Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (USPV) test has gained considerable popularity all over the world.Ultrasonic pulse velocity testing of concrete is based on the pulse velocity method to provide information on the uniformity of concrete, cavities, cracks and defects. The pulse velocity in a material depends on its density and its elastic properties which in turn are related to the quality and the compressive strength of the concrete. It is therefore possible to obtain information about the properties of components by sonic investigations. The investigation reported here is to present study of calibration graphs for Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Equipment, which is ultra sonic pulse velocity test and to study the quality of the concrete in existing structures. These ultra sonic pulse velocity tests were then used to test the quality of the concrete of the various structural elements (columns and beams) of single storied newly under constructed office building. The use of this method produces results that lie close to the true values when compared with other methods. A correlation between ultra sonic pulse velocity test and strength of concrete structure is established, which can be used for strength estimation of concrete structures. The method can be extended to test existing structures by taking direct measurements on concrete elements.
In this study conventional concrete of M40 grade developed with diverse water binder ratio and fixed optimum dosage of 30% mineral admixture fly ash and GGBS with weight of cement .Compression test has been conducted on cube samples and Rapid Chloride permeability test (RCPT) are conducted on cylindrical specimens to acknowledge durability parameter. Compression test results has been enhanced with replacement of supplementary cementitious materials and chloride ion permeability has been reduced with substitution of fly ash and GGBS .incremental of water binder ratio also reduce the permeability value however compression value increased
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