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Civil Engineering · Q55

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Engineering and GATE · Civil Engineering · question 55

Q55

The pachometer is used to locate the ____________

A.
Steel reinforcement
Answer
B.
Aluminium reinforcement
C.
Tensile reinforcement
D.
Surface reinforcement

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The pachometer is used to locate the Steel reinforcement. A wide variety of electronic equipment is presently available in the market in many countries for monitoring and inspection of distress in different types of structures and ultrasonic meters are used to determine the degree of deterioration and distress and / or material imperfections that are relevant to the structural integrity of the structure to be inspected and pachometer is used to locate the steel reinforcements and measures the sizes of the bars embedded in concrete to an accuracy of 3m.