An In-Situ Assessment of Wood-in-Service Using Microwave Technologies, with a Focus on Assessing Hardwood Power Poles

Graham Brodie; Deepan Babu Thanigasalam; Peter Farrell; Allison Kealy; John French; Berhan Ahmed (Shiday)

doi:10.3390/insects11090568

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An In-Situ Assessment of Wood-in-Service Using Microwave Technologies, with a Focus on Assessing Hardwood Power Poles

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An In-Situ Assessment of Wood-in-Service Using Microwave Technologies, with a Focus on Assessing Hardwood Power Poles

Graham Brodie, Deepan Babu Thanigasalam, Peter Farrell, Allison Kealy, John French and Berhan Ahmed (Shiday)

Insects, Vol.11(9), pp.1-15

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090568

PMCID: PMC7564177

PMID: 32854187

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Abstract

wood

wooden

poles

microwave

radar

termites

decay

Wooden power poles and their ongoing inspection represent a significant investment for most electrical power utilities. This study explored the potential for using microwave fields to non-invasively assess the state of hardwood power poles in a field experiment. Two strategies were assessed: 2.4 GHz microwave field transmission through the pole; and mutual coupling between antennae using a 10.525 GHz radar module applied to the surface of the pole. Both systems distinguished between sound hardwood poles and those which were compromised by decay and subterranean termite attack and infestation.

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Title: An In-Situ Assessment of Wood-in-Service Using Microwave Technologies, with a Focus on Assessing Hardwood Power Poles
Authors: Graham Brodie (Author) - The University of Melbourne
Deepan Babu Thanigasalam (Author) - The University of Melbourne
Peter Farrell (Author) - The University of Melbourne
Allison Kealy (Author) - RMIT University
John French (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Berhan Ahmed (Shiday) (Author) - The University of Melbourne
Publication details: Insects, Vol.11(9), pp.1-15
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.3390/insects11090568
ISSN: 2075-4450
PMID: 32854187; PMC7564177
Copyright note: Copyright (c) 2020 the Authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Grants: Investigate control of in-situ termite and decay protection and control using microwave technologies, LP0776778, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99482308602621
Output Type: Journal article

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