Training

ATS International conducts training sessions throughout the southeastern United States at different times of the year. There are three basic training sessions current being offered, Application of Geophysical Methods to Engineering Problems (geared for Civil, Structural and Geotechnical Engineers), Groundwater Hydrology (geared to rural water consumers) and How to find High-Yield Water Supply (geared towards land developers). Geophysical methods provide non-invasive and non-destructive means of testing and evaluating concrete, metals, soil, and rock. These techniques offer a means of looking into a material without the need for obtaining physical samples. Below are agendas for each of the classes.

Non-Destructive Testing Using Geophysical Methods

Date: TBA

Location: Huntington, WV - Radisson Hotel

Topics Covered:

Electrical Resistivity Imaging

• Depth to Bedrock
• Landfill Delineation
• Contaminant Plume Mapping
• Subsurface Void Detection
• Detecting and Mapping Fracture Zones in Rock

Ground Penetrating Radar • GPR

• Utility Detection
• Evaluation of Concrete Reinforcement
• Evaluation of Concrete Integrity

Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves •SASW

• Seismic Response Classification according to IBC 2000
• Evaluation of Concrete Integrity
• Evaluation of Pavement System Profiles
• Subfloor Void Detection

Crosshole Sonic Logging • CSL

Tests the Integrity of:

• Drilled Shafts
• Seal Footings
• Slurry Walls

Electromagnetic Induction • EM

Detects:

• Buried Drums or Tanks
• Landfills and Trenches
• Archeological Interests
• Fracture Zones
• Contaminant Plumes
• Voids or Mines