Check the Quality of Soil Compaction with Advanced Light Weight Deflectometer

Application of advanced Light Weight Deflectometer is done for Soil Compaction. The prime reason behind compacting soil is to reduce the subsequent settlement happening under working loads. Compaction supports enhancing the shear strength of the soil. Soil Compaction is important especially in the case when the soil is used for water retention, for example, when the retention power is required for the construction of earth dam.

The soil area should be leveled first into an even surface for easy placement of the load plate. You need to remove the loose particles present on the surface while the load plate needs to be kept in contact with that particular material which is to be tested. The testing area diameter needs to be a minimum of 1.5 times bigger than the diameter of the plate.

Once the testing area gets prepared, you are supposed to place the load plate on the level surface. Now you need to connect the mechanical part with the electronic unit via a cable or Bluetooth technology. Get the device ready for the testing and either get the printout or mail the measurements directly through email to the client. 

You may be an experienced or even an unexperienced user of Light Weight Deflectometer. If you are using the same for the very first time, then you can follow the measuring menu of our Lightweight Deflectometer.

You can monitor the settlement and settlement graph in mm which will get displayed on the measuring computer screen after every individual pulse. Right after the 3rd measurement impulse, the computer screen will show the dynamic strain model. You will see Evd-value displayed in meganewtons per square meter beside path/speed in mm per second. It will take no more than 2 minutes to extract the data. You can invest in buying TERRATEST® made Light Weight Deflectometer as it will help to lower down the cost of soil compaction test by reducing the waiting period which you need when you get the testing done by other specialized labs. For more information in this regard, we recommend you to get in touch with the experts of the company and get the price quote.