Infrared Thermography (IRT) is a non-destructive technique that detects delaminations in reinforced concrete bridge decks, pavements and structures by measuring the thermal conduction/radiation characteristics of the concrete. Delaminated concrete regions absorb and radiate thermal energy at different rates than surrounding concrete and this differential is measured by the Infrared receiver. We utilized a computer based IRT processing system for acquisition, annotation, image editing and plan-view  color output mapping.

Penetradar can provide a high resolution (up to 4K) video record of highways and bridge deck surface conditions. Images are referenced utilizing DMI and GPS coordinates and results are presented in a plan-view format.

Penetradar's specialized software converts the high resolution video into “plan-view” images by taking individual portions of each video image to recreate a top-view image of the bridge deck. In this way, deck dimensions, the locations and size of detections are accurately preserved and in addition, this method reduces time on-site and minimizes the requirement for lane closures.