vertical access dam inspection services brochure

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Specialized inspection &testingservices in extreme locations


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Inspection, testing and conditions surveys in difficult locations

Vertical Access offers specialized inspection services using industrial rope access techniques. We

team with engineering and architecture firms nationwide for hands-on inspections and testing on

structures such as dams, bridges, towers, monuments, and all types of buildings. Our staff is well-versed

in construction technologies, structural engineering, architectural conservation and nondestructive

testing, and all are certified by the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT).

Our services support the operationsof dam facilities including:

Scheduled maintenance and inspections

Special investigations

Nondestructive testing procedures

Access consulting

Condition surveys for facility planning,

maintenance, and rehabilitation

Installation of monitoring instruments

AWS-certified weld inspection

Expertise in concrete, masonry and other dam

construction materials

Video documentation and live-feed video capable

In situ material characterization

Nondestructive testing services include:

Infrared thermography

Ground penetrating radar

Ultrasonic thickness gauge

Rebar location

Borescope investigations

Services for Dam Facilities


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Comprehensive deliverablesVertical Access offers a system of collec ting

inspection data while working at-height called

TPAS (Tablet PC Annotation System). With TPAS,

data is collected and documented at the point and

time of observation. Annotations including types

and quantities of faults and other anomolies with

high resolution photographs are entered directly

into AutoCAD drawings enabling fast turn-around

of reports. Visit www.vertical-access.com/tpas.htmlformore information.

Proejct deliverables include:

Letter of report with narrative assessment

Annotated AutoCAD drawings (print and digital)

Spreadsheets of extracted data with quantities for

accurate construction documents and cost estimating

High resolution digital images keyed to drawings

Video documentation (high definition video from

hand-held or helmet mounted camera)

Professional affiliations

American Society for Nondestructive Testing

American Society of Safety Engineers

Association of State Dam Safety Officials

ASTM International

National Council of Structural Engineers Association

Sealant Waterproofing and Restoration Institute

Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians

Structural Engineering Institute

United States Society of Dams

L : Castleton Bridge / Castleton, NY T - : Edison Memorial Tower / Edison; NJ Arthur Ravenal Jr. Bridge / Charleston, SC


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www.vertical-access.com

MA I N O F F IC E

Ithaca, NYP.O. Box 4135

Ithaca, NY 14852

tel 607.257.4049

fax 607.257.2129

BRANCH O F F IC ES

New York, NY

88 University Place

9th Floor

New York, NY 10003

tel 212.647.1455

fax 212.647.7116

Washington, DC

1053 31st Street NW

2nd Floor

Washington, DC 20006

tel 202.298.7333

fax 202.318.3015

FORMOR E INFORMAT ION

Kent Diebolt

[email protected]

cell 607.272.3366

QUA L I F I EDSMAL L BUS INES S

DUNS # 077311459

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Occoquan Dam / Fairfax, VA

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