This work aims to analyze theoretically and with laboratory tests the sensitivity of high-frequency GPR (Ground-Penetrating Radar) to resin injections used in the building and ornamental stone industries to repair marble blocks before final slab cutting. We simulate uniform fractures in the laboratory using small regular marble blocks and we compare the results of GPR tests with the analytical model of the thin bed reflections. We performed two series of GPR surveys with a 3 GHz antenna, progressively increasing the fracture thickness from 0.25 mm to 16 mm, to analyze the results on two simulated conditions: open fracture and repaired fracture. The repaired condition was simulated by substituting the resin layer with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets because the permittivity of PVC is quite similar to the permittivity of epoxy resin. According to the analytical models, when a thin air-filled fracture is filled with resin, the received signal amplitude is expected to decrease by 33% (26% if resin is simulated with PVC). The results showed a very good match between the predictions and the real data observations when the fracture is thicker than 4 mm. Although the analytical and laboratory results show some deviations when the fracture is thinner than 4 mm, the qualitative trend of the amplitude variations is still consistent with the predictions and the 3 GHz antenna can resolve the change in the filling material down to the minimum tested thickness (0.25 mm). As a result, our findings validate the GPR method as a proper tool for nondestructive quality control of resin injections in marble fractures.
Analytical Models and Laboratory Measurements to Explore the Potential of GPR for Quality Control of Marble Block Repair through Resin Injections / Izadi-Yazdanabadi, M.; Hojat, A.; Zanzi, L.; Karimi-Nasab, S.; Arosio, D.. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - 12:3(2022), pp. 1-16. [10.3390/app12030987]
Analytical Models and Laboratory Measurements to Explore the Potential of GPR for Quality Control of Marble Block Repair through Resin Injections
Arosio D.
2022
Abstract
This work aims to analyze theoretically and with laboratory tests the sensitivity of high-frequency GPR (Ground-Penetrating Radar) to resin injections used in the building and ornamental stone industries to repair marble blocks before final slab cutting. We simulate uniform fractures in the laboratory using small regular marble blocks and we compare the results of GPR tests with the analytical model of the thin bed reflections. We performed two series of GPR surveys with a 3 GHz antenna, progressively increasing the fracture thickness from 0.25 mm to 16 mm, to analyze the results on two simulated conditions: open fracture and repaired fracture. The repaired condition was simulated by substituting the resin layer with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets because the permittivity of PVC is quite similar to the permittivity of epoxy resin. According to the analytical models, when a thin air-filled fracture is filled with resin, the received signal amplitude is expected to decrease by 33% (26% if resin is simulated with PVC). The results showed a very good match between the predictions and the real data observations when the fracture is thicker than 4 mm. Although the analytical and laboratory results show some deviations when the fracture is thinner than 4 mm, the qualitative trend of the amplitude variations is still consistent with the predictions and the 3 GHz antenna can resolve the change in the filling material down to the minimum tested thickness (0.25 mm). As a result, our findings validate the GPR method as a proper tool for nondestructive quality control of resin injections in marble fractures.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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