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Assessment of concrete quality in the columns and deck slab of Supercritical Turbo Generator

Assessment of concrete quality in the columns and deck slab of Supercritical Turbo Generator (TG) foundation of Unit 5 of 2×660 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Station, Chhabra, Rajasthan

Sponsor: M/s. Larsen & Tubro Ltd. – Power

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Condition assessment of SBI GITC Building at Belapur, Navi Mumbai

Sponsor: M/s. State Bank of India, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai

Objectives Achieved:

In-situ non-destructive and partial destructive NDT (Non-destructive testing) and PDT (Partial destructive testing) on selected structural members of RC columns, beams and slabs of SBI GITC Building have been carried out.

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Large scale NDT test specimen for research

Large scale NDT test specimen for research

The test specimen is a reinforced concrete specimen, designed and constructed at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), exclusively for the data generation and validation of different NDT techniques.

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Accelerated corrosion of rebars embedded in concrete

Accelerated corrosion of rebars embedded in concrete

Accelerated corrosion of rebars embedded in concrete

Accelerated corrosion of rebars embedded in concrete

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Chemical analysis for depth of carbonation and ingress of chloride content

Chemical analysis for depth of carbonation and ingress of chloride content

Carbonation test

  • Carbonated concrete exhibits no colour change
  • Uncarbonated concrete exhibits dark pink
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