Bridge Displacements Monitoring Using Space-Borne X-Band SAR Interferometry
Bridge Displacements Monitoring Using Space-Borne X-Band SAR Interferometry
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2017
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Lazecky,M
Hlavacova,I
Bakon,M
Joaquim João Sousa
Perissin,D
Patricio,G
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The development of interferometric methodologies for deformation monitoring that are able to deal with long time series of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images made the detection of seasonal effects possible by decomposing the differential SAR phase. In the case of monitoring of man-made structures, particularly bridges, the use of high-resolution X-band SAR data allows the determination of three major components with significant influence on the SAR phase: the linear deformation trend, the height of structures over terrain, and the thermal expansion. In the case of stable metallic or (reinforced) concrete structures, this last effect can reach a magnitude comparable to or even exceeding the other phase components. In this review, we present two case studies that confirm the feasibility of InSAR techniques for bridge deformation monitoring and our original approach to refine the thermal expansion component.