AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING DELAMINATION IN CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS

SOME OF THE METHODS EMPLOYED FOR DELAMINATION DETECTION ARE DESCRIBED ALONG WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION, AND THE COMPLETED INSTRUMENT RESULTING FROM THE RESEARCH. EVALUATION TESTS INDICATE THAT THE INSTRUMENT PROVIDES A PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE ROUTINE DETECTION OF BRIDGE DECK DELAMINATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THE INSTRUMENT WAS FOUND TO BE INSENSITIVE TO DECK TEXTURE, OR TO THIN ASPHALTIC SURFACING LAYERS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Res Rept 130-4, 29PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Moore, W M
  • Swift, G
  • Milberger, L J
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Bridge decks; Concrete; Delamination; Detectors; Evaluation; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance personnel; Pavement layers; Surfacing; Testing; Texture
• Old TRIS Terms: Detecting devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219408
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1970 12:00AM