Non-destructive testing of concrete

Turner, M.

Non-destructive testing of concrete - 1992 - CS Monthly 2(1) September 1992, 10-11(2) .

Reviews the range of techniques employed in on-site testing of concrete for condition and durability. The purposes of such inspection are identified and the methods listed.


BOROSCOPES
BRE PERMEABILITY TEST
BRE SCREED TESTER
CONCRETE RESISTIVITY
CONCRETE SURFACE POTENTIAL
COVER METERS
CRACK MEASUREMENT
GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY
INFRA RED THERMOGRAPHY
INITIAL SURFACE ABSORPTION
INTERNAL FRACTURE TEST
LOAD TESTING
METAL DETECTORS
MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION
MOISTURE METERS
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
PHENOLPHTHALEIN
PILE INTEGRITY TESTING
PULL-OUT TEST
PULSE ECHO TECHNIQUES
PUSH-OFF TEST
SCHMIDT HAMMER
ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT
WINDSOR PROBE
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY