Publications
LOK-TEST & CAPO-TEST for in-place strength
- Section 1: Theoretical Analysis, Fracture Mechanism and Correlations
- Section 2: Rationale and testing cases, Standards.
- Section 3: Hardware, Testing Procedures and Instruments.
- ACI publication: CAPO-TEST to Estimate Concrete Strength in Bridges.
- In-Place Strength Without testing cores.
- Core Testing
- CAPO-TEST Video
- Publications
AVA for Air Void Analysis of fresh concrete:
BOND-TEST for Tensile Strength:
Literature:
- Hindo.K.R: “In-place Bond Testing and Surface Preparation of Concrete “, Concrete International, April 1990, Vol 12. No.4 (360 KB)
- Petersen, C.G., Dahlblom, O. & Worters, P.: Bond-Test of Concrete and Overlays”, International Conference on NDT in Civil Engineering, Liverpool University, U.K., April 8-11th, 1997 (217 KB)
- Li, S., Frantz G.C & Stephens, J.E.: “Application of pull off test to assess the durability of Bond between new and old concrete subjected to deicer salts”, SP 168-13, American Concrete Institute, Michigan, USA (373 KB)
- Petersen, C.G.: “Impact-echo testing for evaluating de-bonding of composite slabs prior to measuring the adhesion strength by pull-off in bonded areas”, In-Situ Testing A/S, Emdrupvej 102, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct.28th, 1999 (259 KB)
- Collins, B.A.: “Field Application of In-Situ Tensile Pull- off Tests”, Concrete Repair Bulletin, July/August 2004 (107 KB)
- Yun, K.K et al: “In Situ Criteria of Pull-Off Test for Measuring the Bond Strength of Latex Modified Concrete Overlay”, TRB 2004 Annual Conf., Washington, U.S, January 2004 (280 KB)
- Petersen, C.G. et al: “BOND-TEST Background Information” 2015 (2MB)
Acceptance Criteria ans Statistics:
DOCter Impact-Echo Test System:
- KUUSJOKI BRIDGE (U-2306) Condition Assessment of Surface Structures by using NDT and DT Inspection Techniques, RAMBOLL FINLAND OY (2.5 MB)
- Onsite measurements of concrete structures using Impact-echo and Impulse Response (4 MB)
- DOCter Impact-Echo Testing cases (813 KB)
- DOCter Impact-Echo Testing for delaminations in marine anchor blocks, PPP (3.5 MB)
- DOCter Impact-Echo Testing of Steel Cable Ducts for voids, PPP (6.2 MB)
- Viking software version 6.0 & DOC-2000 (840 KB)
- Viking 6.0 software instruction manual (4.3 MB)
GalvaPulse for Corrosion Rate, Half-Cell Potential and Electronic Resistance:
Germann Water Permeability Test (GWT):
- Cark, A. I. – The influence of silica fume and curing temperature on water permeability of concrete
- Permeability of concrete: A study intended for the “In-Situ” valuation using portable instruments and traditional techniques
- Trezos, K. G.: WATER PERMEABILITY OF SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE
- Mohammadi, B. & Nokken, M.: Development of Concrete Water Absorption Testing for Quality Control
ICAR Rheometer:
- Rheology & ICAR Plus Introduction.pdf (685 KB)
- ICAR Rheometer – Video (90 MB)
- ICAR Rheometer.pdf (120 KB)
- ICAR Plus Banner (6 MB)
- Introduction ICAR Plus Rheometer (369 kB)
- Ferraris, Overview ACI238 Guide (120 KB)
- Daczko, Testing (1.05 MB)
- Khayat, Rheology Worability (2.8 MB)
- Rheological parameters of fresh concrete/ Comparison of Rheometers (1,902 KB)
PROOVE’it (RCPT):
- Bognacki, C.J., Pirozzi, M., Marsano, J. & Baumann, W: Rapid Chloride Permeability Testing’s Suitability for Use in Perofmance-Based Specifications, Concrete International, May 2010. (611 KB)
- Cussigh, F., Bonnard, V .,Carde, C. & Houdusse, O.: RION ANTIRION BRIDGE PROJECTS-Concrete Durability Towards Corrosion Risk, CONSEC ’07 Tours, France (684 KB)
- Harikiopoulou, Papanikolas & Lykoudis: Concrete Durability towards corrosion risk – Protection strategy applied on the Rion-Antirion Bridge Project, CONSEC ’07 Tours, France (108 KB)
- Hassanian, M.: The New Sitra Bridges, Concrete International (1.08 MB)
- Nokken, M.R. &Hooton, R.D.: Electrical Conductivity Testing, Concrete International, Oct 2006 (404 KB MB)
- Lane, S.L. Detwiler, R.J. & Hooton, R.D.: Testing Transport Properties in Concrete, Concrete International, Nov 2010 (1.66 MB)
- Hooton, R.D. & Karkar, E.: Specifying Fluid Penetration Resistance of Concretes ICDC, 2012 (1.08 MB)
- Nokken, M.R. & Hooton, R.D.: Develepment of Early-Age Impermeability in High-Performance Concretes, PCI Bridge Conference and PCI/FHWA International Symposium on High Performance Concrete, Orlando FL 19-22,2003 (855 KB)
- Andrade, C., d’Andrea, R., Castillo, A. & Castellote, M.: The Use of Electrical Resistivity as NDT Method for Specification of the Durability of Reinforced Concrete, NDTCE’09, Nantes, France June 30th-July 3rd, 2009 (614 KB)
- Kaasgaard, M., Pade, C, Jonsson, U & Munch-Petersen, C: Comparison of Durability Parameters of self-compacting concrete and conventional slump concrete designed for marine enviroment, Nordic Concrete Research, Nordic Concrete Federation 1/2013, Publication No. 47, Oslo, Norway, 2013 (524 KB)
- Gjørv, O.E.: Durability Design and Quality Assurance of Concrete Infrastructures, Concrete International, Sept 2012 (900 KB)
- Gjørv, O.E.: Durability Design of Concrete Structures in Severe Enviroments, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway 2011 (2.06 MB)
- Gjørv, O.E.: Performance vs Prescriptive Durability Requirements, a Case Study, Norwegian University of Sience and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, 2011 (859 KB)
- Yazbeck & Wassim Mansour: Towards Performance Based Specifications, case Study on Construction Projects in Abu Dhabi, Readymix Abu Dhabi, 2012 (3.187 MB)
- Chloride Penetration in Concrete. Short overview and available Systems, 2015 (1.88 MB)
Rapid Air for air void analysis of hardened content:
- U.H. Jakobsen: “THE RAPIDAIR SYSTEM FOR AIR VOID ANALYSIS OF HARDENED CONCRETE – A ROUND ROBIN STUDY”.
- C. Pade, U. H. Jakobsen, and J. Elsen: “NEW AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THE AIR VOID SYSTEM IN HARDENED CONCRETE”.
- T. D. Hanson: “Evaluation of the RapidAir 457 Air Void Analyzer by Iowa Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration”.
Rapid Chloride Test System:
Chlorides in concrete, overview:
RCT and correlations
- RCT Comparison (27 KB)
- Rapid Chloride Test, RCT-Metoden. In Danish (501 KB)
- Rapid Chloride Test, The RCT Method (295 KB)
- RCT Data summary of 14 correlations between RCT measurements and laboratory measurements (Volhadt Titrations, coulour titrations, ion cromatography and outo analysis). (303 KB)
- Reference Concrete Powders with known amount of chloride content (163 KB)
- Chloride attack of reinforced concrete: an overview (650 KB)
Chloride Profiles and Service Life:
- The Profile Grinder PF-1100, Mark II (441 KB)
- Threshold values of chloride concentration in concrete in different enviroment. In Danish (131 KB)
- Chloride Profiles, Analysis and Interpretation of Observations (1 MB)
- On a Model of chloride ingress in concrete having time dependant diffusion coefficient (625 MB)
- Chloride ingress into and lifetime of marine reinforced concrete structures (1 MB)
- Characteristic Value of initiation time with special referanceto marine RC structures(605KB)
- Chloride Penetration in Concrete. Short overview and available Systems, 2015 (1.88 MB)
Application examples of the RCT:
- Chloride exposure on Gimsoystraumen Bridge-results from extended condition survey (394 KB)
- Chloride penetration in marine enviroment. (220 KB)
- Field measurement and experience of chloride induced of reinforcement in submerged structures (500 KB)
- Chloride corrosion in Danish Road-Bridge Columns (630 MB)
- Investigation of Popout and Scalling in Concrete Driveways (410 KB)
- Prediction of Service Life and Choice of Repair Strategy (280 KB)
- Testing Examples (370KB)
Impulse-Response Publications
s’MASH Impulse Response System:
- From theory to field experience with the non-destructive vibration testing of piles,(1.16 MB)
- The nondestructive impulse response test in North America: 1985-2001 (810 KB)
- Theoretical interpretation of impulse response test of embedded concrete structures (633 MB)
- Impact-Echo and Impulse Response Testing,(572 KB)
- Nondestructive evaluation of prestressed concrete bridges using impulse response (627 KB)
- Verification of concrete placement in postensioned bridge box girders using a rapid nondestructive test method (562 KB)
- Nondestructive Testing Verifies Quality of Repair (392KB)
- Rapid and economical evaluation of concrete tunnel linings with impulse response and impulse radar nondestructive methods (667 KB)
- Industrual floors on ground (544 KB)
- The economic benefit of impulse response testing (377 KB)
- High-tech testing, evaluation & repair of earthquake-damage concrete structures (861 KB)
- Working for keeps, Nondestructive testing helps owners restore historic bridges (272 KB)
- In-situ Quality of Structural Strengthening by Epoxy-Bonded CFRP-Strips (648 KB)
- Nondestructive evaluation of concrete problems in some large-volume structures (559 KB)
- Locating Concrete Consolidation Problems using the Nondestructive Impulse Response Test (706 KB)
- Impact-Echo and Impulse Response Strees Wave Methods: Advantages and Limitations for the evaluation of Highway Pavement Concrete Overlays (560 KB)
- Testing of Pipelines with Impulse Response. In French (3.45 MB)
- KUUSJOKI BRIDGE (U-2306) Condition Assessment of Surface Structures by using NDT and DT Inspection Techniques, RAMBOLL FINLAND OY (2.5 MB)
- Repair monitoring using Impulse – Response method (6 MB)
- Slide show of the s’MASH, PPP (1.4 MB)
- Evaluation of Historic Reinforced Concrete Bridges (1 MB)
- Rapid non-destructive test method at the Taiwan High-Speed Rail project (432 KB)
- s’MASH Testing Cases (374 KB)
- s’MASH VIDEO demonstration (25 MB)
- Integrity, ACI Oct. 2010 (7.6 MB)
- Inspection, evaluation and repair monitoring of cracked concrete floor using NDT methods(3.01 MB)
- s’MASH – Spanish.pdf
s’MASH Pile Testing System:
- Clausen. J.S., Nikolaos, Z. and Knudsen, A., “Onsite measurements of concrete structures using Impact echo and Impulse Response” (3 MB)
- Gassman, S.L. and Finno,R.J., “CUTOFF FREQUENCIES FOR IMPULSE RESPONSE TESTS OF EXISTING FOUNDATIONS” (190 KB)
- GORZELANCZYK, T., SADOWSKI, L. and SCHABOWICZ, K., “NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF THE CONCRETE PREFABRICATED PILE LENGTH USING IMPULSE RESPONSE sMASH” (1 MB)
Ultrasonic-Echo
- Hoegh, K., Khazanovich, L., Correlation Analysis of 2D Tomographic Images for Flaw Detection in Pavements. ASTM International. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. Volume 40. Issue 2. March 2012. (4 MB)
- Hoegh, K., Khazanovich, L., Yu, H.T., CONCRETE PAVEMENT JOINT DIAGNOSTICS USING ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAPHY (9 MB)
- Hoegh K., Khazanovich L., Yu H.T. Ultrasonic Tomography Technique for Evaluation of Concrete Pavements. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2232, pp. 85-94. 2011. (4 MB)
- Hoegh, K., Khazanovich, L., Maser, K., Tran, N., EVALUATION OF AN ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTING DELAMINATION IN ASPHALT PAVEMENTS (2.3 MB)
- INSPECTION OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE ROAD BRIDGES BY ULTRASOUND 3D TOMOGRAPHER SYSTEM, PPP (7 MB)
- MIRA Tomographer.pdf (722 KB)
- EyeCon.pdf (86 KB)
- Surfer.pdf (70 KB)
- NEW EXTENSION HANDLE FOR THE MIRA ANTENNA.pdf (625 KB)
- Evaluación de Integridad Estructural mediante Tomografía Tridimensional Utrasónica (MIRA). Parte 1
- Evaluación de Integridad Estructural mediante Tomografía Tridimensional Utrasónica (MIRA). Parte 2
- Testing of honeycombing in a Reinforced Concrete Slab using Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo (EYECON)
- Non-Destructive Testing of joints in precast element structures using DOCTER Impact-Echo and MIRA Ultrasonic-Echo Methods