To date, however, NDE measurement methods have not been widely adopted. The reasons for this are twofold: 1. The state-of-the-art has not been developed to the point where the techniques are routinely implemented in the field; and 2. There has been a lack of well planned and thought out programs to obtain the kind of basic measurements and theory that are essential to evaluating proposed non-destructive techniques (Al-Qadi et al., 1995b). Since NDE is a powerful tool in assessing the performance and characteristics of constructed facilities, the development and implementation of an accurate and widely accepted non-destructive method of assessment is desirable.

GPR is one of several NDE methods for bridge decks that has been proposed and tested over the last couple of decades. One of the potential advantages of GPR is that it is able to analyze a bridge deck rapidly without having to contact the slab. This enables configuring a test system that can evaluate bridge decks with a minimal disruption to traffic.

The leading cause of deterioration in reinforced concrete bridge decks is believed to be a progressive breakdown that begins with the application of deicing salts and harsh environmental and loading conditions and ends with the disintegration of the roadway. The intermediate steps are: 1. The diffusion of chloride ions, from these chemicals, into the concrete. 2. Once the chloride ions penetrate to the rebar surface, they break down the passive iron oxide film that normally protects the steel. 3. The breakdown of the passivation layer enables rebar corrosion to initiate. 4. As rebar steel corrodes, it expands, sometimes with an increased volume ratio of five. 5. The expansion of the corroded rebar steel causes tensile forces in the concrete, which, in turn causes cracks in the concrete. 6. The appearance of cracks in the concrete promotes further chloride ion, water and oxygen penetration to the rebars, which accelerates the corrosion process. 7. The corrosion and cracking process continues with end result being the formation of large cracks, commonly referred to as delaminations. The delaminations often run horizontally in the bridge deck from rebar to rebar, but eventually emerge at the surface in the form of large spalls, or potholes (Joyce, 1984; Manning and Holt, 1980; and Escalante et al. 1984).

In colder states, such as those in New England, the condition of concrete disintegration due to cycles of freezing and thawing appears to be as prevalent as delamination due to rebar corrosion (Maser, 1989). Concrete disintegration caused by freeze thaw damage to the cement matrix is known as scaling, and reduces the concrete to a gravely matrix which may contain either air or water (Maser and Kim Roddis, 1990; and (Maser and Kim Roddis, 1990; and Carter et al., 1986). In this mode of disintegration, moisture accumulates within the bridge deck. As the moisture freezes it expands. When the tensile force due to this expansion exceeds the tensile strength of the concrete cracking occurs. This leads to a “waterfall” effect in which the cracks grow, allowing them to retain more water that causes them to grow more. Subsurface moisture may also cause delamination between pavement layers, allowing heavy traffic to dislodge chunks of surface pavement from the weakened road, resulting in the condition referred to as spalling (Smith, 1995).
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