GERMANN INSTRUMENTS A/S

GI test systems in alphabetic order


Auto-Shrink

AUTO-SHRINK
Durability Assesment / Autogenous Shrinkage.

Unrestrained autogenous shrinkage of concrete paste or mortar under sealed conditions.

Download datasheet:
Auto-Shrink.pdf


AVA - Air Void Analyzer

AVA, AIR VOID ANALYZER
Durability Assesment / Freeze/Thaw Resistance.

Spacing factor and specific surface of the air void system in air entrained, still plastic concrete.

Equiv. to ASTM C 457.

Download datasheet:
AVA - Air Void Analyzer.pdf

Other AVA downloads:
- AVA - Air Void Analyzer.pdf (2,64 MB)
- AVA, Air Void Analyzer for fresh concrete, PPP (5.29 MB)
- Real Air Testing in Real Time, PPP (23.6 MB)
- Real Air Testing in Real Time, Video (26 MB)
- AVA-2000 export, exports to a comma separatedtext file. (240 KB)

BOND-TEST

BOND-TEST
Repair Quality / Structural Integrity.

Adhesion strength or tensile strength.

BS 1881: Part 207, ASTM C 1583.

Download datasheet:
BOND-TEST.pdf

Other BOND-Test downloads:
- LOK, CAPO & BOND - Spanish.pdf

CAPO-TEST

CAPO-TEST
Structural Integrity.

Strength of existing structures, supplement to LOK-TEST.

ASTM C 900, BS 1881: Part 207, EN 12504-3

Download datasheet:
CAPO-TEST.pdf

Other CAPO-Test downloads:
- Video demonstration of the CAPO-TEST (23 MB)
- In-Situ Strength Assessment of Concrete (216 KB)
- Fast Track (26 KB)
- LOK- and CAPO-Test correlation (1.7 MB)
- LOK-TEST Presentation,PPP (4.7 MB)
- Pullmachines with Electronic Microprocessor Gauges (176 KB)
- LOK, CAPO & BOND - Spanish.pdf

CMD

CMD
Monitoring.

Crack movement, opening and sideward crack movement.

Download datasheet:
CMD.pdf


COMA-Meter

COMA-METER
Fast-Track Construction.

Maturity, timing of in-place strength testing with LOK-TEST.

ASTM C 1074.

Download datasheet:
COMA-Meter.pdf


CORECASE

CORECASE
Structural Integrity.

Coring for lab investigation.

ASTM C 42 / C 42M.

Download datasheet:
CORECASE.pdf


CorroEye

CorroEye
Monitoring.

Corrosion rate, by installed sensors.

Download datasheet:
CorroEye.pdf


CorroWatch

CorroWatch
Monitoring.

Chloride penetration, by casting-in of a sensor.

Download datasheet:
CorroWatch.pdf


CoverMaster

CoverMaster
Structural Integrity.

Location, depth and size of reinforcement.

BS 1881:Part 204, ACI 228.2R.

Download datasheet:
CoverMaster.pdf


CrackScope

CrackScope
Structural Integrity.

Width of cracks.

Download datasheet:
CrackScope.pdf


Deep Purple

Deep Purple
Corrosion Survey.

Depth of Carbonation.

Download datasheet:
Deep Purple & Rainbow Indicator.pdf


DK-5000

DK-5000
Structural Integrity.

Resonant frequency for material properties and monitoring of degradation, e.g. after freeze-thaw cycles.

ASTM C 215, BS 1881.

Download datasheet:
DK-5000.pdf


DOCter

DOCter
Structural Integrity.

Thickness and flaw detection, including depth of flaws by impact-echo.

ASTM C 1383.

Download datasheet:
DOCter.pdf

Other DOCter downloads:
- DOCter Impact-Echo Testing cases (813 KB)
- DOCter Impact-Echo Testing for delaminations in marine anchor blocks, PPP (3.5 MB)
- DOCter Impact-Echo Testing of Steel Cable Ducts for voids, PPP (6.2 MB)
- Viking software version 6.0 & DOC-2000 (840 KB)
- Viking 6.0 software instruction manual (4.3 MB)
- DOCter - Spanish.pdf

DSS-TEST

DSS-TEST
Repair Quality.

Shear strength of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips.

Download datasheet:
DSS-TEST.pdf


Eddy-Dowel

Eddy-Dowel
ACI 228.2R.

Location of dowel bars in jointed pavements.

Download datasheet:
Eddy-Dowel.pdf


Eddy-Thick

Eddy-Thick
Thickness measurement of slab-of-ground using embedded metal targets and pulse-induction method.

Download datasheet:
Eddy-Thick.pdf


ERE-Probe

ERE-Probe
Monitoring.

Potentials, by casting-in a reference cell.

Download datasheet:
ERE Probe.pdf


EyeCon

EyeCon
Structural Integrity.

Thickness and flaw detection by shear wave reflection.

Download datasheet:
EyeCon.pdf


GalvaPulse

GalvaPulse
Corrosion Survey / Service Life Estimation.

Corrosion rate, half-cell potentials & electrical resistance, computerized.

ASTM C 876.

Download datasheet:
GalvaPulse.pdf

Other GalvaPulse downloads:
- Corrosion rate determined by GalvaPulse (111 KB)
- Determination of Reinforcement Corrosion Rate by means of the Galvavanotic Pulse Technique (189 KB)
- GalvaPulse Supplement Paper (151 KB)
- Monitoring of Reinforcement Corrosion by means of electrochemicals methods (547 KB)
- Pro's and Con's of Half-Cell Potentials and Corrosion Rate Measurements (434 KB)
- Rebar Corrosion Rate Measurements for Service Life Estimates (174 KB)
- Usage of portable equipment for determination of corrosion stage (292 KB)
- GalvaPulse Data Viewing and Reporting Program ver 1.2.1 (21.3 MB)
- GalvaPulse - Spanish.pdf

Guardian

Guardian
Durability Assesment / Thermal Cracking.

Actual temperatures and maturity in the hardening structure.

ASTM C 1074.

Download datasheet:
Guardian.pdf


GWT

GWT
Structural Integrity / Repair Quality.

Water penetrability.

EN-ISO 7031.

Download datasheet:
GWT.pdf


HUM-Meter

HUM-Meter
Monitoring.

Humidity.

Download datasheet:
HUM-Meter.pdf


ICAR Rheometer

ICAR Rheometer RHM-3000
Workability of fresh concrete.

- Yeild stress at rest
- Dynamic yield stress and viscosity
- Thixotrophy
- Workability retention
- Evaluate segregation
- Formwork pressure of SCC


Download datasheet:
ICAR Rheometer.pdf

More information about the ICAR Rheometer and concrete rheology:
- www.concreterheology.com

LOK-TEST

LOK-TEST
Fast-Track Construction / Workmanship.

Early age strength and cover layer quality.

ASTM C 900, BS 1881: Part 207, EN 12504-3.

Download datasheet:
LOK-TEST.pdf

Other LOK-Test downloads:
- In-Situ Strength Assessment of Concrete (216 KB)
- Fast Track (26 KB)
- LOK- and CAPO-Test correlation (1.7 MB)
- LOK-TEST Presentation,PPP (4.7 MB)
- Pullmachines with Electronic Microprocessor Gauges (176 KB)
- LOK, CAPO & BOND - Spanish.pdf

Merlin

MERLIN
Durability Assesment / Service Life Estimation.

For measuring bulk electrical conductivity, or its inverse, the bulk electrical resistivity, of saturated 100 by 200 mm concrete cylinders or cores.

Download datasheet:
Merlin.pdf

Other Merlin downloads:
- Merlin - Spanish.pdf

Mini Great Dane

Mini Great Dane
Corrosion Survey / Service Life Estimation.

Half-cell potentials & electrical resistance, manually.

ASTM C 876.

Download datasheet:
Mini Great Dane.pdf


MIRA Tomographer

MIRA Tomographer
Structural Integrity.

3D color mapping of internal defects.

Shear wave reflection and SAFT analysis.

Download datasheet:
MIRA Tomographer.pdf

Other MIRA downloads:
- MIRA - Spanish.pdf

Moisture Encounter

Moisture Encounter
Corrosion Survey.

Surface moisture.

Download datasheet:
Moisture Encounter.pdf


PetroPlaner

PetroPlaner
Freeze/Thaw Resistance / Durability Assesment / Air Void Analysis / Petrographic Analysis/ ASR.

Prepare polished plane surface for air void analysis, petrographic or SEM analysis.

ASTM C 457, ASTM C 856.

Download datasheet:
PetroPlaner.pdf


PetroThin

PetroThin
Durability Assesment / Petrographic Analysis /ASR.

Produce thin sections, including flourecent epoxy impregnation, for petrographic analysis.

ASTM C 856.

Download datasheet:
PetroThin.pdf


Power

Power
Repair Quality.

Proof-loading of anchors, bonding of rebars.

Download datasheet:
Power.pdf


Profile Grinder

Profile Grinder
Durability Assesment / Service Life Estimation

Chloride diffusion coefficient on-site or after ponding of specimens in the lab, by profile grinding.

ASTM C 1556, NT Build 443.

Download datasheet:
Profile Grinder.pdf


PROOVE'it

PROOVE'it
Durability Assesment / Service Life Estimation

Rapid Chloride Permeability Test (RCPT).

Concrete´s electrical resistance to chloride ions & estimation of the chloride diffusion coefficient.

ASTM C 1202-08 & NT BUILD 492.

Download datasheet:
PROOVEit.pdf

Other PROOVE'it downloads:
- PROOVE'it - Spanish.pdf

PUNDIT

PUNDIT
Structural Integrity.

Ultrasound for uniformity.

ASTM C597, BS 1881.

Download datasheet:
PUNDIT.pdf


Rainbow Indicator

Rainbow Indicator
Corrosion Survey.

Carbonation profile.

Download datasheet:
Deep Purple & Rainbow Indicator.pdf


RapidAir

RapidAir
Durability Assesment / Freeze/Thaw Resistance.

Air content, spacing factor and specific surface of hardened, air-entrained concrete.

ASTM C 457.

Download datasheet:
RapidAir.pdf


RAT

RAT
Durability Assesment / ASR.

Alkali content of fresh or hardened concrete.

Download datasheet:
RAT.pdf


RCT & RCTW

RCT & RCTW
Durability Assesment / Corrosion Survey / Service Life Estimation.

Chloride content and chloride profile.

Acid or water soluble chlorides of hardened or fresh concrete.

AASHTO T 260, ASTM C 114.

Download datasheet:
RCT & RCTW.pdf

Other RCT & RCTW downloads:
- RCT Comparison (27 KB)

s'MASH

s'MASH
Structural Integrity.

Fast screening for flaws and testing for depth of Piles by impulse response.

ACI 228.2R.

Download datasheet:
sMASH.pdf

Other s'MASH downloads:
- Slide show of the s'MASH, PPP (1.4 MB)
- Evaluation of Historic Reinforced Concrete Bridges (1 MB)
- Rapid non-destructive test method at the Taiwan High-Speed Rail project (432 KB)
- s'MASH Testing Cases (374 KB)
- s'MASH - Spanish.pdf

STEPPER

STEPPER
Structural Integrity.

Automated sonic testing.

Download datasheet:
STEPPER.pdf


Surfer

Surfer
Structural Integrity.

Surface wave speed and depth of surface opening crakcs.

Download datasheet:
Surfer.pdf


Temperature Simulation Software

Temperature Simulation Software
Temperature simulation of hardening structures for evaluation of the risk of temperature gradient cracking.

Download datasheet:
Be4Cast.pdf


TORQ-TEST

TORQ-TEST
Repair Quality.

Shear strength of overlays or CFRP laminates.

Download datasheet:
TORQ-TEST.pdf