Non destructive tests – Agenzia del Demanio Lazio (Italy)

The activity involved the execution of non-destructive tests in order to characterize the materials. The verification was carried out on 5 properties of the State Property Agency – Lazio Regional Directorate – located in the national territory in the Provinces of Frosinone, Rieti and Rome.

For reinforced concrete buildings, the tests carried out allowed to identify the metal reinforcements in order to define the internal texture of the structural elements, estimate the compressive strength of the concrete by correlating the force necessary for the extraction of a post-inserted anchor in the hardened concrete .

In addition, the mechanical characteristics of the steel in place were evaluated by evaluating the surface hardness of the same.

For masonry buildings, the tests carried out made it possible to define the mechanical characteristics by measuring the operating stresses and deformation characteristics.

This verification made it possible to improve the level of knowledge of the buildings for the subsequent analyzes and verifications of seismic vulnerability.