Joint time-frequency analysis for investigation of layered masonry structures using penetrating radar

Joint time-frequency analysis of penetrating radar response has been tested using simulated and experimental data as a processing tool for detecting stratified features inside a masonry structure. The radar response has been simulated exploiting the formalism of the propagators inside a finite number of dielectric layers. Experimental testing has been carried out by varying the thickness of the hollow space between two walls.

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