Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc. (GPRS) was recently hired by a local West Virginia contractor to utility scan for soiling borings. The scope of work was for 4 total potential borings at 2 national fuel station branches. The work was done in conjunction with a vacuum excavation crew, a drilling company, and the general contractor. GPRS would scan to clear the borings first, followed by the subcontracted drill team to core through the...

A construction superintendent out of Richmond, VA called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems to locate the reinforcing steel within a cast-in-place structure wall and floor. With the proper training, we were able to distinguish between the rebar and conduits prior to drilling. GPRS was able to mark directly on the surface the depth and location of the reinforcing steel in real-time. The superintendent was in a time crunch and we were able to...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Virginia was utilized to detect underground utilities in a major airport in Richmond, VA. A runway lighting installation company needed assistance in locating underground utilities before trenching for new conduits. They called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. to locate it. GPRS Project Manager Josiah Donaldson verified the location, depth, and...

A company out of Virginia Beach, Virginia called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems to locate the rebar within the structure. With the proper training, we were able to distinguish the locations and depth of the rebar prior to drilling anchors for a fence to be installed. GPRS was able to mark directly on the surface with the location and depths of the reinforcing steel in real time. The owner needed this done to ensure there was not damage done...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Virginia was utilized to scan for unmarked graves as part of a forensic investigation in Hampton, VA. The FBI and local Police Department were assisting in an investigation by searching a backyard once owned by a convicted serial killer. They called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. to search the area, and after scanning the area, GPRS Project Manager Josiah Donaldson verified the location of several...

A company out of Virginia Beach, Virginia called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems to locate Post Tension Cables within the slab. With the proper training, we were able to distinguish the difference between rebar and post tension cables prior to drilling. GPRS was able to mark directly on the surface with tape due to this being a finished floor the location and depths of the post tension cables and any conduits in real time. The contractor was...

The #1 concern on construction projects in the 21st century has been safety; safety for the community where the project is being conducted, safety for the workers, tradesman, contractors, and safety for those that occupy the project after its completion. The last several decades have seen an increase in OSHA standards and policies. Individual contractors are taking it on themselves to raise the bar even further than the aggressive OSHA...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Virginia was utilized to detect underground storage tanks (UST’s) in Hampton, Virginia. A prominent Environmental Company needed assistance in locating any UST’s for a client located right on the Chesapeake Bay. They called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. to locate it. GPRS Project Manager Josiah Donaldson verified the location and direction of 2 UST’s and verified there were no more in an...

GPRS was called to help locate any utilities running in the path of their proposed trenching locations. The customer needed to trench 200 linear feet to put in new electric conduits. They did not want to hit the existing buried electric lines. We were able to give the depth of each utility and mark directly on the surface in real time prior to the trenching. Not only is it a safe non destructive way to locate the utilities but it...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Virginia was utilized to detect underground utilities and underground storage tanks (UST’s) in a large production plant in Chesapeake, VA. A general contractor needed to know the reinforcing pattern and slab depths in several areas. They called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. for these services because of its safety qualifications and reputation for quality. GPRS Project Manager Josiah Donaldson...

When the property owner needed to locate unmarked graves on the property to satisfy city requirements he knew he needed to use Ground Penetrating Radar to get it done. The property owner had been researching the properties history but was unsure how accurate the records on the property were and did not want to disturb any grave sites while putting in an access road. Ground Penetrating Radar is a nondestructive means to locate all types of...

A contractor out of Sturtevant, WI called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems to locate the rebar within the airport where they were going to be installing anchors into the slab on the second floor and did not want to hit any reinforcing or conduits. With the proper training, we were able to determine that this particular slab was a Waffle slab. The design they had laid out they were going to hit the stems in the waffle slab. With the proper...

A contractor reached out to Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Virginia to investigate a concrete slab full of tension cables. GPRS has been helping contractors reduce the likelihood of subsurface obstruction strikes during drilling, cutting, trenching, anchoring and other construction/demolition processes. Ground Penetrating Radar Systems not only can locate the PT cables, but we can give you the depth of the cable as well. This information...

A Project Manager working in Norfolk, VA called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems to locate rebar in a precast electrical vault they had built at a factory in North Carolina. The corner of the vault had a piece of concrete that had gotten chipped and broken off. The customer who had ordered the slab was convinced that there was no reinforcing in the precast vault, because the reinforcing was not visible where the piece of concrete was...

The pictures you see below are from a local attraction in Orlando, FL. The demolition contractor was removing a curb when they unknowingly broke a main feed line for the sprinkler system. This would normally not have been something difficult to remedy. However, they did not know where the shut-off valve was for the system. With this problem hundreds of gallons of water were wasted and the ground will have to be repaired prior to work...