Non Destructive Testing of Bridge River Ganga (Under Construction) Patna, Danapur Division, E. C. Rly
Non Destructive Testing of Bridge River Ganga (Under Construction) Patna, Danapur Division, E. C. Rly
Non Destructive Testing of Bridge River Ganga (Under Construction) Patna, Danapur Division, E. C. Rly
Ministry of Railways
( Report No. BS 60 )
January 2004
1 Introduction 1 of 6
2 Objective 1 of 6
3 History of bridge 1 of 6
4 Instrumentation 1 of 6
5 Collection of data 3 of 6
6 Analysis of data 4 of 6
7 Conclusion 5 of 6
8 Recommendation 5 of 6
9 Acknowledgement 6 of 6
10 Annexure I F1/a f 1-3 of 3
11 Annexure II F2/a f 1-6 of 6
12 Annexure III T/1 7 1-7 of 7
Non Destructive Testing of bridge on river Ganga ( under
construction ) at Patna, Danapur division, E.C.Rly.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Dy. Chief Engineer / Cons., Ganga bridge vide his letter No.
DCE/CON/GB/UPSBC dated 18/11/03, has requested to conduct the test for the
compressive strength and quality of concrete of the piers under construction.
2.0 OBJECTIVE
To find out the quality of concrete and compressive strength of the piers under
construction.
4.0 INSTRUMENTATION
The following three methods were used for the conducting the tests.
The concrete rebound test hammer is intended for non destructive testing of the
quality of concrete in the finished structure (ordinary building and bridge
construction). When testing, the Rebound Number is measured which depends
the strength of the mortar (concrete without coarse aggregate particles) close to
the surface. Since the strength of the mortar as a rule determines the strength of
the concrete, the rebound number gives an indication of the strength of the
concrete.
The hammer is calibrated for horizontal impact direction i.e. for testing vertical
surfaces. When using it on inclined or horizontal surfaces, the rebound value
must be corrected as per table given below.
The actual pulse velocity obtained depends primarily upon the materials and mix
proportions of concrete.
Velocity criterion for concrete quality grading according to IS 13311 (Part I) 1992.
Note :- In case of doubtful quality it may be necessary to carry out further tests.
This is the mostly used combined method in field. Both the methods are easy to
perform at site and one can collect large number of data in small interval of time.
This is the most economical combination. The pulse velocity and rebound
number can be combined to obtain multiple linear regression equation with
compressive strength as dependent variable in the form of
Log S = AV + BR C
Keeping the value of constants A, B and C as above in the original equation and
putting the value of R and V as collected from the field, we get the value of
theoretical compressive strength of the concrete.
Three piers i.e. pier No. 3, pier No. 4 and pier No. 36 were tested by rebound
hammer and pulse velocity meter for assessing compressive strength and the
quality of the concrete . These three piers are still under construction. The test
was conducted on these above three piers.
Data was collected for compressive strength by rebound hammer on Patna face
and Sonpur face . Total 9 locations were taken on the top of the pier towards
Patna facing (refer annexure I - F1/a) . Similarly 9 locations were also taken on
the vertical surface towards Sonpur facing of the pier (refer annexure I - F1/b).
The distance between two consecutive locations is 100 mm . The rebound
hammer position on Patna face is vertical downward where correction factor is to
be considered and on Sonpur face , it is horizontal. The distance between the
locations is shown in annexure I - F1/a & annexure I - F1/b and the reference
point for the measurement is taken as start of the curve of the pier.
Similarly three locations on each face were tested for assessing quality of
concrete by Pulse Velocity Meter (TICO) using semi direct transmission method
on both the faces i.e. Patna face and Sonpur face. The distance between the
locations is shown in annexure II - F2/a & annexure II - F2/b and the reference
point for the measurement is taken as start of the curve of the pier.
Data was collected for compressive strength by rebound hammer on Patna face
and Sonpur face . Total 15 locations were taken on vertical surface towards
Patna facing (refer annexure I - F1/c) . Similarly 15 locations were also taken on
the vertical surface towards Sonpur facing of the pier (refer annexure I - F1/d).
The distance between two consecutive locations is 100 mm . The rebound
hammer position on both the faces is horizontal . The distance between the
locations is shown in annexure I - F1/c & annexure I - F1/d and the reference
point for the measurement is taken as the center line of the pier for Patna face
where as the reference point for the measurement is taken as the start of the
curve of the pier for Sonpur face .
Similarly five locations on each face were tested for assessing quality of concrete
by Pulse Velocity Meter (TICO) using semi direct transmission method on both
the faces i.e. Patna face and Sonpur face. The distance between the locations
and reference point for measurement is shown in annexure II - F2/c for Patna
face where as the locations and reference point for measurement is shown in
annexure II - F2/d for Sonpur face .
Data was collected for compressive strength by rebound hammer on Patna face
and Sonpur face . Total 6 locations were taken on vertical surface towards Patna
facing (refer annexure I - F1/e) . Similarly 15 locations were also taken on the
vertical surface towards Sonpur facing of the pier (refer annexure I - F1/f). The
distance between two consecutive locations is 100 mm . The rebound hammer
position on both the faces is horizontal . The distance between the locations is
shown in annexure I - F1/e & annexure I - F1/f and the reference point for the
measurement is taken as the start of the curve of the pier for Patna face as well
as Sonpur face .
Similarly two locations on Patna face and five locations on Sonpur face were
tested for assessing quality of concrete by Pulse Velocity Meter (TICO) using
semi direct transmission method. The distance between the locations and
reference point for measurement is shown in annexure II - F2/e for Patna face
where as the locations and reference point for measurement is shown in
annexure II - F2/f for Sonpur face.
Three measurements are taken by Pulse Velocity Meter using Semi Direct
Transmission method varies from 4690 m/sec to 4830 m/sec having average
velocity of 4770 m/sec on Patna face. Similarly on Sonpur face it varies from
4710 m/sec to 4790 m/sec having average velocity of 4763.3 m/sec (refer
annexure III - T4). This shows the concrete quality is in excellent category.
Two measurements are taken by Pulse Velocity Meter using Semi Direct
Transmission method varies from 4440 m/sec to 4830 m/sec having average
velocity of 4635 m/sec on Patna face. Similarly on Sonpur face it varies from
4220 m/sec to 4440 m/sec having average velocity of 4305 m/sec and 4430
m/sec of two different locations (refer annexure III - T5). This shows the concrete
quality is in good category.
7.0 CONCLUSION
The compressive strength of all the three piers by rebound hammer shows
comparatively good quality of concrete where as the pulse velocity meter also
indicates excellent / good quality of concrete.
This report is based on the field tests and investigation carried out by the
following team of RDSO research staff under the valuable guidance of Shri
S.C.Gupta, Director / Bridges and Structures (Testing) RDSO LUCKNOW.
F1/a
F1/b
All dimensions are in mm
Annexure I
Rebound Hammer Locations on Pier No. 4 of Ganga Bridge
F1/c
F1/d
All dimensions are in mm
Annexure I
Rebound Hammer Locations on Pier No. 36 of Ganga Bridge
F1/e
F1/f
All dimensions are in mm
Annexure II
F2/a
Annexure II
F2/b
Annexure II
F2/c
Annexure II
F2/d
Annexure II
F2/e
Annexure II
F2/f
Annexure III - T1
Bridge No. :- Ganga Bridge at Patna , ECRly.
Pier No. :- P3
Location :- Shown in annexure I F1/a
Rebound Hammer position :- Vertical downward
Face :- Patna facing
* Rebound number not considered as these deviates from the mean rebound
number by more than 5 units.
Pier No. :- P3
Location :- Shown in annexure I F1/b
Rebound Hammer position :- Horizontal
Face :- Sonpur facing
* Rebound number not considered as these deviates from the mean rebound
number by more than 5 units.
Annexure III - T2
Bridge No. :- Ganga Bridge at Patna , ECRly.
Pier No. :- P4
Location :- Shown in annexure I F1/c
Rebound Hammer position :- Horizontal
Face :- Patna facing
* Rebound number not considered as these deviates from the mean rebound
number by more than 5 units.
Pier No. :- P4
Location :- Shown in annexure I F1/d
Rebound Hammer position :- Horizontal
Face :- Sonpur facing
Pier No. :- P3
Location :- Shown in annexure II F2/b
Instrument :- Pulse Velocity Meter
Method :- Semi Direct Transmission
Face :- Sonpur facing
Pier No. :- P4
Location :- Shown in annexure II F2/d
Instrument :- Pulse Velocity Meter
Method :- Semi Direct Transmission
Face :- Sonpur facing