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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.4.209

Relative Permittivity of Damaged Concrete Bridge Deck According to the Weather Conditions : A Case Study  

Rhee, Ji-Young (Research Institute, Korea Expressway Corporation)
Choi, Jae-Jin (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.4, 2017 , pp. 209-215 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) was applied to an evaluation of the concrete condition of bridge decks with asphalt concrete. Deterioration was considered to have occurred when the relative permittivity of a concrete-faced asphalt concrete overlay showed more than 12. The relative permittivity of concrete varied considerably with the levels of porosity and water. In this study, GPR tests were carried out to determine the influence of weather and concrete condition on the relative permittivity for the research subject of an overlaid concrete bridge deck in public service. According to the test results, if bridge decks are in good condition, the relative permittivity of the top concrete of a bridge deck exhibited a normal distribution. After the deck concrete deteriorated, the relative permittivity varied with the amount of penetrated water according to the weather condition and deteriorated status of deck concrete.
Keywords
Bridge Deck; Evaluation; GPR; Relative Permittivity; Weather;
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