Publication detail

Determining reinforcement coverage using an electromagnetic rebar detector

CIKRLE, P. ANTON, O. KINCLOVÁ, A. KOCÁB, D.

Original Title

Determining reinforcement coverage using an electromagnetic rebar detector

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Correct reinforcement is an essential part of constructing reinforced concrete structures. Errors in positioning, diameter, or coverage may result in defects, which is why it is necessary to make sure the reinforcement is implemented well. Even though electromagnetic detection is the most common non-destructive method for locating reinforcement in reinforced concrete, science literary sources hardly discuss it. The main reason is a lack of graphic test results – thus far the most common research outcomes have been photographs of lines drawn on the concrete surface or additions to technical drawings of the reinforcement. Only modern detectors expanded the possibilities of the method’s application including graphic measurement records and a more accurate estimation of reinforcement diameter including corrections for adjacent reinforcement spacing. The paper focuses on the principle of measurement and practical examples of determining the position and coverage of reinforcement in reinforced-concrete structures using a state-of-the-art electromagnetic rebar detector – a Profometer PM-630. Aside from data recording and statistical evaluation during coverage measurement, modern instruments also allow the data to be exported and visualised.

Keywords

Reinforcement coverage;electromagnetic rebar detector;non-destructive testing;concrete

Authors

CIKRLE, P.; ANTON, O.; KINCLOVÁ, A.; KOCÁB, D.

Released

16. 7. 2018

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Location

Bristol

ISBN

1757-8981

Periodical

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Year of study

385

Number

1

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

URL

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/385/1/012009

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/137107

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT148845,
  author="Petr {Cikrle} and Ondřej {Anton} and Anežka {Kinclová} and Dalibor {Kocáb}",
  title="Determining reinforcement coverage using an electromagnetic rebar detector",
  booktitle="IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering",
  year="2018",
  journal="IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering",
  volume="385",
  number="1",
  pages="1--6",
  publisher="IOP Publishing",
  address="Bristol",
  doi="10.1088/1757-899X/385/1/012009",
  issn="1757-8981",
  url="http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/385/1/012009"
}