During the construction of a new casino/hotel, an electrical contractor needed to core-drill through the newly built post-tension slab. In order to avoid any post-tension cables during the drilling process, Wade Vickers of GPRS-Oklahoma was contacted to mark out the post tension cables and reinforcing steel within the drilling area on the 10th floor at a Casino in Tulsa, OK. After a thorough GPR investigation was performed, the precise location and depths of the PT cables and reinforcing steel were marked directly onto the surface using black marking crayon. The markings gave a clear indication of what lies beneath the surface. During the drilling process, the customer was able to avoid any post tension cables and reinforcing steel within the elevated slab. Unlike x-ray/gamma ray, Ground Penetrating Radar is time efficient, non-hazardous and able to show real time results. The energy emitted is equivalent to 1% of a cell phone, therefore, the production of the construction site can continue without any radiation hazards. The findings are then marked directly onto the surface without the need for film development.

For concrete scanning in Tulsa, Catoosa, Tahlequah, Broken Arrow, Okmulgee, Miami, Bixby, Sapulpa, Muskogee, Sand Springs, Bartlesville, or Broken Arrow please call 918.779.8323 or email wade.vickers@gp-radar.com. For concrete scanning in Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Del City, Thackerville, Bethany, El Reno, Shawnee, Lawton, Ardmore, Altus, Elk City, Norman, Durant, Duncan, Chickasha, Enid, Stillwater, Yukon, and Guthrie please call 405.815.7415 or email wade.vickers@gp-radar.com.