SONISCOPE TESTS CONCRETE STRUCTURES

THE SONISCOPE, AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES GROUP VELOCI- TIES THROUGH AS MUCH AS 50 FT. OF CONCRETE, WAS USED FOR DAMS AND 5 HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS IN 12 STATES. REPEATED TESTS PERMITTED STUDY OF CHANGES IN THE CONDITION OF THE CONCRETE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP VELOCITIES INDICATING THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE VALUE OF THE RESULTS INCREASES WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIALS, MIX DESIGN, METHOD OF PLACEMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STRUCTURE BEING TESTED. /PCA/

• Authors:
  • Whitehurst, E A
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Portland Cement Assoc R & D Lab Bull
  • Issue Number: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete bridges; Concrete pavements; Concrete placing; Concrete structures; Concrete tests; Field tests; Mix design; Structural analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Soniscope
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213488
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Portland Cement Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 36
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 25 1970 12:00AM