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22-03-2016 | Original Paper

Detection of Rockfall on a Tunnel Concrete Lining with Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR)

Authors: Anne Lalagüe, Matthew A. Lebens, Inge Hoff, Eivind Grøv

Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | Issue 7/2016

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Experiments were conducted using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR). The performance of six GPR systems was assessed in terms of: (1) remotely mapping cavities behind concrete linings, (2) detecting rockfall from the tunnel roof onto an inner lining comprising, for example, precast concrete segments. Studies conducted in Norway and the United States demonstrate that the GPR technique is a simple and reliable method that can assist stability inspection in existing Norwegian tunnels. The ground-coupled GPR systems represent a step forward in the remote detection of rockfall on tunnel concrete linings, and are particularly suited to self-standing inner linings. The analysis of the data is relatively straightforward and reasonably accurate.

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Title: Detection of Rockfall on a Tunnel Concrete Lining with Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Authors: Anne Lalagüe
Matthew A. Lebens
Inge Hoff
Eivind Grøv
Publication date: 22-03-2016
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0723-2632
Electronic ISSN: 1434-453X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-0943-y

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