What Can a Concrete Scanner Detect? Reinforcement, Services, Tendons and Voids
A concrete scanner can provide valuable information about reinforcement, post-tensioning tendons, embedded services, ducts, voids and changes withi…
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Concrete Cover Surveys Explained: Methods and Equipment
A concrete cover survey measures the distance between the surface of a concrete element and the nearest face of its embedded reinforcement. It is c…
Concrete Scanning Before Drilling or Coring in Reinforced Concrete Slabs
Concrete scanning before drilling or coring is used to reduce the risk of striking reinforcement, post-tensioning tendons, embedded services, ducts…
How Ground-Penetrating Radar Is Used to Scan Concrete
Ground-penetrating radar is one of the most widely used methods for investigating concealed features within reinforced concrete. Commonly shortened…
Can GPR Detect Post-Tensioning Tendons?
Ground-penetrating radar can often detect post-tensioning tendons and tendon ducts within concrete slabs. The method is widely used before drilling…
Concrete Scanning Explained: Methods, Uses and Site Limitations
Concrete scanning is used to investigate what may be hidden inside slabs, walls, beams, columns and other concrete elements before drilling, coring…