STUDY ON SOUNDNESS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES BY NDT APPROACH

Abstract

Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques, are being used for Structural Health Evaluation. Structures are assemblies of load carrying member capable of safely transferring the superimposed loads to the foundations. Their main and most looked after property is the strength of the material that they are made of. Concrete, as we all know, is an integral material used for construction purposes. Thus, strength of concrete used, is required to be ‘known’ before starting with any kind of analysis. The various methods and techniques, called as NDT. In recent years, innovative NDT methods, which can be used for the assessment of existing structures, have become available for concrete structures, but are still not established for regular inspections. Therefore, the objective of this project is to study the applicability, performance, availability, complexity and restrictions of NDT.