Ground Penetrating Radar Instrumentation for Multidisciplinary Work

探地雷达(GPR)作为一种实用工具在工程和应用科学中得到了广泛的应用，尽管它通常没有出现在大学的课程和教科书中。制造商的大力发展已经生产出不比其他类型的工程地球物理设备更昂贵的系统。探地雷达产生的图形横截面将使其适合非工程师使用，或在教学的早期阶段使用。该设备还通过将数据传输到图形工作站，以高度定量的方式使用。我们的课程缺乏动手能力。在使用这种现代工具的经验上，我们建议通过获取探地雷达仪器并将其纳入四个系的课程来纠正不足：1.地质工程、地质学、和地球物理学2.土木与环境工程3.电气工程4.社会科学(考古学)GPR将影响四个部门的29门课程，以及工程中的妇女和少数族裔项目。

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is widely used as a practical tool in engineering and applied science, even though it is generally absent from university curricula and textbooks. Vigorous development by manufacturers has produced systems which are no more expensive than other types of engineering geophysical equipment. The graphical cross sections produced by GPR will make it suitable for use by non.engineers or at a very early stage of instruction. The equipment is also used in a highly quantitative mode by transferring the data to graphic workstations. Our curricula lack hands.on experience with this modern tool, and we propose to correct deficiency by acquiring GPR instrumentation and incorporating it into four departmental curricula: 1. Geological Engineering, Geology, and Geophysics 2. Civil and Environmental Engineering 3. Electrical engineering 4. Social Science (Archaeology) GPR will impact twenty.nine courses in four departments and the Women in Engineering and Minorities in Engineering Programs.