National Asset Centre of Excellence (NACOE), a collaboration of Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB), has released their final report for the Best practice in compaction quality assurance for pavement and...
We are pleased to let you know that the AX01 Plate Load Test is now compliant with the ASTM International standards. The Plate Load Test is normally used to measure the short-term settlement of pavement sub-grade, temporary works platforms, or building footings under...
We are very happy to let you know that Australia now has it’s own Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD) standard. Test Method Q726B: Deflections – Portable Impulse Plate Load Test Device Our Zorn LWDs are fully compliant with Q726B. The standard has been developed by...
Clients are always looking for ways to get a better understanding of the ground conditions at a specific point in time, and how the bearing capacity of a site has altered due to changing conditions, like rain. Let’s take a crane lift as an example. The insitu ground...
We find our clients are increasingly demanding more accurate and more representative results that provide better insight on what’s going on below the surface when they are designing or constructing projects so they can make well-informed decisions in a timely manner....
The Plate Load Test is an excellent insitu site investigation field test used to determine the ultimate bearing capacity of the ground and the likely settlement under a given load. It is designing for measuring static loads on spread footings (e.g. to determine...