Some examples of GPR prospecting for monitoring of the monumental heritage

In this paper three case histories of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for the monitoring of historical buildings are presented. They aim to present the specific valence of the GPR in the field of the diagnostic of historical buildings, which is a promising field of research, due to the increasing awa...

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Published in:Journal of geophysics and engineering 2010-06, Vol.7 (2), p.190-199
Main Authors: Masini, Nicola, Persico, Raffaele, Rizzo, Enzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cracks
Economics
Geophysics
Historical buildings
Imaging
Masonry
Monitoring
Prospecting
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Summary:In this paper three case histories of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for the monitoring of historical buildings are presented. They aim to present the specific valence of the GPR in the field of the diagnostic of historical buildings, which is a promising field of research, due to the increasing awareness of the relevance (even economic) of the cultural heritage. The presented GPR prospecting cases have been performed on three different constructive elements typical of historical buildings (a wall, a masonry pillar and a marble column) in order to be the answer to different problems such as the characterization of the masonry, the detection of cracks and the imaging of metallic reinforcement bars.
ISSN:1742-2140
1742-2132
1742-2140
DOI:10.1088/1742-2132/7/2/S05