Faldlod
English translation: Falling weight deflectometer, FWD
| 19:20 Apr 14, 2013 |
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Fall weight Explanation: The equipment is called a lightweight deflectometer and the fall weight is used to create a pulse load on a surface. The surface deflection is measured with sensors placed radically around the point of impact. You can also call it a drop weight or just a free weight. Reference: http://www.cooper.co.uk/info/index.asp?page=prima_100_lwd_12... Reference: http://www.danskgeotekniskforening.dk/media/Vanggaard_NGM200... |
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26 mins confidence: 
Falling weight deflectometer, FWD Explanation: You do not give much context, but I think this could be it. See the Swedish reference, vejwiki, and then the English reference. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2013-04-14 19:46:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I mean of course the Danish reference, not Swedish. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 51 mins (2013-04-14 20:11:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Minifaldlod: (Portable) Miniature Falling Weight Deflectometer. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_weight_deflectometer Reference: http://vejwiki.wikispaces.com/faldlod |
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