Falling Weight Deflectometer calibration guide

Preface
Summary
Samenvatting
Introduction
1 Calibration of Falling Weight Deflectometers
1.1 History
1.2 Recent developments
2 Terminology and definitions
2.1 Terminology
2.1.1 Calibration and verification
2.1.2 Reference calibration and relative calibration
2.1.3 Repeatability and reproducibility
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Abbreviations and acronyms
3 Updates
3.1 Falling Weight Deflectometer calibration scheme
3.2 Verification of deflection sensor position
3.3 Short-term repeatability verification
3.4 Long-term repeatability verification
3.5 Relative calibration of deflection sensors
3.6 Laboratory reference calibration of deflection sensors
3.7 Dynamic reference calibration of deflection sensors
3.8 Dynamic reference calibration of load cell
3.9 Static reference calibration of load cell
3.10 Falling Weight Deflectometer correlation trial
3.11 Falling Weight Deflectometer pairwise correlation trial
References
Calibration protocols
Protocol 1 – Falling Weight Deflectometer calibration scheme
Protocol 2 – Verification of deflection sensor position
Protocol 3 – Short-term repeatability verification
Protocol 4 – Long-term repeatability verification
Protocol 5 – Relative calibration of deflection sensors
Protocol 6 – Laboratory reference calibration of deflection sensors
Protocol 7 – Dynamic reference calibration of deflection sensors
Protocol 8 – Dynamic reference calibration of load cell
Protocol 9 – Static reference calibration of load cell
Protocol 10 – Falling Weight Deflectometer correlation trial
Protocol 11 – Falling Weight Deflectometer pairwise correlation trial
Annex A – Requirements for organisation of FWD correlation trial