GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) services produce subsurface images to generate data that can be used in underground cross-sectional or three-dimensional models. We use GPR to locate items such as buried pipes, buried structures, reinforcing bar in concrete and other materials hidden below ground and within the building structure. While GPR is similar to x-ray, one of the benefits to using this technology is that it doesn’t require the use of radiation, thus making it safer to use in occupied spaces.
GPR certification demonstrates competency.
Our GPR technicians have proven competency in using the equipment and the capability to interpret the data and provide consultation on your projects. Some of our technicians are certified through Sensors and Software, Inc., and Geophysical Survey Systems Inc., in GPR principles, procedures and applications.
Real-time data using GPR.
When combined with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, Ground Penetrating Radar can precisely locate the data and format for use with a Geographic Information System (GIS). This versatile tool can provide real-time data for locating buried objects in concrete, soil and other materials.
Practical applications for GPR are locating and/or mapping:
- Reinforcement, post-tension cables or conduit in concrete
- Grout-filled cells in masonry walls
- Underground utilities or piping
- Buried tanks or drums
- Asphalt pavement, concrete slab and granular base thickness evaluation
- Grave sites
- Ice/snow thickness profiles
- Voids in structures
- Bedrock depth
- Forensic investigations
- Subsurface characterization