Locating rebar and pre-stressed cables in precast T-beams with ground penetrating radar (GPR).
The bonded pre-stressed cables in the stem of the T-beam are marked with high-visibility orange. Overall, the four pre-stressed cables have a draped elevation and are closest to the bottom of the stem at the midpoint of the beam. There is some variance in the elevation profiles of the cables however. In the middle third of the beam, all four cables are aligned at the same elevation. In the outside third of the beam, the two outside cables rise to a higher elevation.
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