - 13 Nov 2020, Held online.

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca and Alani, Amir M. (2020) A frequency spectrum-based processing framework for the assessment of tree root systems. In: SPIE Future Sensing Technologies; 09 - 13 Nov 2020, Held online.

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Giannakis, Iraklis, Zou, Lilong, Egyir, Daniel, Mortimer, Dale and Alani, Amir (2020) Health assessment of trees using GPR-derived root density maps. In: IEEE Radar Conference 2020; 21-25 Sep 2020, Florence, Italy.

Gagliardi, Valerio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir and Benedetto, Andrea (2020) A novel geo-statistical approach for transport infrastructure network monitoring by persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI). In: IEEE Radar Conference 2020; 21-25 Sept 2020, Florence, Italy.

Tosti, Fabio, Gennarelli, Gianluca, Lantini, Livia, Catapano, Ilaria, Zou, Lilong, Soldovieri, Francesco and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Assessing the internal structure of hollow trees using GPR and microwave tomography. In: 43rd International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP); 07-09 Jul 2020, Milan, Italy.

Lantini, Livia, Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Mortimer, Dale and Alani, Amir M. (2020) A reflectivity-based GPR signal processing methodology for mapping tree root systems of street trees. In: 43rd International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP); 07-09 Jul 2020, Milan, Italy.

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Giannakis, Iraklis, Munisami, Kevin, Mortimer, Dale and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Advanced GPR signal processing techniques for root detection in urban environments. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Zou, Lilong, Sato, Motoyuki, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Advanced bridge monitoring strategies by polarimetric GB-SAR. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Tosti, Fabio, Soldovieri, Francesco, Catapano, Ilaria, Giannakis, Iraklis, Gennarelli, Gianluca, Lantini, Livia, Ludeno, Giovanni and Alani, Amir M. (2020) GPR and microwave tomography for the assessment of hollowed tree trunks. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Gagliardi, Valerio, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Tosti, Fabio, Benedetto, Andrea and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Health monitoring of masonry arch bridges by integration of GPR and InSAR techniques. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Naveed, Muhammad, Turrakheil, Kanishka S., Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Investigating the causes of roads deterioration in the form of potholes using non-destructive testing. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Ferrante, Chiara, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir Morteza and Benedetto, Andrea (2020) Predicting the bearing capacity of road flexible pavements using GPR. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Zou, Lilong, Lantini, Livia and Alani, Amir M. (2020) Tree monitoring using ground penetrating radar: two case studies using reverse-time migration. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Alani, Amir M., Chambers, James, Melarange, Paul, Lantini, Livia and Tosti, Fabio (2020) The use of ultrasonic tomography for the non-destructive assessment of tree trunks. In: EGU General Assembly 2020; 04 - 08 May 2020, Vienna, Austria (Held online). (Unpublished)

Alani, Amir, Giannakis, Iraklis, Soldovieri, Francesco, Benedetto, Francesco and Tosti, Fabio (2020) Novel approaches in GPR data processing for health monitoring of trees. In: International Radar Symposium 2020; 5-8 Oct 2020, Warsaw, Poland.. (Unpublished)

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Giannakis, Iraklis, Egyir, Daniel, Benedetto, Andrea and Alani, Amir M. (2019) The use of ground penetrating radar for mapping tree root systems in urban environments. In: ISETT 2019 : Emerging Technology and Policy Trends Related to Urban Transportation Solutions; 03 -05 Oct 2019, Rome, Italy. (Unpublished)

Tosti, Fabio, Gagliardi, Valerio, D'Amico, Fabrizio and Alani, Amir M (2019) Transport infrastructure monitoring by data fusion of GPR and SAR imagery information. In: AIIT 2nd International Congress on Transport Infrastructure and Systems in a Changing World; 23-24 Sep 2019, Rome, Italy.

Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Lantini, Livia, Egyir, Daniel and Alani, Amir M. (2019) Signal processing for tree-trunk investigation using ground penetrating radar. In: 10th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2019); 08 - 12 Sept 2019, The Hague, Netherlands.

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.

Lantini, Livia, Tosti, Fabio, Giannakis, Iraklis, Egyir, Daniel, Benedetto, Andrea and Alani, Amir M. (2019) A novel processing framework for tree root mapping and density estimation using ground penetrating radar. In: 10th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2019); 08 - 12 Sept 2019, The Hague, Netherlands.

Alani, Amir M., Soldovieri, Francesco, Gennarelli, Gianluca, Giannakis, Iraklis, Catapano, Ilaria, Lantini, Livia, Ludeno, Giovanni and Tosti, Fabio (2019) A tomographic inversion approach for the detection of decay and cavities in tree trunks using ground penetrating radar. In: 10th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2019); 08 - 12 Sept 2019, The Hague, Netherlands.

Giannakis, Iraklis, Alani, Amir M., Lantini, Livia, Mortimer, Dale and Tosti, Fabio (2019) Diagnosing acute oak decline using ground penetrating radar. In: TerraEnvision 2019: : Working towards the Sustainable Development Goals; 02 - 06 September 2019, Barcelona, Spain. (Unpublished)

Lantini, Livia, Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Benedetto, Andrea and Alani, Amir M. (2019) Advances in ground penetrating radar signal processing for mapping tree root systems. In: EGU General Assembly 2019; 07 - 12 Apr 2019, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Benedetto, Andrea, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Alani, Amir Morteza and Tosti, Fabio (2019) Advances in the assessment of mechanical properties of flexible pavements by GPR. In: EGU General Assembly 2019; 07 - 12 Apr 2019, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio, Lantini, Livia and Alani, Amir M. (2019) Evaluating the internal structure of tree trunks using ground penetrating radar. In: EGU General Assembly 2019; 07 - 12 Apr 2019, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Jesus, Andre, Alani, Amir M. and Zivanovic, Stana (2019) A pedestrian-based forced vibration approach for modal identification. In: EGU General Assembly 2019; 07-12 Apr 2019, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Lantini, Livia, Holleworth, Rich, Egyir, Daniel, Giannakis, Iraklis, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2018) Use of ground penetrating radar for assessing interconnections between root systems of different matured tree species. In: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (MetroArchaeo); 22-24 Oct 2018, Cassino, Italy.

Behzadian, Kourosh, Mousavi, S. Jamshid, Kapelan, Zoran and Alani, Amir (2018) Resilience of integrated urban water systems. In: 5th Water Efficiency Conference 2018; 05-07 Sep 2018, Aveiro, Portugal.

Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Artagan, Salih Serkan, Tosti, Fabio, Calvi, Alessandro, Alani, Amir Morteza and Benedetto, Andrea (2018) A GPR spectral-based filtering for minimisation of concrete sleepers effects in railway ballast investigations. In: 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP); 04-06 Jul 2018, Athens, Greece.

Tosti, F., Munisami, K.J., Sofroniou, A., Alani, A.M. and Benedetto, F. (2018) A sampling investigation of GPR wave propagation velocity data to improve migration processing of concrete rebars. In: 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP); 04-06 Jul 2018, Athens, Greece.

Bianchini Ciampoli, L., Artagan, S. S., Tosti, F., Gagliardi, V., Alani, A.M. and Benedetto, A. (2018) A comparative investigation of the effects of concrete sleepers on the GPR signal for the assessment of railway ballast. In: 17th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2018); 18 - 21 Jun 2018, Rapperswil, Switzerland.

Alani, A. M., Ciampoli, L. Bianchini, Lantini, L., Tosti, F. and Benedetto, A. (2018) Mapping the root system of matured trees using ground penetrating radar. In: 17th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar; 18 - 21 Jun 2018, Rapperswil, Switzerland.

Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Calvi, Alessandro, Artagan, Salih, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir M. (2018) A GPR investigation of railway ballast for signal noise filtering of railway sleepers effects. In: EGU General Assembly 2018; 08-13 Apr 2018, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Alani, Amir M., Tosti, Fabio and Benedetto, Andrea (2018) Recent advances in mapping tree roots using ground penetrating radar. In: EGU General Assembly 2018; 08-13 Apr 2018, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Tosti, Fabio, Benedetto, Francesco, Munisami, Kevin, Sofroniou, Anastasia and Alani, Amir M. (2018) A high-resolution velocity analysis to improve GPR data migration for rebars investigation. In: EGU General Assembly 2018; 8-13 Apr 2018, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Benedetto, Francesco, Tosti, Fabio and Alani, Amir (2018) A GPR signal processing procedure for detecting rail ballast conditions by an entropy-based approach. In: 2nd Italian Workshop on Radar and Remote Sensing; 28 - 29 May 2018, Pavia, Italy. (Unpublished)

Alani, Amir M., Tosti, Fabio, Banks, Kevin, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca and Benedetto, Andrea (2017) Non-destructive assessment of a historic masonry arch bridge using ground penetrating radar and 3D laser scanner. In: IMEKO International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (METROARCHAEO2017); 23-25 Oct 2017, Lecce, Italy. (Unpublished)

Alani, Amir M., Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Tosti, Fabio, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia, Pirrone, Daniele and Benedetto, Andrea (2017) Health monitoring of a matured tree using ground penetrating radar -investigation of the tree root system and soil interaction. In: IMEKO International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (METROARCHAEO2017); 23-25 Oct 2017, Lecce, Italy. (Unpublished)

Alani, A.M., Tosti, F., Bianchini Ciampoli, L. and Benedetto, F. (2017) Road foundation detailing using ground penetrating radar systems with different frequencies. In: 9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2017); 28-30 Jun 2017, Edinburgh, U.K..

Brancadoro, M.G., Tosti, F., Bianchini Ciampoli, L., Pajewski, L., Pirrone, D., Benedetto, A. and Alani, A.M. (2017) How to create a full-wave GPR model of a 3D domain of railway track bed? In: 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2017); 28 - 30 Jun 2017, Athens, Greece.

Bianchini Ciampoli, L., Brancadoro, M. G., Ferrante, C., Benedetto, A., Tosti, F. and Alani, A.M. (2017) An investigation into the railway ballast grading using GPR and image analysis. In: 9th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2017); 28-30 Jun 2017, Edinburgh, U.K..

Tosti, Fabio, Alani, Amir M., Benedetto, Andrea, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia and Pajewski, Lara (2017) A comparative investigation of the pavement layer dielectrics by FDTD modelling and reflection amplitude GPR data. In: Tenth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2017); 28-30 Jun 2017, Athens, Greece.

Alani, Amir M., Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Benedetto, Francesco and Benedetto, Andrea (2017) Assessment of the underground construction details of a road pavement using GPR antenna systems with different frequencies. In: EGU General Assembly 2017; 23-28 Apr 2017, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Giulia Brancadoro, Maria, Benedetto, Andrea, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Calvi, Alessandro, Alani, Amir M. and Tosti, Fabio (2017) Good practices for the operational safety management in the early recovery phase of a seismic event using GPR. In: EGU General Assembly 2017; 23-28 Apr 2017, Vienna, Austria.

Alani, Amir M., Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Tosti, Fabio, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia, Pirrone, Daniele and Benedetto, Andrea (2017) Health monitoring of an ancient tree using ground penetrating radar : investigation of the tree root system and soil interaction. In: EGU General Assembly 2017; 23 - 28 Apr 2017, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Tosti, Fabio, Benedetto, Andrea, Pajewski, Lara and Alani, Amir M. (2017) The application of ground-penetrating radar to transportation engineering: recent advances and new perspectives (GI Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture). In: EGU General Assembly 2017; 23 - 28 Apr 2017, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Ciampoli, L.B., Calvi, A., Benedetto, A., Tosti, F. and Alani, A.M. (2017) Efficient practices in railway ballast maintenance and quality assessment using GPR. In: AIIT International Congress on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS 2017); 10 - 12 Apr 2017, Rome, Italy.

Behzadian Moghadam, Kourosh, Kapelan, Z, Mousavi, S.J. and Alani, Amir (2016) Improving efficiency of integrated urban water systems using smart rainwater harvesting schemes. In: 4th Annual Water Efficiency Conference; 07 - 09 Sep 2016, Coventry, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Benedetto, Andrea, Pajewski, Lara, Alani, Amir M. and Tosti, Fabio (2016) A comparison between different central frequencies of investigation in buried utility detection through GPR: a study case. In: 16th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2016); 13-16 Jun 2016, Hong Kong, China.

Tosti, Fabio, Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Benedetto, Andrea, Alani, Amir M., Loizos, Andreas and D'Amico, Fabrizio (2016) Recent advances in the evaluation of the strength and deformation properties of flexible pavements using GPR. In: EGU General Assembly 2016; 17 - 22 Apr 2016, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Benedetto, Andrea, Bianchini Ciampoli, Luca, Tosti, Fabio, Pajewski, Lara, Alani, Amir, Loizos, Andreas, Umiliaco, Andrea, Brancadoro, Maria Giulia and Pirrone, Daniele (2016) A GPR-based simulation approach for the analysis of railway ballast. In: EGU General Assembly 2016; 17 - 22 Apr 2016, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Alani, Amir M., Pajewski, Lara, Benedetto, Andrea, Loizos, Andreas and Tosti, Fabio (2016) A guidelines handbook for GPR surveys in tunnels : a COST Action TU1208 contribution. In: EGU General Assembly 2016; 17 - 22 Apr 2016, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Ciampoli, Luca Bianchini, Tosti, Fabio, Benedetto, Andrea, Alani, Amir M., Loizos, Andreas, D'Amico, Fabrizio and Calvi, Alessandro (2016) A semi-empirical model for the prediction of fouling in railway ballast using GPR. In: EGU General Assembly 2016; 17 - 22 Apr 2016, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)

Romanova, Anna and Alani, Morteza A. (2015) Monitoring CO2 and H2S emission in live Austrian and UK concrete sewer pipes. In: ICCCE 2015 : International Conference on Civil and Construction Engineering; 13 - 14 Apr 2015, Venice, Italy. ISSN (online) 1307-6892

Romanova, Anna, Faramarzi, Asaad, Mahmoodian, Mojtaba and Alani, M. Amir (2014) An Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) model for prediction of H2S induced corrosion in concrete sewer pipes. In: 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2014); 17 - 21 Aug 2014, New York, U.S..

Alani, Amir, Mahmoodian, Mojtaba, Romanova, Anna and Faramarzi, Asaad (2014) Advanced numerical and analytical methods for assessing concrete sewers and their remaining service life. In: ICACE 2014 : 16th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering; 19 - 20 Jun 2014, Venice, Italy.

Mehravar, M., Harireche, O. and Alani, A.M. (2014) Modelling suction caisson installation in sand using FLAC3D. In: 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE); 18-20 Jun 2014, Delft, The Netherlands.

Faramarzi, A., Harireche, O. and Alani, A.M. (2014) Representation of capillary forces in polydisperse granular assemblies in the pendular regime. In: 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE); 18-20 Jun 2014, Delft, The Netherlands.

Romanova, Anna, Mahmoodian, Mojtaba and Alani, Morteza A. (2014) Influence and interaction of temperature, H2S and pH on concrete sewer pipe corrosion. In: ICCEIE 2014 : International Conference on Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering; 12 - 13 Jun 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISSN (online) 1307-6892

Alani, Amir M. and Banks, Kevin (2014) Applications of ground penetrating radar in the Medway Tunnel : inspection of structural joints. In: 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); 30 Jun - 04 Jul 2014, Brussels, Belgium.

Maung, T.S., Chen, Hua-Peng and Alani, Amir (2013) Robust dynamic finite element model updating using modal measurements. In: International Conference on Computational Mechanics (CM13); 25 - 27 Mar 2013, Durham, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Khan, Lutfor Rahman, Tee, Kong Fah and Alani, Amir M. (2013) Reliability-based management of underground pipeline network using genetic algorithm. In: 11th International Probabilistic Workshop; 06 - 08 Nov 2013, Brno, Czech Republic.