Ground Penetrating Radar: an Application to Estimate Volumetric Water Content and Reinforced Bar Diameter in Concrete Structures

Non-destructive evaluation of reinforced concrete structures is an increasingly important field in the construction and civil engineering community. A large number of pathologies affecting both the concrete and the reinforced bar inside the concrete are related to the presence of water and its spatial development. In this context, the quantification of both water content and bar diameter is an important part of the diagnosis of concrete.