WG4

Action TU1208

Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar

COST Success Story

Participants in Working Group 4

The WG4 focuses on different applications of GPR and on other Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques for civil engineering.

 

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The Chair of WG4 is Dr. Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.

The Vice-Chair of WG4 is Dr. Mercedes Solla, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, ES.er construction.

 

 

Project 4.1 – Applications of GPR and other non-destructive testing methods in archaeological prospecting and cultural heritage diagnostics

 

Leaders: Wolfgang Neubauer, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, Austria & Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, Italy.

 

Participants:

  • Pedro Arias, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, ES.
  • Mario Bacic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Alex Birtwisle, Atlas Geophysical Limited, Ystradgynlais, Powys, UK.
  • José A. Canas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Oriol Caselles, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jaime Clapés, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES:
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Philippe De Smedt, University of Ghent, Ghent, BE.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Klisthenis Dimitriadis, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Jean Domoulin, IFSTTAR (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux), Bouguenais cedex, FR.
  • Cyrille Fauchard, Centres d'Etudes Techniques de l'Equipement, Blois, FR.
  • Vincenzo Ferrara, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria – PT.
  • Alois Hinterleitner, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Tomisław Gołebiowski, University of Science and Technology – Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica, Kraków, PL.
  • Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria – PT.
  • Selma Kadioglu, Ankara University, Ankara, TK.
  • Yusuf Kagan Kadioglu, Ankara University, TK.
  • Yannis Konstantakis, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Lovorka Libric, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Henrique Lorenzo, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, ES.
  • Luca Manica, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Danijela Marcic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Nicola Masini, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IBAM, Naples, IT.
  • Wolfgang Neubauer, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Raffaele Persico, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IBAM, Naples, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Lluis G. Pujades, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jørgen Ringgaard, Ramboll Denmark - Department of Geophysics and Geohydrology, Copenhagen, DK.
  • Victor Salinas Naval, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES:
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Mercedes Solla, Universidade de Vigo, ES.
  • Michael Styllas, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Marc Van Meirvenne, University of Ghent, BE.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Gracia Vega Pérez, Univ. Politecnica de Barcelona, Barcelona, ES.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.

 

Project 4.2 – Advanced application of GPR to the localization and vital signs detection of buried and trapped people

 

Leader: Vincenzo Ferrara, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy & Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, Italy,.

 

Participants:

  • Mario Bacic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Alex Birtwisle, Atlas Geophysical Limited, Ystradgynlais, Powys, UK.
  • José A. Canas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Oriol Caselles, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jaime Clapés, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Vincenzo Ferrara, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Luca Gamma, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Dusan Kocur, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, SK.
  • Lovorka Libric, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Manuel Luescher, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Danijela Marcic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Cristina Ponti, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Samuel Poretti, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Lluis G. Pujades, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jørgen Ringgaard, Ramboll Denmark - Department of Geophysics and Geohydrology, Copenhagen, DK.
  • Jana Rovnakova, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, SK.
  • Victor Salinas Naval, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Andrea Salvadè, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Federico Viani, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.

 

Project 4.3 – Applications of GPR in association with other non-destructive testing methods in surveying of transport infrastructures

 

Leader: Yannis Konstantakis, Geoservice, Athens, Greece & Co-Leader TBA.

 

Participants:

  • Pedro Arias, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, ES.
  • Mario Bacic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Jean-Paul Balayssac, University of Toulouse, Tolouse Cedex, FR.
  • Alex Birtwisle, Atlas Geophysical Limited, Ystradgynlais, Powys, UK.
  • José A. Canas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Oriol Caselles, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jaume Clapés, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Fabrizio D’Amico, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Maria Rosaria De Blasiis, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Xavier Derobert, IFSTTAR (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux), Bouguenais cedex, FR.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Klisthenis Dimitriadis, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Josipa Domitrović, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Jean Domoulin, IFSTTAR (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux), Bouguenais cedex, FR.
  • Joerg Endom, DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Exploration & Geosurvey, Hamburg, D.
  • Cyrille Fauchard, Centres d'Etudes Techniques de l'Equipement, Blois, FR.
  • Francisco M. Fernandes, University of Minho, Guimarães, PT.
  • Alfredo Garcia, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Valencia, ES.
  • Michael Gordon, Infrastructure Services - Mouchel, Glasgow, UK.
  • Selma Kadioglu, Ankara University, Ankara, TK.
  • Thomas Kind, Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, DE.
  • Gilles Klysz, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Toulouse, FR.
  • Yannis Konstantakis, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Lech Krysiński, Road and Bridge Research Institute, Warsaw, PL.
  • Lovorka Libric, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Andreas Loizos, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, EL.
  • Henrique Lorenzo, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, ES:
  • Danijela Marcic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Radek Matula, Transport Research Centre, Brno, CZ.
  • Raúl Mínguez, Geofisica Consultores, ES.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Jorge Pais, University of Minho, Guimarães, PT.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Luis Pallarés, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, ES.
  • Christina Plati, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, EL.
  • Lorenzo Poli, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Jørgen Ringgaard, Ramboll Denmark - Department of Geophysics and Geohydrology, Copenhagen, DK.
  • Tatjana Rukavina, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Victor Salinas Naval, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Z. M. Sbartai, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FR.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) - IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Mercedes Solla, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, ES.
  • Josef Stryk, Transport Research Centre, Brno, CZ.
  • Michael Styllas, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Jacek Sudyka, Road and Bridge Research Institute, Warsaw, PL.
  • Carl Van Geem, Belgian Road Research Centre, Brussels, BE.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Géraldine Villain, IFSTTAR, Bouguenais cedex, FR.

 

Project 4.4 – Applications of GPR in association with other non-destructive testing methods in building assessment and in geological/geotechnical tasks

 

Leader: Klisthenis Dimitriadis, Geoservice, Athens, Greece,.

 

Participants:

  • Joaquin Andreu, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, ES.
  • Mario Bacic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Jean-Paul Balayssac, University of Toulouse, Tolouse Cedex, FR.
  • Alex Birtwisle, Atlas Geophysical Limited, Ystradgynlais, Powys, UK.
  • José A. Canas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Oriol Caselles, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jaume Clapés, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Klisthenis Dimitriadis, Geoservice, Athens, EL.
  • Jean Domoulin, IFSTTAR (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux), Bouguenais cedex, FR.
  • Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, PT.
  • Tomisław Gołebiowski, University of Science and Technology – Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica, Kraków, PL.
  • Andrej Gosar, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SI.
  • Selma Kadioglu, Ankara University, Ankara, TK.
  • Thomas Kind, Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, DE.
  • Gilles Klysz, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Toulouse, FR.
  • Lovorka Libric, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Luca Manica, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Danijela Marcic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, BE.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Luis Pallarés, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, ES.
  • Lorenzo Poli, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Jørgen Ringgaard, Ramboll Denmark - Department of Geophysics and Geohydrology, Copenhagen, DK.
  • Victor Salinas Naval, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Z. M. Sbartai, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FR.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Mercedes Solla, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, ES.
  • Gracia Vega Pérez, Univ. Politecnica de Barcelona, Barcelona, ES.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Federico Viani, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.

 

Project 4.5 – Development of other advanced electric and electromagnetic methods for the characterization of construction materials and structures

 

Leader: Marc Van Meirvenne, University of Ghent, Belgium.

 

Participants:

  • Joaquin Andreu, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, ES.
  • Mario Bacic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Alex Birtwisle, Atlas Geophysical Limited, Ystradgynlais, Powys, UK.
  • José A. Canas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Oriol Caselles, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jaume Clapés, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Samuel Delefortrie, University of Ghent, Ghent, BE.
  • Jan De Pue, Ghent University, Ghent, BE.
  • Philippe De Smedt, University of Ghent, Ghent, BE.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Cyrille Fauchard, Centres d'Etudes Techniques de l'Equipement, Blois, FR.
  • Vincenzo Ferrara, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Fabrizio Frezza, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, IT.
  • Luca Gamma, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, PT.
  • Andrej Gosar, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SI.
  • Lovorka Libric, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Manuel Luescher, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Danijela Marcic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR.
  • Frédéric Nguyen, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, BE.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Samuel Poretti, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Jørgen Ringgaard, Ramboll Denmark - Department of Geophysics and Geohydrology, Copenhagen, DK.
  • Victor Salinas Naval, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Andrea Salvadè, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano-Manno, SW.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Z. M. Sbartai, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FR.
  • Francesco Soldovieri, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Ellen Van De Vijver, University of Ghent, Ghent, BE.
  • Marc Van Meirvenne, University of Ghent, Ghent, BE.
  • Federico Viani, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.

 

Project 4.6 – Applications of GPR in association with other non-destructive testing methods in the management and protection of water resources

 

Leader/Leaders: TBA

 

Participants:

  • José A. Canas, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Oriol Caselles, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Jaume Clapés, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Lorenzo Crocco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – IREA, Naples, IT.
  • Nectaria Diamanti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, EL.
  • Luca Manica, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, Italy, IT.
  • Luisa Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria – Portugal, PT.
  • Lara Pajewski, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, IT.
  • Dragan Poljak, University of Split, Split, HR.
  • Jørgen Ringgaard, Ramboll Denmark - Department of Geophysics and Geohydrology, Copenhagen, DK.
  • Victor Salinas Naval, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Sonia Santos Assunçao, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ES.
  • Immo Trinks, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, AT.
  • Federico Viani, ELEDIA Research Center, Trento, IT.

 

Booklet of Participants and Institutions

Editors: L. Pajewski and A. Benedetto Publishing House: Aracne; Place and Date: Rome, July 2013; 194 pp.; ISBN 978-88-548-6191-6.

 

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