Shape measuring instrument TIP™

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Innovative. Economical. Immediate. The Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP™) uses heat generated by curing cement to assess the quality of cast in place concrete foundations such as drilled or bored shafts, augered cast-in-place (ACIP), continuous flight auger (CFA), micro-piles, barrettes or diaphram walls and drilled displacement piles. The Thermal Integrity Profiler evaluates the concrete quality of the entire cross-section, including outside the reinforcing cage along the entire length, without maximum length limitations. TIP™ tests are completed within 48 hours of shaft casting. Although in most cases they are completed within 24 hours (earlier than any other integrity evaluation of cast-in-place concrete foundations) and meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM D7949- Standard Test Methods. Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP™): • Provides fastest shaft evaluation, saving valuable construction time • Evaluates concrete quality inside and outside of the reinforcing cage • Accelerates construction with tests conducted during concrete curing • Reveals necking or inclusions, bulges, variations in concrete cover, shape of shaft and cage alignment • Thermal Wire® cables can replace access tubes required for other testing methods • All Thermal Wire cable temperature sensors are NIST traceable • Thermal Aggregator Units (TAG) allow for real-time data review via PDI Atlas™ Secure Cloud Services * The expected temperature at any location is dependent on the shaft diameter, mix design, time of measurement and distance to the center of the shaft. TIP™ results may include: • Regions that are colder than normal indicating necks or inclusions, or poor concrete quality