09,11,2026 7 views
Recently, a busy section of the elevated highway around the city has undergone reinforcement work. In order to enhance the bearing capacity of the bottom structure of the bridge, the construction plan requires drilling holes at the bottom of the bridge, installing steel plates, and firmly fixing them with rivets.
This may sound like a routine project, but on-site technicians are facing a very tricky problem - when drilling holes, they must never hit the steel bars inside the concrete structure! The concrete interior of the elevated bridge is covered with dense steel reinforcement skeleton, which provides sufficient support for the elevated bridge and is the core guarantee of safety. If the steel bars are accidentally drilled and broken during the reinforcement drilling, it may affect the local structural strength, and in severe cases, it may pose a safety hazard.
Where are the steel bars inside? How can we ensure that every drill is accurately avoided? Faced with this challenge, our professional testing team has brought the key equipment to solve the problem - Proceq PM8000 steel bar locator.
It can quickly and accurately detect and locate the position, direction, and depth of steel bars, metal embedded parts, etc. inside concrete in a non-destructive manner. On site technicians holding PM8000 are scanning the steel reinforcement structure inside the concrete. This process is not very difficult because our PM8000 is very small and lightweight, and its operation is simple and rough. You only need to hold it and slide it on the surface of the concrete structure. Our PM8000 has the following advantages:
1. Clear principle:By utilizing advanced electromagnetic induction technology, the instrument can "sense" the presence of metal objects inside the concrete.
2. Intuitive display:Equipped with a large-sized high-definition color touch screen, the position, depth, diameter and other information of the steel bars are presented in real-time and clearly.
3. Convenient operation:Ergonomic design, lightweight, technicians can easily hold the device to move and scan under the bridge.
As I described before, the testing process is not very difficult. Soon, all the testing tasks are completed, and then it's time for the inspection results. Our technicians conducted a detailed and comprehensive scan of the planned drilling area. The instrument screen clearly outlines the distribution of steel bars inside the concrete, where the steel bars are dense and where they are relatively safe, at a glance.
For every steel bar that needs to be avoided,Technicians draw a clear vertical line with chalk on the surface of concreteAccurately mark the location of the steel bars. This step is crucial as it provides clear instructions for subsequent drilling.
The verification results are convincing. The testing engineer conducted professional core verification at multiple locations marked with PM8000 positioning steel bars, and the verification results showed that the PM8000 steel bar positioning was 100% accurate and reliable.
This highway viaduct reinforcement project is a practical, accurate, and reliable assessment of the Proceq PM8000 steel bar locatorPractical testing.
PM8000 has excellently fulfilled its core mission of accurately locating steel bars and metal embedded objects inside concrete, providing solid safety guarantees for subsequent reinforcement drilling operations.
The prominence of significant advantages:
Accurate and error free:The marked position is highly consistent with the actual steel reinforcement position.
Efficient and convenient:Greatly reducing the time required to locate and locate steel bars, and improving overall construction efficiency.
Non destructive:No need to damage the concrete structure, there are no safety hazards.
User recognition: The on-site engineers and construction personnel highly praised the performance of PM8000, and the ease of use and reliability of the equipment made their work more reassuring and worry free.
If you are also facing:
The problem of unclear positioning of steel bars/metal objects inside concrete structures?
Worries about drilling and slotting in concrete without damaging the internal structure?
Is it necessary to accurately detect the thickness of the concrete protective layer and the distribution of steel bars?
Please contact us and let our professional team escort you! We provide professional testing equipment and technical support to help you accurately locate, avoid risks, and efficiently and safely complete tasks.
