DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES. REPORT 1. PRESENT PRACTICES

The Concrete Laboratory (CL) has used nondestructive testing (NDT) in the evaluation of concrete and concreting materials. In recent years, more emphasis has been placed on the inspection and structural evaluation of completed Corps of Engineers structures. The need for a capability to predict, prior to placement, certain properties of concrete mixtures after hardening has been realized. This report discusses the history, progress to date, and needs for future research and development in the field of NDT.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Thornton, HTJ
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Concrete; Concrete structures; Development; Diagnostic tests; Diffraction; Dynamic loads; Evaluation; Forecasting; Inspection; Methodology; Nondestructive tests; Petrography; Pulses; Research; Resonance frequency; Structural members; Technology; Ultrasonic tests; X ray analysis; X rays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic response; Research and development; X-ray diffraction
• Old TRIS Terms: X ray diagnostics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169409
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WES-MP-C-77-11-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM