Post tension cable assessment uses robotics to peer through the cables that hold up our nations bridges, dams and heavily loaded concrete structures in order to help maintain, repair and extend their service life.
Infrastructure Preservation Corporation’s “IPC’s” develops a robotic device that can peer through concrete and steel structure to update 50 year old manual inspections of post tension cables.
IPC’s robotic post tension cable inspection provides the department of transportation and infrastructure asset managers a comprehensive inspection of post tension cables. IPC’s post tension cable assessment robots have the ability to peer through concrete and steel to both identify air, water and bleeding grout as well as locate corrosion down to .1% within post tension cables.
IPC does this utilizing the latest in nondestructive testing methods that they patented .
By finding early stage deterioration and correcting it, IPC can help extend the service life or our valuable infrastructure assets. It is important to use destructive methods only when and where necessary. Every time you drill into a post tension cable, we are exposing it to air which will escalate corrosion and speed up deterioration. Each one of IPC’s devices clamp on the exterior sheath of the cable and glide along via a manual operator walking the unit down a cable or robotically driven up a cable and returned to base. Each area of concern is marked. The entire inspection is recorded and a cross section view of the inside of the post tension cable is available to see the size, shape and position of the problem areas.
The post tension cable inspection or PT evaluation can create a baseline condition assessment of all PT cables that can be compared against future inspections to monitor deterioration progression over time.
The units themselves are lightweight and portable and allow for minimum clearance when dealing with cables near the floor.
For more information go to https://www.infrastructurepc.com/.
Infrastructure Preservation Corporation’s “IPC’s” develops a robotic device that can peer through concrete and steel structure to update 50 year old manual inspections of post tension cables.
IPC’s robotic post tension cable inspection provides the department of transportation and infrastructure asset managers a comprehensive inspection of post tension cables. IPC’s post tension cable assessment robots have the ability to peer through concrete and steel to both identify air, water and bleeding grout as well as locate corrosion down to .1% within post tension cables.
IPC does this utilizing the latest in nondestructive testing methods that they patented .
By finding early stage deterioration and correcting it, IPC can help extend the service life or our valuable infrastructure assets. It is important to use destructive methods only when and where necessary. Every time you drill into a post tension cable, we are exposing it to air which will escalate corrosion and speed up deterioration. Each one of IPC’s devices clamp on the exterior sheath of the cable and glide along via a manual operator walking the unit down a cable or robotically driven up a cable and returned to base. Each area of concern is marked. The entire inspection is recorded and a cross section view of the inside of the post tension cable is available to see the size, shape and position of the problem areas.
The post tension cable inspection or PT evaluation can create a baseline condition assessment of all PT cables that can be compared against future inspections to monitor deterioration progression over time.
The units themselves are lightweight and portable and allow for minimum clearance when dealing with cables near the floor.
For more information go to https://www.infrastructurepc.com/.
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