Why do we need Non-Destructive Testing
Obtain Field Data and Measurements when accurate records are not available:
Construction Mistakes
Illegal Additions
Historical Buildings
Lack of As-builts
Here Is How We Can Help
Our service encompasses the following :
- Non-Destructive Tools – Radar (High/Low Frequency Radio Waves), Magnetic/ Electrical Conductivity, and Radioactive (X-Rays and Gamma Rays).
- Other tools – Swiss Hammer, Infra-red Cameras, Moisture Content, Pile Driving Analyzers and Weld Integrity
- What do we get out of it? – Rebar Cover, size, location and condition (corrosion), conduit location, slab thickness, voids in slab and broken post/ pre-stressed tendons.
- What is GPR? – Non Destructive Testing Tool that uses radar in high and low frequency radio waves, to identify the location of buried items. Can be used in concrete and ground.
- Practical Uses – As-Built Certificates for Illegal Additions and Historical Buildings