Knowing
the Strength of Concrete
>> Equipment
• dataTaker
data loggers
• Portable Enclosures
• Thermocouples
>> Customer
Requirement
To measure and predict the progress of
the curing of poured concrete to determine when the new structure can
be loaded without causing damage to the structure.
>> dataTaker
Solution
A newly poured concrete structure does
not reach full strength for a considerable period of time.
Portable dataTaker
5, dataTaker 50 and dataTaker
500 data loggers are used to measure the exothermic heat generated
by curing concrete. Thermocouple wires are placed in the curing concrete
to sense temperature and to sense the localized effects of air temperature
and of reinforcing which acts as a heat sink, etc. This information
cannot be determined by traditional sampling procedures.
Custom software then uses this temperature data to
calculate and display the progressive development of the strength of
the concrete and predict the 28-day strength after 24 hours of curing.
The custom software has been tailored to suit all
data loggers in the dataTaker's range. The data loggers are housed in
portable rugged weather proof enclosures for
use on site.
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