Investigation of integrity of steel inserts and of homogeneity of filling of suspension of the first suspension bridge in Czechoslovakia

X-ray radiography inspection was made of samples of suspensions of the first suspension bridge in Czechoslovakia. The X-ray ANDREX system type CMA 30 was used for testing. The samples used had the following artificial detects: one sample had steel cable defects, the other had defects of filling. The location and shape of the defects are shown in figures. As for samples with artificial cable defects, the system showed all defects, as for samples with filling defects the device showed all but the so-called small defects. (E.S.). 7 figs., 1 ref