Structural Investigations
Bridge Inspection
Equilibrant Ltd. specialise in bridge inspections, examinations and condition appraisals. We offer clients GI, PI and tailored SI services in accordance with the relevant standards from complex motorway and railway bridges to smaller masonry arch and culvert structures. Our reports are interpretive with recommendations for lifecycle management or purely factual as required.
Our bridge inspection services include:
Marine Infrastructure
Equilibrant Ltd. are experienced in the condition appraisal and refurbishment of various Marine Structures including Masonry, concrete and steel sheet plie Quay Walls, Quay cover slabs, Piers, Jetties, Dolphins, Breakwater structures and Sea Defences including scour protection, rock armour and sheet pile structures.
We offer a full range of NDT to identify the cause, extent, significance, and severity of any deterioration observed, including, half-cell potential mapping, chloride contamination profiling, carbonation testing & LPR corrosion rate measurements, GPR, ultra-sonic pulse velocity testing & ultrasonic thickness measurements to determine residual section of steel.
Our highly experienced engineers offer clients comprehensive reporting with remedial works recommendations, detailed designs, assistance with procurement and site supervision.
Water Treatment Industry
Equilibrant Ltd. work with NIW and Irishwater framework consultants and contractors producing comprehensive reports with recommendations for lifecycle management of vital water and wastewater infrastructure.
We accurately identify the cause, extent and significance of structural deterioration using specialist non-destructive testing techniques and propose remedial works strategies, considering whole life costing, to ensure our clients schedule sustainable remedial interventions.
We have assessed all types of structural infrastructure for the water industry including reinforced concrete pumping chambers/tanks, primary/final settlement tanks, DAF cells, floc tanks, buildings, footbridges, channels etc. Typically, the structures we assess are suffering from biogenic sulphate corrosion, concrete carbonation with low cover to reinforcement, chloride contamination, sulphate attack, acid attack, cracking etc.
Built Environment
Equilibrant Ltd. offer clients comprehensive condition appraisals of their existing building stock to assist with their asset management responsibilities. We assist public and private clients alike with management of multi-storey buildings, above & underground car parks, office facilities, residential apartments/dwellings, and commercial units.
Our services include:
Structural Inspection & Testing
Equilibrant Ltd. is highly experienced in reporting structural failures. We offer a forensic engineering consultancy service to the construction industry by assisting clients with:
