RISALPUR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS SCHMIDT REBOUND HAMMER SELECTION OF TEST SURFACE Concrete members to be tested shall be at least 4 in thick and fixed within a structure. Smaller specimens must be rigidly supported Areas exhibiting honeycombing, scaling, rough texture, or high porosity should be avoided Concretes should be approximately the same age and moisture condition in order to be compared Dry concretes give higher rebound numbers than wet concrete, and the surface layer of concrete may be carbonated, yielding higher rebound numbers PREPARATION OF TEST SURFACE A test area shall be at least 6 in diameter Heavily textured, soft, or surfaces with loose mortar shall be ground smooth with the abrasive stone Smooth formed or toweled surface shall be tested without grinding Concretes over 6 months old may require grinding to a depth of 2in if they are to be compared to younger concretes Grinding to this depth is not feasible without power equipment PROCEDURE Firmly hold the instrument in a position that allows the plunger to strike perpendicularly to the surface tested Gradually increase the pressure on the plunger until the hammer impacts After impact, record the rebound number to two significant figures Take ten readings from each test area No two impact tests shall be closer together than 1 in Discard readings differing from the average of 10 readings by more than 5 units and determine the average of the remaining readings If more than 2 readings differ from the average by 7 units, discard the entire set of readings NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS SCHMIDT REBOUND HAMMER NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY Velocity of ultrasonic wave through concrete and its compressive strength are related by a common factor of density. Change of density results in change of pulse velocity. Also a change in density affects the strength of concrete.
Figure below shows the relationship between pulse velocity and
strength of concrete. The lowering of density caused by an increase in water-cement ratio decreases both the density and velocity of a pulse transmitted through it.
The pulse velocity is calculated by measuring the time that the
pulse takes to travel through a measured distance. General Arrangement Ultrasonic pulses are generated by electronic circuit and piezo- electric crystal which vibrate and transmit at their natural frequency. The transducer is in contact with concrete so that vibration travel through it and are picked up by another transducer in contact with concrete at the other end of the specimen. The time of travel is displayed on an LED or LCD display which is integral part of the unit.
Classification. Concrete can be classified on the basis of pulse
velocity as follows. Longitudinal pulse velocity Quality of concrete 103 ft/second > 15 Excellent
12 _ 15 Good
10 _ 12 Doubtful
7 _ 10 Poor
< 7.0 Very Poor
In practice, it is convenient to establish a relation between strength of concrete and pulse velocity by means of test cylinders / cubes under the same conditions of moisture as that of the structure. Figure shows the relation between compressive strength and pulse velocities at different mix proportions. PUNDIT The fundamental design features of all commercially available test sets are the same. One of such unit is known as PUNDIT (Portable Ultrasonic Non destructive Digital Indicating Tester). It weighs about 7 lbs and is 7 x 4 x 6 size. It is battery operated and can be used in the field for testing of concrete up to a thickness of 75 ft. The apparatus generates a pulse of vibration at an ultrasonic frequency which are transmitted by electro acoustic transducer held in contact with the concrete surface under test. After passing through the concrete, the vibrations are received and converted into an electric signal by a second electro acoustic transducer. The time taken by the pulse to travel through the concrete is measured by an electrical timing unit with an accuracy of 0.1 microsecond and knowing the length of path traveled through the concrete, the pulse velocity can be calculated. NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY Limitation and Use It provides an excellent means for checking uniformity of concrete and quality control. It is relatively cheap and easy to operate. Test can be carried out in laboratory or in the field on completed concrete structures. It can be used for detection of crack development in structures such as dams and checking deterioration due to frost or chemicals. A large no of variable effect relationship between compressive strength and pulse velocity. It should not be used for predicting compressive strength of concrete NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS PULL OUT TEST NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS PULL OUT TEST NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS PENETRATION RESISTANCE NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS OTHER TECHNIQUES Thank You