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Condition Assessment

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Visual Inspection

The intent of a visual inspection is to document all notable aspects of the structure in question. These may consist of cracking, surface scaling, spalling, or even discoloration of the concrete itself. The results from the visual inspection dictate the next steps of the assessment. Which non-destructive test methods make sense for the deterioration mechanisms at hand? Do we need to extract cores for laboratory testing? Most importantly - clear documentation of the visual inspection helps communicate potential issues with engineers, owners, and repair contractors.

Non-Destructive Testing

 

   Voss Laboratories can provide the following testing services:

  • Reinforcement Spacing with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

  • Delamination Survey (Hammer Sounding)

  • Void Detection with Impact-Echo (ASTM C1383)

  • Loss of Support Detection with Impulse-Response (ASTM C1740)

  • Half-Cell Potential Testing

  • Corrosion Rate Testing

  • Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Testing

  • In-situ Resistivity of Concrete

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Destructive Testing

Voss Laboratories has extensive experience performing the following destructive test methods:

  • Concrete Coring

  • Tensile Pull-Off Testing (ASTM C1583)

  • Anchor Testing

  • Rebar Sampling

  • Specialized Test Design

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