Case studies

Field results, project by project

Documented projects where 3D concrete scanning replaced chiselling, saved weeks of programme time and de-risked the decision.

Operator holding the Birdsview Concrete scanner against a concrete wall

Rebar and cover mapped without a single drill hole

  • 42%

    Lower total project cost

  • 40%

    Less structural engineering time

Projects

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Buildings

GC Rieber

Nansensenteret, ground floor slab

No as-built drawings for the ground floor, and tenants in the building.

4–5 weeks saved

≈ NOK 500 000 saved

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Bridges

Trøndelag fylkeskommune

Post-tensioned road bridge

Post-tension cables had to be located without risking damage from chiselling.

2–5 weeks saved

≈ NOK 550 000 saved

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Power stations

BKK

Six concrete substations

Retrofit planning on six older stations with an uncertain drawing basis.

1 day per station

≈ NOK 1 300 000 saved

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Airports

COWI

Kjevik Airport

Identified the need for reinforcement measures, as well as what level of reinforcement was sufficient.

2-3 weeks saved

NOK 400.000-500.000 saved

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Buildings

Brødrene Ulveseth

Castberg Quarter

The reinforcement bars in the floor of the basement under the Football Pub in the Castberg Quarter were documented and mapped.

2 weeks saved

NOK 100.000-200.000 saved

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Buildings

GC Rieber

The station

The thickness and reinforcement bars in the floors and walls of The Station were documented and mapped. At the same time, the culverts under the floor were surveyed.

3-6 weeks saved

NOK 250.000-500.000 saved

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Buildings

Statsbygg

public building

Mapping of reinforcement in slabs on behalf of Statsbygg, with the aim of reducing risk and extending the service life and function of existing buildings.

2 weeks saved

NOK 100.000-150.000 saved

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Bridges

Rogaland fylkeskommune

Lower Haugland

Mapping of concrete cover on top reinforcement in a bridge deck to determine how much of the deck can be milled away without damaging the reinforcement during rehabilitation.

1-2 weeks saved

NOK 100.000-150.000 saved

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Bridges

Trøndelag fylkeskommune

Slab bridges

Mapping of general reinforcement in the bridge deck for calculating the bridge’s capacity.

6-12 weeks saved

NOK 1M-5M saved

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