Infrastructure is the backbone of our nation’s economy. The ability to get to work on time, get goods to market and safely travel relies on the condition of our infrastructure. Our nation’s infrastructure averages over 50 year old and is ageing and deteriorating at a faster pace than they can be repaired. Although the infrastructure is required to be inspected at regular intervals the inspection methods have not kept up to allow the asset owners to properly maintain them. If infrastructure is maintained properly on regular intervals, then its service life span can be extended. Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC) provides inspection services through non-destructive testing methods and robotic engineering. We have patented technologies for various specific needs related to inspection and monitoring issues of the different structures like bridges, roads, high mast light poles and more says Doug Thaler, Exec. Vice President.
Here we will discuss some features of our in-house technology BridgeScan®.
What it is?
It is a patented bridge deck inspection service which utilizes non-destructive testing methods to cater following needs
• Identify rebar pattern
• Locate crack and monitor its progression over time
• Fill density assessment
• Locate delamination, deboning and concrete deterioration
• Abutment water intrusion assessment
• Void detection under approach slab
• Prepare condition assessment report for the asset owner
• Identifies 12 levels of deterioration.
• Conducts bridge deck & approach slab deterioration assessment.
Why it was built?
Traditional method of chain dragging or visual inspection of bridge deck has many drawbacks and limitations like
• It provides subjective results
• Poses risk to public and crew’s life with lane closures and the parking of heavy equipment on the bridge.
• It is time, cost and labour intensive
• Unable to locate delamination from internal layers
BridgeScan® effectively takes care of these problems and has many advantages over traditional methods of bridge inspection
• Offers quantitative results
• Allows the asset owner or DOT to properly allocate assets
• Provides actionable items for repair
• Create 2D and 3D images for analysis
• Accurately create the rebar patterns
• Detect cracks, voids, delamination and deboning
• Reconstruct bridge beam configuration
How it is used?
Although it is a computerized robotic device it is operated by the same bridge inspectors that currently inspect our bridges. Data gathered during the inspection by the device can be analysed in real time without interfering with the integrity or functionality of the bridge’s surface and subsurface.
What problem does it solve?
It detects any kind of minor or major deterioration on super surface and subsurface and creates a detailed illustration in 2D and 3D. Moreover, it stores data for later analysis and works on any kind of bridges old and new. The bridge does not need to be closed and traffic can move easily during bridge inspections. All bridge inspections conducted by IPC are conducted within the DOT’s (Department of Transportations) current maintenance budgets.
To know more IPC and their products and services, check out their website https://www.infrastructurepc.com/ or contact them at info@infrastructurepc.com.
Here we will discuss some features of our in-house technology BridgeScan®.
What it is?
It is a patented bridge deck inspection service which utilizes non-destructive testing methods to cater following needs
• Identify rebar pattern
• Locate crack and monitor its progression over time
• Fill density assessment
• Locate delamination, deboning and concrete deterioration
• Abutment water intrusion assessment
• Void detection under approach slab
• Prepare condition assessment report for the asset owner
• Identifies 12 levels of deterioration.
• Conducts bridge deck & approach slab deterioration assessment.
Why it was built?
Traditional method of chain dragging or visual inspection of bridge deck has many drawbacks and limitations like
• It provides subjective results
• Poses risk to public and crew’s life with lane closures and the parking of heavy equipment on the bridge.
• It is time, cost and labour intensive
• Unable to locate delamination from internal layers
BridgeScan® effectively takes care of these problems and has many advantages over traditional methods of bridge inspection
• Offers quantitative results
• Allows the asset owner or DOT to properly allocate assets
• Provides actionable items for repair
• Create 2D and 3D images for analysis
• Accurately create the rebar patterns
• Detect cracks, voids, delamination and deboning
• Reconstruct bridge beam configuration
How it is used?
Although it is a computerized robotic device it is operated by the same bridge inspectors that currently inspect our bridges. Data gathered during the inspection by the device can be analysed in real time without interfering with the integrity or functionality of the bridge’s surface and subsurface.
What problem does it solve?
It detects any kind of minor or major deterioration on super surface and subsurface and creates a detailed illustration in 2D and 3D. Moreover, it stores data for later analysis and works on any kind of bridges old and new. The bridge does not need to be closed and traffic can move easily during bridge inspections. All bridge inspections conducted by IPC are conducted within the DOT’s (Department of Transportations) current maintenance budgets.
To know more IPC and their products and services, check out their website https://www.infrastructurepc.com/ or contact them at info@infrastructurepc.com.
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