Ground Penetration Radar as a Tool for Pavement Condition Diagnostics

Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) is a reliable and high performance nondestructive testing tool for pavement management in a network level, which requires pavement condition assessment and deterioration modeling. GPR can determine the layer thickness, detect voids, and estimate moisture content of the in- situ soil underlying the pavement. Therefore, it is considered to be a promising tool for the assessment of pavement conditions. Pavement condition information obtained by GPR is very useful to predict the pavement structural capacity and performance. This will further help improve pavement maintenance and rehabilitation strategies and also provide rationalities in allocating available funds. However, the application of GPR in pavement is limited due to incomplete understanding of dielectric properties of pavement materials. This review paper presents the state-of-the-art GPR applications in pavement condition assessment and its future development. Finally, issues related to further investigation of the GPR improvement is also discussed.

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