Verifing preservation state of civil works

Structural and architectural diagnostics of properties, thanks to the application of increasingly innovative technologies, has become a key tool for the management of multiple types of assets and, therefore, their enhancement. Having a complete diagnostic picture of an asset allows an accurate reconstruction of the state of preservation and functionality of structures and materials and, if necessary, to implement monitoring and intervention systems to maintain the performance of the property unchanged over time. ASACERT offers a specialized service of verification of the conservative state of civil engineering works, thanks to a team of experts who can also support the client through monitoring activities to ensure safety during renovation processes. Through a series of activities called Non-Destructive Testing, ASACERT is able to provide the client with a documented report of the asset under investigation that allows him to act renovation or restoration interventions in complete safety.

In the intervention phase, Garrison Monitoring ensures continuous monitoring of all events that may endanger structures affected by dynamic stresses of a certain magnitude, particularly allows:

1. The management of previously identified risks
2. The immediate arrangement of any interventions that prove necessary
3. The assurance of safety in the course of interventions

The Diagnostics activity consists of performing some of the most widely used on-site analyses and tests:

• Endoscopies for geometric and material reconstruction of structures (e.g., floors)
• Single flat jacks for measuring tension states in masonry
• Double flat jacks for evaluating the elastic modulus of masonry
• Sonic auscultation tests to verify the state of masonry aggregation

Other types of tests may also be prepared, depending on the type of site and intervention. The Diagnostics concludes with the preparation of a report, accompanied by photographs, which the client can use to define the intervention project.

ADVANTAGES

Diagnostics favors:

• The verification of the feasibility of an investment
• The thoughtful definition of the intervention project
• A better assessment of the cost and timing of the intervention