About the authors |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Introduction to ground penetrating radar |
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1.2 Overview of a GPR system |
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1.3 Fundamental theory of GPR |
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1.3.1 Electromagnetic wave propagation |
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1.3.2 Material properties |
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1.3.4 System specification |
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1.4 Post-processing support tools |
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1.4.1 Signal and image processing techniques |
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1.4.2 Pattern recognition |
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2 Electromagnetic wave propagation |
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2.2 The electromagnetic wave equation and its solution |
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2.2.1 The time-dependent wave equation |
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2.2.2 The time-harmonic wave equations |
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2.2.3 The wave equation in lossy dielectrics |
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2.2.4 Solution of the wave equation |
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2.3 The electromagnetic spectrum |
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2.4 Propagation of plane waves in materials |
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2.4.1 Propagation of plane waves in lossy dielectrics |
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2.4.2 The speed of propagation of waves and dispersion |
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2.4.5 Material properties |
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2.4.6 Homogeneity, linearity, and anisotropy of materials |
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2.5 Reflection, transmission, refraction, scattering, and diffraction of electromagnetic waves |
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2.5.1 Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves at a general interface |
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2.5.2 Refraction, diffraction, and scattering of electromagnetic waves |
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3 Antennas: properties, designs, and optimization |
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3.2 Antenna radiation parameters |
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3.2.2 Antenna radiation patterns |
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3.2.3 Radiation intensity |
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3.2.4 Antenna directivity |
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3.2.7 Radiation resistance |
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3.2.12 Receiving antenna parameters |
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3.2.13 Effective aperture |
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3.3 Antenna interaction with the medium under test |
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3.4 Antenna types for ground penetrating radar |
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3.5 Antenna design for GPR systems |
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3.5.1 GPR system parameters |
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3.5.2 GPR antenna optimization framework |
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3.6 The optimization process |
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3.6.1 The multi-objective genetic algorithm |
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3.6.2 Examples of optimization |
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3.6.3 Optimization for specific applications |
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4 The ground penetrating radar system |
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4.2 Classification of ground penetrating radars |
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4.3 Requirements from ground penetrating radar |
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4.5.6 Low-noise amplifier |
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4.6 Data acquisition modes |
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4.6.2 Common source and common receiver modes |
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4.6.3 Common midpoint mode |
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4.7.2 Digital signal conversion |
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4.7.5 Basic signal processing |
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4.7.6 Advanced signal processing |
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5 Numerical modeling |
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181 | (3) |
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5.2 Overview on EM modeling for GPR applications |
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5.3 Fundamentals of numerical methods commonly used for GPR modeling |
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5.3.1 The general idea of numerical solutions |
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5.3.2 A brief review of PDE-based numerical methods |
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5.3.3 A brief review of integral-formula-based numerical methods |
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5.3.4 The boundary element method |
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5.4 Advantages and drawbacks of common modeling methods in GPR work |
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5.5 FDTD modeling of the GPR environment |
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5.5.1 FDTD for dispersive media |
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5.6 2D modeling of GPR applications using the FDTD method |
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5.6.1 Single steel rebar in concrete with frequency-independent properties |
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5.6.2 Multiple rebars and voids in concrete |
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217 | (2) |
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5.7.1 Radar waveform synthesis |
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220 | (3) |
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5.7.2 Input impedance calculation of bow-tie antennas |
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223 | (2) |
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5.7.3 Bow-tie analysis using the method of moments |
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5.8 Modeling of practical geometries |
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228 | (3) |
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5.8.1 Target shape scattering characteristics |
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228 | (3) |
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5.9 Modeling of rough surface in a granular medium |
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5.10 Geophysical probing with electromagnetic waves-use of the transmission line method |
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5.11 Modeling dispersion from heterogeneous dielectrics-use of the FDTD method |
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5.12 Heterogeneity in a half-space |
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5.12.1 Distribution of changes in permittivity in one, two, and three directions |
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5.13 Boundaries and boundary conditions |
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5.14.1 Reflection from the PML boundary |
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5.14.2 The optimization process |
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260 | (1) |
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5.14.3 Optimization results |
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6 Pattern recognition |
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6.2.1 Reverse-time migration algorithm |
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279 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Pattern recognition algorithms (PRAs) |
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281 | (5) |
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6.3 Pattern recognition methods applied to GPR |
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6.3.1 Buried cylinders in nonhomogeneous dielectric media: model fitting and hybrid migration-model fitting approaches |
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287 | (5) |
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6.3.2 Buried cylinder in nonhomogeneous dielectric medium: the artificial neural network approach |
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292 | (9) |
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6.3.3 Buried cylinders in concrete: feature selection |
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Index |
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