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Recent Story:
 Underground Storage Tank Locating
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A local mom-and-pop restaurant called up GPRS to inquire about a possible underground storage tank on its property before putting it on the market. They needed to clear the land of any possible tanks so the bank could clear any environmental road blocks that could stand in the way for the buyers of the property. In this matter, truth is the only ally. To not accurately depict all of the property's contents could end in
a lawsuit that would not benefit either party.
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Rebar and Conduit Locating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA. We don't just do the dirty work. We aren't always inside the caution tape, or scanning the heavens on a man-lift, or ensuring utility locations at the local sewage plant.
Utility Locating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
When a contractor wanted to avoid hitting any utilities that may be in or below a concrete roadway prior to cutting and digging, they called Ground Penetrating Radar Systems. A main roadway at a power plant’s facility was deteriorating and sections of it needed to be replaced.
Locate Rebar in Concrete Columns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GPRS were brought to center city Philly to aid in the process of an eight-story expansion of a five story building. The luxury apartments are to sit right on Market St. in the center of it all.
Underground Storage Tank Locating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A local mom-and-pop restaurant called up GPRS to inquire about a possible underground storage tank on its property before putting it on the market. They needed to clear the land of any possible tanks so the bank could clear any environmental road blocks that could stand in the way for the buyers of the property.
GPR Scans Cemetery Mapping in Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Early this month GPRS was brought out to Quarryville, PA to locate unmarked graves so a long family line could be tracked back up to 200 hundred years or more. The cemetery had been on a family farm with chickens and ponies roaming throughout, so the history and accounts of the cemetery was less than precise.
GPR Scans For Voids in Dorm Hall at Penn State University
Recently, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was called to investigate the subgrade beneath a dorm hall on the Penn State University at Erie campus for voids.
Hospital Structure Not In Jeopardy After GPRS Call
When building an addition to any Hospital, structural integrity is of utmost concern before new, heavy equipment is installed. At the Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA, renovations would ensure just that, requiring GPR to be done before any coring in the elevated slabs.
GPRS of Pennsylvania Locates Utility Lines Below Concrete Slab
In several areas the customer wanted to core drill through a slab on grade, but was concerned that conduits or other utility lines might be running within or directly below the slab.
Rebar Analysis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In late March and early April, GPRS was sent to identify the steel reinforcing in multiple columns and walls before a complete building remodel that had been vacant since the 90's.
GPRS Identifies Structural Steel Layout in Philly
Philadelphia, PA. This past month, GPRS aided local architects in identifying the structural steel layout of a 15 year-abandoned building in Northeast Philly. The architects are planning to renovate the structure to a modern apartment complex in the next few years.
Ground Radar Deep Sub-Surface 270 MHZ Antenna Sinkhole Imaging in Philadelphia
Bethlehem, Pa - At a medical facility in Bethlehem, Pa, sinkholes had begun to appear in outdoor storage locations just outside the facility. The asphalt in one particular location had collapsed, forcing the decision makers at the facility to take fast action to avoid further damage.
Locate Existing Utilities in Masontown, Pennsylvania
Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station in Masontown, PA recently required the use of ground penetrating radar to locate existing utilities in an area needing to be excavated. Prior to digging, the contractor used GPRS in order mark any possible utilities or obstructions.
GPRS Finds All Underground Obstuctions at Dealership in Fort Washington, PA
Fort Washington, Pa - On 2/10/11, GPRS aided Franklin Construction of Maple Glen, PA, to locate any and all underground obstructions at the Mercedes Benz Dealership in Fort Washington.
Alleged Post-Tension Cables Found, Guilty as Charged in Juvenile Courthouse Slab
On 1/7/11 GPRS was subpoenaed to the Harrisburg Juvenile Courthouse renovation project to investigate post-tension cables allegedly in the slab before coring.
GPRS has been to called to scan the slabs in the Pitt Cathedral many times in order to locate conduit and embedded beams and reinforcing.
Identifying Conduits and Obstructions in Coring Areas
GPRS was called to assist in delivering the safest execution of this project by identifying any obstructions in the concrete in 17 locations before coring would take place.
GPRS scanned over 50 locations along the walk, each with 4 small coring locations. GPRS successfully located all rebar within these areas, allowing it to be avoided when coring.
Free services such as “Call Before You Dig” will not locate private utilities and pipes. GPRS uses two methods, Ground Penetrating Radar and Radio Detection to locate all types of pipes.
Ground Penetrating Radar Locates Conduits, Obstructions or Utilities
in Concrete in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For the past month, GPRS has been working with Reams, Enterprises across the country at various Tires Plus & Firestone locations before hydraulic car lifts are to be revamped and replaced.
Burt Hill always uses GPRS to scan the concrete slab to locate embedded conduits prior to core drilling. GPRS has been able to respond quickly to their needs at Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, PA.
GPRS is able to locate radiant heat tubing in concrete. Before drilling or cutting into concrete containing radiant heat, ground penetrating radar can be used to locate the tubing and mark their locations onto the slab.
Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc.,was contacted in King of Prussia, PA. - In May 2008, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc., was contacted to verify the depths of several electrical, telephone and fiber optic lines in King of Prussia, PA.
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