Four years of intense development work have been crowned with success. TERRATEST® on the bauma Shanghai is proud to present its new high-tech model of Light Weight Deflectometer TERRATEST 9000 LWD for the first time, thus reaching the top in the field of light weight deflectometers. This device for measurement uses a central geophone instead of an acceleration sensor, thus significantly increasing the precision in the case of high rigidity. “Meanwhile we are in contact with dealers in Saudi Arabia and Korea, ready to offer our devices in these countries”, explains Sven Krone, CEO of TERRATEST LWD GmbH. “This model is produced particularly for export, as no test specification in Germany for this type of instrument exists. The situation in USA, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, India and South East Asia however is different, so there is a strong demand.”< The configuration enables two external geophones to be attached additionally, in order to measure settlement at a distance of up to 60 cm. An integrated load cell is provided as well, so that falling height, plate diameter and mass of the falling weight can be optimized by the user whenever needed. The four plate diameters amount to 100, 150, 200 and 300 mm; falling weights with a mass of 10, 15 and 20 kg can be used. The load measurement is correspondingly taken into consideration for the calculation.
Production enhanced by Synergy Effects
For the production, TERRATEST® can exploit synergies, which becomes obvious by the optical appearance of the device, hexagonal shape of the falling weight and the inclined load plate handles. Development of smartphone App and software is based on proven resources as well.
The new light weight deflectometer T
ERRATEST 9000 LWD has been conceived for international markets, and results from a development phase of four years. The instrument features a central geophone and a load cell; two external geophones can be attached as well.
