The use of Falling Weight testing
Data collected from the Dynatest FWD can be used for determination of the structural capacity of in-service pavements to analyze the physical properties of the pavement. When analyzing the data from the Dynatest FWD with the ELMOD software, it is possible to obtain information about the condition of the road, such as: surface layers, subgrade layer, layer moduli, layer types, thickness, range of moduli, Poisson’s ratio and bearing capacity.
This information can be used to estimate overlay requirements, the remaining life of the pavement, and an effective creation of a Pavement Management Plan.