Infrastructure Preservation starts with understanding the current condition or our infrastructure. Updating bridge inspections and infrastructure inspections to be mandated to use modern technology and robotics vs Manual subjective inspections is critical to ensuring public safety.

1. Infrastructure Preservation
Corporation
A NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING & INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT FIRM.
SPECIALIST IN BRIDGE & INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION
IPC: Ph.727-372-2900 ext.40
info@infrastructurepc.com
www.Infrastructurepc.com

2. Mission
IPC is a Professional Services
Nondestructive Testing and robotic
engineering company specializing
in Transportation and Infrastructure
Condition Assessments.
IPC’s mission is to bring advanced
& robotic nondestructive testing
technologies to the Transportation
inspection industry. This will allow
Asset owners to make better
investment decisions for the
ultimate benefit of public safety
Transportation
Infrastructure Inspections
Construction Materials
Testing
Nondestructive Testing
Infrastructure
Assessments
Nondestructive Testing & Robotic Engineering

3. 3
➢ Patented inspection systems providing technology points in bid
evaluation
➢ Advanced inspection systems that lowers proposal costs
➢ Fabrication shop inspection support with national network of
AWS certified welding inspectors
➢ NDT inspectors certified in accordance with ASNT
recommended practice
➢ ASNT Nationally Certified Level III Audit Services
➢ Bridge engineers and Inspectors on staff
Competetive Advantages

4. IPC Technology Improves efficiency
Improved safety Project execution
Reduction of traffic
closures
Eliminates need for
heavy
equipment/Bucket
Trucks

5. Service Offer
IPC: Ph.727-372-2900 ext.40
info@infrastructurepc.com
www.Infrastructurepc.com

6. Inspection Service Offer
 Routine and Special Bridge Inspections (NBIS Inspections)
 Ancillary Structure Inspections
 Civil Engineering Inspections
 Construction Engineering Inspections
 Nondestructive Testing
 Advanced Inspections
 Ground Penetrating Radar Inspections

7. Nondestructive Testing
In Shop Inspection Dam Inspection Electrical Inspections Roadway Inspections
Tank Inspections Special Inspections Garage Inspections Bridge Inspections
Pipeline Inspections Construction Inspections Site InspectionsInfrastructure Inspections

8. Advanced NDT Services
PoleScan® TendonScan® Cablescan® Crackscan® BridgeScan®
ColumnScan™ Drawbridge Structural Health
Monitoring Wire Rope Inspections On Site & in Shop
Inspections

9. Highlighted Service
TendonScan™
 Magnetic Flus Leakage
 Locates and Quantifies Loss of
Metallic Area in External PT Tendons
Assessments
OLD METHOD

10. TendonScan™
Locates Loss of Metallic
Area
Identifies Tendons for
Future monitoring or
Replacement
Light weight, portable,
wireless and battery
operated
Provides four
categories of damage
Condition

11. TendonScan™
CORROSION DETECTION –
MAGNETIC FLUX https://youtu.be/wwNPxsUVStM
IPC: Ph.727-372-2900 ext.40
info@infrastructurepc.com
www.Infrastructurepc.com

12. Highlighted Service
BridgeScan™
 BridgeScan™ provides a full deck and
approach slab condition assessment
providing quantitative results that far
exceeds traditional chain dragging
methods
 Replaces Chain Dragging & visual
subjective methods
 Inspections with 100% coverage
 Conducted within the current DOT’s
budgets
 Quantitative data prioritizing future
maintenance activities
OLD METHOD
CHAIN DRAGGING

13. BridgeScan™
Locates
delamination and
debonding
Maps
reinforcement
patterns
Conducts
approach slab
deterioration
assessment
Locates voids under
approach slab
Fill density
assessment under
approach slabs
Abutment water
intrusion assessment
through backwall
Identifies 12 levels
of deterioration
Inspections are
performed by
bridge inspectors
and reviewed by
bridge engineers

14. BridgeScan™
Deck Condition Assessments
Deterioration – Delamination throughout the deck

15. BridgeScan™
Deck Condition Assessments
Healthy
Deck
Damaged
Deck
End of Life
Deck
Normal
Reinforcement
Delamination
and debonding

16. BridgeScan™
Deck Condition Assessments
Delamination
Concrete
Deterioration
BridgeScan provides a more comprehensive deck
assessment then traditional chain dragging method.

17. BridgeScan™
GRP sled with multiple antennas
reducing scanning time and costs

18. Highlighted Service
CableScan™
 Cable Stay Robotic Bridge Inspection
System
 8 minute mount / dismounts
 Portable self contained
 1080i 60fps video – 24mp stills
 Tracks linear and deck horizontal
distances
 Real-time evaluation
 360 degree viewing
 Redundant power systems
 Battery operated
 Wireless control
OLD METHOD

19. CableScan™
No lane closures
with daytime
inspection
Eliminates need for
boom trucks
More accurate
than traditional
inspection
methods.
Safer for both the
inspector and the
public.
Uses LIDAR to
measure length
and width of
cracks.
Double blind study of an
inspection of 84 cables
found 1 issue with
traditional method. IPC’s
QC of 9 cables found 12
issues.
Recorded video file
for future
comparisons.

20. CableScan™
Magnificati
on of what
was
detected
Sample of
laminar rust
beneath
coating
Failed clear
coat / UV
coating
Painted-
over
gouges
due to man
lift damage
Damage
due to
scaffolding
standoff
bars
Digital images of elevations ranging between 150 to 300 ft.
https://youtu.be/LAuZhN1Z_yE

21. Highlighted Service
CrackScan™
 Scans for cracks from over 100 feet away
 No Lane closures
 No boom lifts required
 More efficient, less expensive and more
accurate than current inspection methods
 Records X and Y coordinates of the cracks as
well as length and width
 Future inspections allow the asset manager to
track crack progression over time
 Double blind study of 2 bridges in Nevada where
the engineering firm showed no cracks on 1
bridge and none on another
 IPC located 7 cracks on one and 6 cracks on the
other
 Manual methods cannot compete with laser
technology

22. CrackScan™
 2 D and 3D Crack Maps
https://youtu.be/XlgQwi40WCc

23. Highlighted Service
Wire Rope
Inspections
 From Suspension to Suspender cables
& more
 Check for loss of metallic area and
broken wires suspender
https://youtu.be/XnyZGQfg6nc

24. Highlighted Service
Laser Vibrometry
 Measuring the tensile load of a cable
from a distance
 Post analysis software that can
calculate the tensile forces in real time
 Eliminates lane closures and costly man
lift devices
 Inspects
 Cable Stays
 Suspender Cables
 External Cables
 Other Wire Cable Structures

25. Highlighted Service
ColumnScan™
 ColumnScan™ is a robotic device
that lowers into bridge columns and
performs
 HD video
 24mp stills
 Infrared condition assessments

26. ColumnScan™
Safer
environment for
inspectors
No need to rent
expensive
equipment
More
comprehensive
inspection data
Full video
inspection for
future
comparisons
Articulating
arms for full
directional
control
Lighting system
for clear
viewing

27. Highlighted Service
Bridge Inspection
Services
 Movable Bridge Inspections
 Full Structural & Fracture Critical
Inspections
 Mechanical & Operational Inspections
 Emergency inspection Service
 Complex Bridge Inspections
 Full Structural Critical & Fracture
Critical Inspections
 In Depth Truss, Gusset Plate & Thickness
Inspections
 Cable Stays, Post Tension (PT) System
Inspections

28. Highlighted Service
Drawbridge Health
Monitoring
 Gear Box Monitoring
 Electric Motor Monitoring
 Monitoring of Hydraulics

29. Highlighted Service
PoleScan™
 Complete Inspection of
 Pole
 Seams
 Mast Arms
 Luminaries
 Anchor Bolts
 Foundation
 Can lower Luminaries if required
 No lane closures or bucket truck
 Sands rust areas and paints
High Mast Light Pole Robotic Inspection Services
High Mast Light Pole Robotic Repair Services
OLD METHOD

30. PoleScan™
Takes HD 360
degree video as
well as 24mp stills
of abnormalities
Takes HD video
of the luminaries,
bolts, etc.
Includes
ultrasonic testing
of anchor bolts
Keeps video file
for future
reference
2 man crew per
team
Report reviewed
by structural
engineer

31. PoleScan™

32. PoleScan™
Ultrasonic Testing of Anchor
Bolts

33. High Mast Light Pole Inspection Video –Field Inspection and
Repair Services
https://youtu.be/0LmyEVRIpEM
High Mast Light Pole Inspection Service

34. Drone Inspection
Services
 Hard To Reach
Inspection Locations
Utilizing Drones
 High profile structures
 Towers
 Windmills

35. Project References
IPC: Ph.727-372-2900 ext.40
info@infrastructurepc.com
www.Infrastructurepc.com

36. Arrigoni Bridge
PROJECT
Inspection of suspender cables and Pins
CLIENT
AI Engineers
IPC ROLE
Special Assessment: 10 year detailed NDT inspection
Bridge Hanger Pin – Ultrasonic
Magnetic Flux Leakage of Suspender Cables
Laser Vibrometery to calculate tensile load on cables
Problem solved
Met 10 year inspection requirement
Through Arch Bridge

37. Bridge Deck Deterioration Assessments
NY Thruway
PROJECT
Inspection of Multiple Bridge Decks
CLIENT
New York State Thruway Authority
IPC ROLE
Special deterioration assessment to develop priority maintenance plan
Problem solved
Bridge repair prioritization based on deterioration analysis

38. Cable Stay Inspection
Skyway Bridge
PROJECT
Robotic Visual Inspection of Bridge Cable Stays
CLIENT
DBI Services
IPC ROLE
QC inspection of 9 Cable Stays following Traditional Inspection
Problem Solved
Identified surface condition anomalies that could not be detected from
ground based visual method.

39. Post Tension Tendon Assessment
Wando River Bridge
PROJECT
Tendon condition assessment
CLIENT
HDR Engineering
IPC ROLE
Condition assessment of Tendon to determine extent of corrosion due to
age of bridge
Problem Solved
Loose and failed tendons led to concern of condition of tendon system.
IPC solution included magnetic flux in lieu of ECT, which produced
misleading results. MF result led to fewer invasive examinations from
open tendon

40. Why Choose
IPC?
Provide remarkable detail of quantitative data
Remarkable
Quantitative
Data
Enable transportation agencies to make very accurate budgetary
decisions
Accurate
Budgets
Extend service life of critical infrastructure assets
Extend Asset
Life
Allow for inspections to be conducted with minimal lane closures or
heavy equipment
Reduce
Closures and
Use of
Equipment
Services provided within the agency’s current maintenance budgets
•in other words for the same price they have budgeted today for subjective manual
inspections.
Cost Savings

41. Contact Information
Doug Thaler - 727-372-2900 x24
Mike Creech - 727-372-2900 x40
www.infrastructurepc.com
IPC: Ph.727-372-2900 ext.40
info@infrastructurepc.com
www.Infrastructurepc.com