COSTissupportedbytheEUFrameworkProgrammeHorizon2020

COSTAc(onTU1208“CivilEngineeringApplica(onsofGroundPenetra(ngRadar”

LaraPajewski

“RomaTre”University,Rome,Italy–DepartmentofEngineering

lara.pajewski@uniroma3.it

COSTissupportedbytheEUFrameworkProgrammeHorizon2020

COSTAc(onTU1208“CivilEngineeringApplica(onsofGroundPenetra(ngRadar”

Chair:DrLaraPajewski

lara.pajewski@GPRadar.eu

TalkLayout

§  Introduc(ontotheCOSTProgramme

§ COSTAc(onTU1208“CivilEngineeringApplica(onsofGroundPenetra(ngRadar”

COSTissupportedbytheEUFrameworkProgrammeHorizon2020

WhatisCOST?EuropeanCOopera,on

inScienceandTechnology

WhatisCOST?COSTistheoldestandwidestEuropeanintergovernmentalframework for translaConal CooperaCon in Science andTechnology.

COST has been supporCng the networking of researchacCviCesacrossall36MemberCountriesandbeyond forover40years(19Countriesin1971).

COST is open to all disciplines, all novel andgroundbreaking science and technology ideas, and allcategoriesofpartnerswheremutualbenefitisreal.

COSTmainobjec(vesunderH2020

§  EnablingbreakthroughS&Tdevelopmentsleadingto

newconceptsandproducts

§  StrengtheningEurope’sresearchandinnova(oncapaci(es,buildingaERA

COSTKeyPrinciplesinH2020

early career investigators

COST Countries

9

Montenegro

COSTNearNeighbourCountries206par(cipa(onsinrunningCOSTAc(onsacross16countries

§  Albania(15)§  Algeria(7)§  Armenia(8)§  Azerbaijan(5)§  Belarus(6)§  Egypt(7)§  Georgia(5)§  Jordan(2)§  Lebanon(5)§  Moldova(5)§  Morocco(13)§  PalesCnianAuthority(3)§  SyrianArabRepublic(2)§  Russia(51)§  Tunisia(14)§  Ukraine(46)

Interna(onalPartnerCountries519par(cipa(onsinrunningAc(onsacross27countries

COST NETWORKING

TOOLS

MC & CORE GROUP MEETINGS

WG MEETINGS

WORKSHOPS &

CONFERENCES

DISSEMINATION

SHORT TERM SCIENTIFIC MISSIONS

TRAINING SCHOOLS

WhatcanAc(onsdowithCOSTbudget?

Howcanyoupar(cipate?•  SubmityourCOSTAc(onproposalatany

(methroughouttheyear.2016WinterCollec(onDate:December2016

COSTinvitesindependentexpertsfromallscien(ficareastopar(cipateintheevalua(onofproposalsforCOSTAc(ons.

Thestepstofollowmainlydependontheloca(onofyourins(tu(on.

•  BecomeaCOSTExpert.

•  Joinanexis(ngCOSTAc(on.

COSTissupportedbytheEUFrameworkProgrammeHorizon2020

COSTAc(onTU1208CivilEngineeringApplica,onsofGroundPenetra,ngRadar

ChairoftheAc(on&GH

DrLaraPajewski

“RomaTre”University(IT)

lara.pajewski@uniroma3.it

Vice-ChairoftheAc(on

ProfAndreasLoizos

NaConalTechnicalUniversityofAthens(EL)

Science&Administra(veOfficers

DrMickaelPero&MsCarmencitaMalimban

COSTAssociaCon(BE)

Startdate–Enddate

4thApril2013–3rdApril2017

www.GPRadar.eu

“CivilEngineeringApplica(onsofGroundPenetra(ngRadar”

TU1208BasicInfo

Exchangeandincreasescien(fic-technicalknowledgeandexperienceof GPR techniques in Civil Engineering, simultaneously promo(ngthroughoutEurope theeffec(veuseof this safeandnon-destruc(vetechnique.TheCOSTAc*onTU1208hasestablishedandstrengthenedac*velinksbetweenuniversi*es,researchins*tutes,companiesandendusersworkinginthisfield,fosteringandaccelera*ngitslong-termdevelopmentinEurope.

TU1208MainObjec(ve

It is possible to idenCfy three areas, in the GPR field, that have to beaddressedinordertopromotetheuseofthistechnologyintheCE:

Ø AdvancementofGPRsystem,increaseofsensiCvitytoenableusabilityinawiderrangeofcondiCons(e.g.high-adenuaConsoils/materials);

Ø Improvementofdataprocessingalgorithms/EManalysistoolstoeasetheinterpretaConoftheresultsbyun-experiencedoperatorsaswell(thatisthe‘holygrail’ofGPR),thusenhancingtheefficiencyoftheradarsurvey

Ø Contributetothedevelopmentofnewstandards/guidelinesandtotrainingofendusers,thatwillalsohelptoincreasetheawarenessofoperators.

TU1208 Background

MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE (MC): 76 MC M & Subs + 22 MC Obs

MC CHAIR:

Dr Lara Pajewski

WG 1

Novel GPR Instrumentation

WG 2

GPR surveying of transport

infrastructure, utilities and voids

WG 4

GPR applications outside from CE &

GPR integration with other NDT

GRANT HOLDER Roma Tre University*

WG 3

EM modelling, inversion, imaging,

data processing techniques

COST ASSOCIATION

SCIENCE OFFICER: Dr Mickael Pero

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER:

Ms Carmencita Malimban

*Scientific Representative & Grant Manager: Dr Lara Pajewski Legal and Financial Representative: Prof Paolo Atzeni

256 WG Members

TU1208Structure

I.   Highlightproblems,meritsandlimitsofcurrentGPRsystemsinCEapplica(ons.

II.   Designandrealiseinnova(veGPRsystems.

III.   Developinnova(veprotocolsandguidelinesforaneffec(veGPRuseinCEtasksàpublishedinahandbookandcons(tuteabasisforEUStandards.

IV.  ImproveEMmodelling/inversion/data-processingmethodsàfreewaretools

V.   Comparison with GPR technology and methodology used in differentapplica(ons,andintegra(onwithotherNDTtechniquesforCEapplica(ons.

VI.   Promo(onofamorewidespread,advancedandeffec(veuseofGPRinCE.

VII.  Organiza(onofahigh-levelmodulartrainingprogram.

• Interac(onwithotherCOSTAc(ons;establishmentofcoopera(onwith

TU1208KeyObjec(ves

ResearchersfromdifferentscienCficdisciplines(civilandelectronicengineers,

architects,geophysicsexperts,archaeologists,…)

NDTequipmentdesignersandproducers

Endusersfromprivatecompanies

Somepublicagencies

77MCMembers&Subs(tuteMembersfrom29COSTCountries&CS

13MCObserversfrom6NearNeighbourCountries

11MCObserversfrom6Interna(onalPartnerCountries

AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, IE, IL, IT, LV, M, MK, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, TR, UK

AL, ARM, ET, RUS, UKR, JOR

>300WorkingGroupMembers

>150Ins(tu(ons

EconomicDimension:

60millionsofEUR

AUS, CO, HK, PI, RWA, USA

TU1208Par(cipants

WG1NovelGPR

InstrumentaCon

Chair:GuidoManacorda(IT)IDSIngegneriadeiSistemi

Project1.1 Project1.2

Design,realizaConandopCmizaConofinnovaCveGPRequipmentfor themonitoringof transport infrastructures Leader:RaffaelePersico(IT)

Design,modellingandopCmisaConofGPRantennasLeader:CraigWarren(UK)

TU1208WorkingGroup1

Mainac,vi,es:(i)Stateoftheartandopenissues;(ii)NewpulsedGPRcapableofes*ma*ngmechanicalproper*esofroadsfromemdata;(iii)Detailledinstruc*onsto build a cheap FMCWGPR prototype for training purposes; (iv) New stepped-frequencyair-coupledGPRforroad&bridgeinspec*on;(v)recommenda*onsforthesafetyofpeopleandequipmentduringGPRprospec*ng;(vi)Educa*onPack

WG2GPRSurveyingofPavements,Bridges,

Tunnels,Buildings–UClityandVoidSensing

Chair:Chris(naPla((EL)NaConalTechnicalUniversityAthensVice-Chair:XavierDerobert(FR),IFSTTAR

GuidelinesforeffecCveGPRsurveyingof…Project2.1…criCcaltransportinfrastructures(pavements,bridgesandtunnels)

Project2.2…buildings

Project2.3…undergrounduCliCesandvoids,withafocustourbanareas

Project2.4…construcConmaterials

Project2.5DeterminaCon,byusingGPR,ofthevolumetricwatercontentinstructures,sub-structures,foundaConsandsoil

Leader:JosefStryk(CZ)Leader:GraciaVega-Perez(ES)

Leader:X.Derobert(FR)Leader:L.Krysinski(PL)

Leader:FabioTos,(UK)

TU1208WorkingGroup2

Mainac,vi,es:(i)Stateoftheartandopenissues;(ii)Guidelines;(iii)Databaseofradargrams;(iv)Wideseriesofcasestudies;(v)Educa*onPack

WG3EMMethodsforNear

FieldScaderingProblems–DataProcessing

Chair:AntonisGiannopoulos(UK)UniversityofEdinburgh

Vice-Chairs:MaqeoPastorino(IT),UniversityofGenoa,JanVanderKruk(DE),ForschungszentrumJülich

Project3.1ElectromagneCcmodellingforGPR

Project3.2ImagingandinversiontechniquesforGPR

Project3.3Developmentofintrinsicmodelsfordescribingnear-fieldantennaeffects,includingantenna-mediumcoupling,forimprovedradardataprocessingusingfull-waveinversion

Project3.4DevelopmentofadvanceddataprocessingtechniquesforGPR

Leader:SilvestarSesnic(HR)

Leader:AndreaRandazzo(IT)

Leader:S.Lambot(BE)

Leaders:FrancescoBenedeWo(IT)&NikosEconomou(EL)

TU1208WorkingGroup3

Mainac,vi,es:(i)Stateoftheartandopenissues;(ii)Databaseofradargrams;(iii)Freewaretools:gprMax&E2GPR;(iv)Educa*onPack

Project4.1AdvanceduseofGPRforarchaeologicalprospecCngand culturalheritagediagnosCcs

Project4.2AdvanceduseofGPRforthelocalisaConandvitalsigns

detecConofburiedandtrappedpeopleProject4.3AdvanceduseofGPRforthemanagementandprotecConof

waterresourcesProject4.4AdvanceduseofGPRinassociaConwithotherNDTmethods

WG4DifferentapplicaConsofGPRandotherNDTtechnologies

inCivilEngineering

Chair:ImmoTrinks(AT),LudwigBoltzmannInsCtuteforArchaeologicalProspecConandVirtualArchaeologyVice-Chair:MercedesSolla(ES),UniversityofVigo

Leaders:S.Fontul(PT),K.Dimitriadis(EL)

TU1208WorkingGroup4

Leader:W.Neubauer(AT)

Leader:V.Ferrara(IT)

Leader:A.DeCoster(BE)

Mainac,vi,es:(i)Stateoftheartandopenissues;(ii)Casestudies;(iii)Educa*onPack

TU1208TrainingSchools1)COST-ESoATSonMicrowaveImagingandDiagnosCcsMadonnadiCampiglio,Italy,March24-28,2014(39Trainees)2)COST-ESoATSonFutureRadarSystems:Radar2020Karlsruhe,Germany,May5-9,2014(16Trainees)3)COST-UniversitécatholiquedeLouvainTutorialsonGPRBrussels,Belgium,July5,2014(34Trainees)4)COSTTSonCivilEngineeringApplicaConsofGPRPisa,Italy,September22-25,2014(33Trainees)5)COSTHalf-DayTrainingonGPRLondon,UnitedKingom,March4,2015(46Trainees)6)COST-ESoATSonUltraWide-BandAntennas,TechnologiesandApplicaCons,Karlsruhe,Germany,April20-24,2015(18Trainees)

TU1208TrainingSchools7)COSTTSonApplicaConsofGPRinUrbanAreas:theSensiCveCaseofHistoricalCiCes,Cracow,Poland,May5-7,2015(25Trainees)8)COSTTSonGPRforroadpavementassessmentanddetecConofburieduCliCes,London,UnitedKingdom,October12-142015(33Trainees)9)COST-AristotleUniversityofThessalonikiTSonNumericalmodellingofGPRusinggprMax,Thessaloniki,Greece,November9-11,2015(40Trainees)10)COSTTrainingSchoolonApplicaConsofGPRtocivilengineeringandarchaeologyMsida,Malta,January25-29,2015(28Trainees)11)COSTTrainingSchoolonNDTtechniquesforcivilengineeringBarcelona,Spain,March14-18,2016(30Trainees)12)COST-ESoA-EuMATrainingSchoolonFutureRadarSystems:Radar2020-IIediConKarlsruhe,Germany,May2-6,2016(14Trainees)

TU1208EditorialAc(vi(es

TU1208praisedamongrunningAc(onsasCOSTSuccessStory

“TheCi(esofTomorrow:theChallengesofHorizon2020”

Torino,Italy,17-19September2014

TU1208 "Civil engineering applications of Ground Penetrating Radar" (Chair: Lara Pajewski, Roma Tre University) is an interdisciplinary Action and represents a milestone in GPR research, being the first European network ever existed in this field, in line with the spirit and goals of the ERA. In June 2014, it co-organised the 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, the premier forum on GPR.

TU1208NextEvents§  2-6 May 2016: ESoA-COST Training School on Future Radar Systems:

Radar2020(Karlsruhe,Germany)§  Summer 2016: A series ofTechnicalWorkshopsonGPR for Stakeholders

and end-users, to be held in Poland (Warsaw, Cracow, Torun, Kielce),Greece(Athens)andRomania(Bucharest)

§  10-14 October 2016: ESoA-COST Training School on microwave imaginganddiagnosCcs(Taormina,IT)(GRANTS)

§  7-9November2016:GeneralMee(ng(Split,HR)§  10-12November 2016:Training Schoolon electromagneCcmodelling for

GPR(Split,HR)(GRANTS)§  25-27 January 2017: Training School on GPR surveying of transport

infrastructure(Lisbon,PT)(GRANTS)§  29-31March2017:FinalConference(Warsaw,Poland)

§  Short-TermScien(ficMissions

COSTissupportedbytheEUFrameworkProgrammeHorizon2020

Thank you! Join COST Action TU1208!

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