FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER

Being a professional supplier of worldwide consultancy services and advanced measuring equipment Grontmij | Carl Bro Pavement Consultants sees it as one of its main tasks to optimise and improve the effect of society funds allocated for extension and maintenance of the infrastructure such as road networks and airport fields. Falling weight deflectometers are effective and economical means for collection of information on the bearing capacity of road and airport pavements. They provide the key to precise performance when carrying out ongoing maintenance work or when rehabilitating and reinforcing existing surfaces. Today the FWD is delivered as portable, trailer- or van-mounted versions with measuring ranges from 7 to 300 kN.