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Is it possible to perform PDA testing on piles where the pile head is close to ground level? 🤔

It all started with a request from a client. Traditionally, PDA testing requires transducers to be mounted some distance down the pile – typically at least two times the pile diameter from the top. In practice, this often means one thing: excavation.

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It’s time-consuming ⏳. It costs money. And it’s not always an attractive solution. So we started asking ourselves: Is there another way? 💡

In collaboration with Pile Dynamics, Inc., we got started. First sketches. Then drawings. Followed by a 3D-printed prototype to test the idea. And now - a finished solution. The result is a new TopForceTransducer that can be mounted directly on the pile head 🔧

This means we can now perform PDA testing on piles where only about 20 cm is visible above ground - without the need for excavation, and in some cases with minimal preparation of the pile head.

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A small change in method. But a big difference in practice.

  • Less excavation
  • Lower costs
  • Less preparation work under certain conditions
  • Faster progress 🚀
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