Discipline: Technology and Engineering
Subcategory: Civil/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering
Session: 2
Room: Exhibit Hall A
Rashaun Inman - Savannah State University
Below the Earth’s subsurface is home to over a million different species, structures, soils, and artifacts yet to be discovered. As an engineer, one of our duties is to create images of the underground world that we cannot directly see. The purpose of this study is to collect and analyze data using a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to evaluate the subsurface. GPRs are commonly used in the engineering world for utility locating, concrete evaluations, forensics, and thermal imaging by transmitting high frequency radio waves into the ground. When these waves encounter an object or material it sends a reflection back to the surface which the radar picks up a location in nanoseconds to measure the distance underground (GSSI Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc., 2019). The overall objectives are to effectively operate the GPR device by performing multiple sample tests, analyze sample underground imaging data sets to interpret underground object detection and location, and summarize these processes to allow for easy future GPR testing.
References: GSSI Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (2019). GPR for Utility Mapping and Locating | UtilityScan Pro System | GSSI. [online] Available at: https://www.geophysical.com/products/utilityscan-pro [Accessed 9 Jul. 2019]
Conyers, Lawrence B. Interpreting Ground-Penetrating Radar for Archaeology. Left Coast Press, 2014. Funder Acknowledgements: I am thankful for B. Knakiewicz, C. Devi, Savannah State University and PSLSAMP program for the opportunity and endless help and support throughout this research experience. Faculty Advisor/ Mentor: Dr. Bryan Knakiewicz, bknakie@gmail.com
Funder Acknowledgement(s): Savannah State University's PSLSAMP
Faculty Advisor: Bryan Knakiewicz, bknakie@gmail.com
Role: the study and operation of the equipment/ data analysis