Rebar detection

The position of steel reinforcement, concrete cover, rebar spacing and its cross-section are important information which designers need as input for construction measures in existing buildings. The Hilti Ferroscan locates and charts the rebars while being moved over the surface. In case no further information is at hand the building under investigation selective openings by drill-hammer or chisel are needed in order to lay open the rebars verify the scanning information.

Figure: Hilti Ferroscan with information about the rebars detected

Core extraction

The extraction of drill-cores gives insight into the inner quality of concrete. Cores can be used for various laboratory investigation. Among these are density, porosity, concrete composition, strength, Young’s modulus, crack depth, depth of carbonation, permeability, ingress of chemicals (chloride, sulfate) alkali reactivity, rebar conditions, quality of concrete cover an so forth.

Figure: Core extraction on a balcony