Erzielbare Detektionstiefen metallischer Reflektoren mit dem Impulsradarverfahren an Beton

Quantification of depth measurement for the detection of metal rebars using Radar

Among non-destructive testing methods in civil-engineering (NDT-CE) Radar or GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) has been well established. As a first step the engineer has to make sure the chosen NDT-method is applicable. When the physical requirements for an application are fulfilled the engineer wants to know up to what depth he might detect reinforcement bars. This article summarizes the results of systematic testing with radar at well-defined test specimens with different concrete mixtures, rebars in various depths using different antenna frequencies for their detection. As a result simple detection curves allow the engineer to estimate the attainable detection depth of reinforcement bars depending on the concrete age, concrete mixture and antenna frequency. To quantify the influence of the reinforcement near the surface or the maximum grain size of the aggregate advanced data assessment using the theory of POD (Probability of Detection) is presented as part of a comprehensive PhD thesis.