South East Scanning

RPEQ Scan Data

Makarni — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:28:00 +0000

When an RPEQ engineer puts their registration to a structural certification, they are staking their professional judgement on what lies beneath a slab, footing, or wall — not just what is visible above it. For builders and developers across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, that simple fact has real consequences: the quality of the subsurface… Continue reading RPEQ Scan Data

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Dial Before You Dig Compliance Gap

Makarni — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:18:59 +0000

Dial Before You Dig has become such a routine part of pre-construction planning that it’s easy to assume ticking that box means a site is safe to dig, cut, or core. It doesn’t. For builders and developers across Queensland, treating a Dial Before You Dig referral as a complete picture of what’s underground — or… Continue reading Dial Before You Dig Compliance Gap

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Before You Dig Australia – 5 Billion Dollar Problem

Makarni — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:16:58 +0000

Every excavation, core hole, and slab cut carries a hidden variable that most Queensland contractors think they’ve already managed. New data from Before You Dig Australia suggests otherwise, putting a firm dollar figure on a problem the industry has quietly tolerated for years. Here’s what the numbers actually mean for anyone picking up a jackhammer… Continue reading Before You Dig Australia – 5 Billion Dollar Problem

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Ageing Workforce, Booming Pipeline

Makarni — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:57:58 +0000

Queensland’s construction sector is racing toward its biggest decade on record, yet the workforce driving that growth is greying fast and thinning out at the entry level. That mismatch between rising project volume and shrinking on-site experience is quietly reshaping how risk gets managed on Queensland sites, and it’s why non-destructive testing is shifting from… Continue reading Ageing Workforce, Booming Pipeline

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Reservoir Floor

Makarni — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:14:23 +0000

Case study — Water infrastructure The reflection that pointed the wrong way A circular potable water reservoir in South-East Queensland, drained for twenty-four hours. Roughly eighty cracks, no construction records, and an open brief. What ground penetrating radar could establish, and what it could not. Depth slice at the upper reinforcement layer, registered to site… Continue reading Reservoir Floor

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Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of a Tailings

Makarni — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:51:55 +0000

Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of a Tailings Dam Embankment Winch-Deployed 160MHz RadarOn A 30 DegreeGeomembrane-Lined Slope Winch-deployed 160MHz radar on a 30 degree geomembrane-lined slope, with volumetric void modelling in Geolitix. Sector Mining, tailings storage facility Asset Lined tailings dam embankment Access Method Winch-assisted radar sled Equipment 160MHz shielded GPR antenna, skid plate Line Spacing… Continue reading Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of a Tailings

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GPR Scanning Before EV Charger Installation: What’s Really Underground

Malee024_SEOEGC — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:48:44 +0000

Queensland’s electric vehicle charging network is expanding fast. Council depots, shopping centres, highway service stations, and workplace car parks across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast are being fitted with new charging infrastructure as state and federal rollout targets pick up pace. Every installation starts the same way — trenching for high-voltage cabling… Continue reading GPR Scanning Before EV Charger Installation: What’s Really Underground

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What Happens After You Lodge a BYDA Enquiry? The Physical Verification Step

Malee024_SEOEGC — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:47:13 +0000

You’ve lodged your BYDA (Dial Before You Dig) enquiry, and a pack of utility plans has landed in your inbox. It feels like the hard part is done. In reality, it’s the start of the process, not the end of it — a BYDA request confirms which utility owners have assets near your site, but… Continue reading What Happens After You Lodge a BYDA Enquiry? The Physical Verification Step

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GPR and Structural Assessment of an Aquatic Centre: A WIRAC Case Study

Malee024_SEOEGC — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:26:53 +0000

Aquatic Centre GPR · Concrete Scanning Case Study When A Council FearedIts Pool Was Failing,The Radar Said Otherwise Facing reported settlement and a fear the pool shells were deteriorating beneath the surface, Southern Downs Regional Council needed an answer before committing to costly intrusive works. South-East Scanning scanned three drained pools and a suspended slab,… Continue reading GPR and Structural Assessment of an Aquatic Centre: A WIRAC Case Study

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GPR and Moisture Investigation of a Coastal Public Building Slab

Malee024_SEOEGC — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:15:50 +0000

GPR & Moisture Investigation · Non-Destructive Testing Reading A Wet Slab:GPR And Moisture MappingBeneath A Coastal Building For a coastal council building showing long-term cracking and mould, South East Scanning combined ground-penetrating radar with surface moisture mapping across seven locations — separating genuine subsurface distress from drainage-driven moisture, without a single core hole. Client Norfolk… Continue reading GPR and Moisture Investigation of a Coastal Public Building Slab

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