Quality control of concrete vibration

An apparatus for ensuring proper concrete consolidation, comprising:

• (a) a vibrator for vibrating concrete to promote proper concrete consolidation;
• (b) a quality control unit connected to the vibrator, wherein the quality control unit includes:
• (i) a global positioning sensor adapted to provide a location of the vibrator relative to a concrete structure to be vibrated, wherein the global positioning sensor allows an operator to determine where the concrete structure has been vibrated;
• (ii) a recording device adapted to record data during vibration of the concrete;
• and
• (iii) a transmission device adapted to transmit the data to a processor for analysis.

A method of ensuring proper vibration of concrete to remove air therein and promote concrete consolidation, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing an apparatus for ensuring proper concrete consolidation, having:
• (i) a global positioning sensor;
• (ii) a recording device;
• and
• (iii) a transmission device;
• (b) vibrating the concrete with a vibrator;
• (c) using the recording device to record data from the vibrating step;
• (d) using the transmission device to transmit the data to a processor for analysis and determining whether the vibrating step is in compliance;
• and
• (e) providing a compliance report to a user.