ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: A light weight deflectometer is a recent version of bearing capacity measuring equipment which has been on the Danish market since the end of the nineties. A light weight deflectometer is handy in the field and can be used at an early stage in the construction process-on subgrade and sand difficult to access for traditional measuring equipment. This is why the equipment has great potential in supplementing or maybe even replacing some of the measurements that are conducted during the design and construction phases today. Before replacing other equipment, it is essential to have a good understanding of the capabilities and how results correlate with traditional devices. This paper reports on a test comparing measurements from several bearing capacity devices; Light Weight deflectometer, Falling Weight Deflectometer, Static Plate Load, Vane test equipment and Dynamic Cone Penetrometer.
