Nondestructive Testing of Deep Foundations by Bernard Hertlei... - 9780470848500

Nondestructive Testing of Deep FoundationsAuthor(s): Bernard Hertlein, Allen Davis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470848500, 978-0470848500\nSynopsis\nNondestructive Testing involves the use of methods such as wave propagation, electromagnetism, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity to test structural integrity and thereby allow nondestructive assessment of structures and the possibility of structural failures before they occur.\n\n Nondestructive Testingof Deep Foundations covers different techniques designed to provide information about the integrity and quality of the material that makes up a deep foundation.\n\n Nondestructive Testing methods are used at all stages of a structure's life - from new construction quality control to residual lifetime prediction, and even during the monitoring of demolition. In addition, Nondestructive Testing is being increasingly specified in deep f.