Non-destructive Evaluation of Shotcrete Walls

Shotcrete walls play a crucial role in modern infrastructure, serving as vital structural and protective elements. Widely used in transit systems, shotcrete walls provide support and durability in underground tunnels, retaining walls, and various transportation facilities. While shotcrete construction practice have improved over the years, there are

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Forensic Examination of Fire Damaged Concrete Slab

Forensic Examination of Fire Damaged Concrete Slab

Summary FPrimeC Solutions was retained by a Forensic Engineering frim in Toronto to perform a detailed forensic examination of fire damaged concrete slab at exterior balcony in a  high-rise condominium in downtown Toronto, using non-destructive testing methods. The balcony soffit exhibited visible signs of fire damage, including

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Non-Destructive Evaluation of a Concrete Topping

  Scope FPrimeC Solutions Inc. was engaged by the client to perform non-destructive evaluation of a concrete topping at a mixed-use development in Oshawa, ON. Walkthrough Visual Inspection And Hammer Sounding To assess the condition of the test area, a walkthrough visual examination of concrete was performed.

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GPR used to Locate Subsurface Cavities at Excavation Site

  Scope FPrimeC Solutions Inc. was retained by the client to perform a subsurface investigation for identifying potential voids and cavities at an excavation site in Ottawa, ON. The client had been experiencing difficulty in building up their retaining walls and timber lagging supports as numerous sinkholes

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Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Foundations

  Scope FPrimeC Solutions Inc. was engaged by  the contractor to perform non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT/NDE) on six concrete foundation blocks at a construction site in Timmins, Ontario for a future mining equipment warehouse. It is understood that the concrete foundation blocks had previously been repaired.

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Determining the unknown Depth of Foundations using NDT Methods

Scope FPrimeC Solutions Inc. was engaged by the client to perform a non-destructive evaluation (NDE) for estimating the unknown depth of hollow tube steel piles for an existing 130-year-old rail bridge at Bio Bio River in Concepcion, Chile. No drawing or construction document was available. The construction

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