Case 6
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Maintenance and Diagnostics
Diagnostics of Defect
Fibrescope
Whether the crack has penetrated beneath the plastering should be ascertained by removing pieces of plastering at different locations. Fiberscope can also be used to determine the extent of cracking.
Thermography
Thermography can be used to identify the position of cracks using the concept of temperature difference.
Optical Microscope
Optical microscope can can be used to measure the width of cracks.
Ultrasonic Velocity Pulse
UPV can be used to estimate the depth of cracks.