Back to Main page Concrete Xray (Ferroscan) Areas of Application Verification | Checking coverage | Avoiding rebar hits »Verification of reinforcement Situation  Change of use of building when plans are not at hand  Acceptance inspection of concrete components  Checking reinforcement before structural repair  Verification of lenth of overlap  Post installed reinforcement What information is required?  Position of reinforcing bars  Diameter of reinforcing bars  Depth of coverage Types of scan  Mainly Imagescan but also Quickscan Examples  Industrial buildings, ceilings and decks, beams, supporting columns »Checking coverage Δ Situation  Building acceptance inspections  Coverage checking over a large area during renovation  Quality control What information is required?  Depth of coverage Types of scan  Mainly Quickscan but also Imagescan in difficult situations Examples  Tunnels, bridges, underground car parks »Avoiding rebar hits Δ Situation  Hammer drilling or core drilling without (costly!) problem of contacting rebars  No cutting through statically relevant reinforcing bars  Achieve considerably longer drill bit life What information is required?  Position Types of scan  Ditection by Quickscan but also Imagescan where penetrations are made Examples  Repetitive fastening applications, ventilation ducts, penetrations etc. Back to Main page Phone: (902) 456-4244 FAX: (902) 463-1608 http://www.undergroundconsulting.com/ ucsinc@ns.sympatico.ca