EVALUATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS ANALYSIS TO ESTIMATE INPLACE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

  • Parviz Ghoddousi (Iran University of science and technology) ;
  • Mohsen Tadayon (Iran University of science and technology) ;
  • Pedram H. Mojarad (Iran University of science and technology)
  • Published : 2005.10.16

Abstract

There are a lot of reasons to use In-place tests. Construction schedules often require that operations such as form removal, post-tensioning, termination of curing, and removal of reshores be carried out as early as possible. To enable these operations to proceed safely as soon as possible requires the use of reliable in-place tests to estimate the in-place strength. In-place test results are not reliable for engineering judgment. These results should be interpreted and correlated to standard compressive strength, based on the test method. In this paper some of these test procedures and their limitations are discussed. In this study we will go on for Rebound number, Pullout, Ultrasonic pulse velocity, and Cast-in-place cylinder methods which are most useful methods in the Asia.

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