1. Highway Repair:
It’s A Group Effort
How Does the Geotechnical
Engineering Department
Contribute?
2. Why Do We Use Non-
Destructive Testing?
Assessing the potential durability of the pavement
Confirming or locating suspected deterioration of
concrete
Monitor long-term changes
Determine the position, quality and condition of
reinforcement
Minimize the number of destructive tests
3. Types of Tests
Non-Destructive Destructive
A non-invasive Conventional Methods
technique used to that enable the
determine the integrity strength of the
or properties of a concrete to be
material measured by coring or
cutting samples from
Allows inspection concrete
without interfering with
a product or element
final use
4. Types of Tests
Non-Destructive Destructive
Partially Destructive
Concrete is tested to failure but the
damage is localized and the
member is not significantly
weakened.
5. Name all the destructive
and non-destructive
testing methods you know
6. Examples of Tests
Non-Destructive Destructive
Falling Weight Coring
Deflectometer
LOOK IN NDT notes
Radiography at home
Ground Penetrating
Radar
Hammer Rebound
Testing
Covermeter
Ultrasonic Pulse
Velocity
7. Which of these tests do
you think we use on
Ministry Highways?
8. Tests Employed By The Ministry
Visual Inspection
FWD
Ground Penetrating
Radar
Coring
11. The Evaluation Matrix
Load Transfer Low Medium High
Efficiency (Crack < 13mm) (Crack 13-25mm) (Crack >25mm)
Good JPCP - Consider Other JPCP – Full Depth All – Full Depth
(>70%) Data to Determine Repair JRCP & Joints – Repair
JRCP & Joints – Do Consider Other Data to
Nothing Determine Repair
Fair JPCP – Full Depth All – Full Depth Repair All – Full Depth
(50-70%) JRCP & Joints – Consider Repair
Other Data to Determine
Repair
Poor All – Full Depth Repair All – Full Depth Repair All – Full Depth
(< 50%) Repair
12. Using the evaluation
matrix and the example
just handed out, which
sections of highway
would your team
suggest need repair?
13. The Evaluation Matrix
Load Transfer Low Medium High
Efficiency (Crack < 13mm) (Crack 13-25mm) (Crack >25mm)
Good JPCP - Consider Other JPCP – Full Depth All – Full Depth
(>70%) Data to Determine Repair JRCP & Joints – Repair
JRCP & Joints – Do Consider Other Data to
Nothing Determine Repair
Fair JPCP – Full Depth All – Full Depth Repair All – Full Depth
(50-70%) JRCP & Joints – Consider Repair
Other Data to Determine
Repair
Poor All – Full Depth Repair All – Full Depth Repair All – Full Depth
(< 50%) Repair