Delineation of fractures using a 2D GPR processing strategy for 3D imaging: weak zones within carbonates at the archaeological site of Xochicalco in MexicoDelineation of fractures using a 2D GPR processing strategy for 3D imaging: weak zones within carbonates at the archaeological site of Xochicalco in Mexico Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2022-10-312021enThe use of GPR data multipath summation on data acquired over parallel study lines is presented here within the framework of a study on the effects of natural hazards on cultural heritage areas in order to image weak zones within carbonates, such as fractures and caverns. This study was realized at the archeological site of Xochicalco in Mexico, where fractures and caverns are potential sources of the degradation of the archeological remains. Dense parallel GPR study lines spaced every 0.25 m were surveyed using a 400 MHz monostatic antenna with the aim to image possible weak zones in three dimensions. We used a 2D imaging approach, namely, the method of multipath summation, which efficiently focused the scattered energy within the GPR sections. The study revealed, at depths of 1.6m and 1.8m, several linear events attributed to fractures, leading to the preliminary conclusion of this on-going project that cracks on the walls of the Quetzalcoatl Temple after a large earthquake in 2017 are prone to instability of carbonates rocks. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Applied Sciences1113Economou_et_al_Appl. Sci._11(13)_ 2021.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2022-10-31application/pdf28.1 MBfree Oikonomou Nikolaos Οικονομου Νικολαος Bano Maksim Ortega Ramírez, José R MDPI 3D imaging Multipath summation Time-varying spectral whitening Fractures Caverns Limestone Cultural heritage Quetzalcoatl Temple