Ground Penetrating Radar.ie utilises the latest cutting edge and high resolution GPR Survey (Ground Penetrating Radar) and EML (Electro-Magnetic Locators) equipment to ensure that our surveys are of the highest quality.

Using Proceq scanning equipment, we have the capabilities to:

• Locate rebars, tendons, ducts and pipes before drilling, cutting and coring
• Complete 2D and 3D imaging of rebar layout and other targets
• Structural inspection in tight, congested and overhead spaces
• Structural inspection close to walls and slab edges
• Structural inspection of irregular and curved surfaces
• Investigate pavement and bridge decks
• Locating live wires before drilling, cutting and coring
• Spot check of rebar cover
• Conformity check of old and new buildings
• Investigation of unknown structures
• Quality assessment
• Thickness measurement from a single side
• Measurement Modes in line scans and area scans with flexible grids

Whether you want to core a hole in a concrete slab, assess structural integrity, test slab thickness, locate utilities or obstructions, or any other sub surface query we can determine the most appropriate survey methodology based on client’s requirements, and are proud to have the ability to provide onsite real-time data with 3D imaging capabilities.

Common/recent applications include:

• Structural integrity testing
• Establishing the physical dimension and arrangement of a structure
• Utility detection and mapping
• Underground leakage studies and tank mapping
• Road, pavement and rail bed investigations
• Concrete Drilling support
• Measuring asphalt thickness and concrete damage beneath the pavement
• Identification and risk analysis of natural obstacles
• Geology and geophysics
• Archaeological site mapping
• Environmental surveys
• Concrete inspection and evaluation
• Trenchless technology and directional studies
• Locate metal and non metallic objects

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) systems have the capability to detect multiple buried layers at depth by sending an electromagnetic pulse into the ground, which reflects off the underlying buried layers. The depth and location of each reflection creates slices and profiles of the underlying terrain.

GPR uses pulses of energy to image the subsurface. An integrated computer records the strength and time required for the return of reflected signals, and stores this data on digital media. Differences occur in natural and man-made materials such as geological structures, wires and pipes.

Ground Penetrating Radar can be utilised in urban areas as well as rural environments, it is very effective when used on surfaces covered by tarmac or concrete and is particularly suited for mapping structural features, souterrains, voids/cavities and walls.

GPR is the most cost-effective, efficient and accurate way to look into concrete deeply and clearly. It detects objects effortlessly and reliably, and allows system users to collaborate anywhere, anytime, for hit prevention, as-built verification, and structural investigation - even in the toughest situations.