Technical Questions

Question: Why are many non-destructive tests used as “estimators” of concrete strength?

Question: Estimating in-place concrete strength

Question: How are properties of concrete in the structure measured?

Question: Are there any tests that may be made directly on the structure to determine if the concrete has ...

Question: What are rebound, penetration resistance, and pullout tests?

Question: Rebound hammer and in-place strength testing

Question: What are the ultrasonic pulse velocity and the pulse echo tests?

Question: How is strength estimated by the maturity method?

Question: Are load tests on completed structures ever employed?

Question: Is pulse velocity related to strength?

Question: What other uses are there for the pulse velocity?