MNARD PRESSUREMETER

Pressuremeter test according

To the ISO 22476-4 and ASTM D4719-07 standards

ControlUnit(C.U.),tubingsand3cellsprobe
toperforminsituPressuremetertestinsoils
accordingtotheISO224764and
ASTMD471907Standards.

TESTDESCRIPTION
A Pressuremeter test is an insitu stress controlled loading test
performedonthewallofaboreholeusingacylindricalprobewhich
canexpandradially.

From the test readings (volume variation based on controlled

pressure),astressstraincurvecanbeobtained,inthecaseofplane
deformation,whichyields:
theMnardPressuremetermodulusEm
thecreeppressurePf
theMenardlimitpressurePL

CUtechnicalspecifications
Dimension:86x43x26cm(tripodheight:65cm)

Mass:24.5kg(tripod3.5kg)
Aluminiumboxwithprotectioncover
Transporthandle
Tripodandlevelallowingadjustmentofverticalityonallsites

EQUIPMENT
TheControlUnit
Equipped with devices to precisely regulate the pressure applied to the probe and to read its volume
changes with pressure increments and time. A nitrogen cylinder provides the pressure source. The box
standsonatripod.
It includes a 800 cm3 volumeter with a sight tube, a main pressure regulator, a differential pressure
regulator, pressure gauges 02,5 and 060 bar for measuring and guard cells (100 bar in additional for
weakrocktests),andthenecessaryvalvesandcouplings.
Theplastictubing
This coaxial or twin tubing, flexible, high resistance with small dilatation, connects the probe to the
monitoringbox.
The3cellprobe
It includes a central measuring cell, filled with water. Its volume changes are read on the Control Unit
volumeter.Theprobeistotallyprotectedbyarubbercover(differenttypesregardingsoilsstiffness)whichis
inflated by the gas to form the 2 guard cells. Pressures applied to the 3 cells are balanced through the
differentialpressureregulatortoensureatruecylindricaldeformationalongthemeasuringcell.

TESTPROCEDURE
Theboreholeisdrilledsoastominimizewalldisturbanceand keepacavitydiametercompatiblewith the
probesize.Theprobeisloweredintotheboreholetotherequiredtestdepthandthepressureisappliedby
equalincrements.PressureandvolumereadingsaretakenontheControlUnit.
Ingravelysoilsand/orunderwatertablelevelwheretheboreholewouldcavein,theprobecanbeinserted
inaspeciallydesignedslottedtubewhichishammeredorvibrodrivenintothesoil.Usedwithoutacquisition,
theC.U.meetstherequirementsoftheISO224764standardpartA.

TESTTREATMENT
TestDatacanbeprocessedbyoursoftwareGeoVISION

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GEOSPAD2
Data acquisition system

for

pressuremeter data

GENERALPRESENTATION
GeoSPADallowstheacquisitionofPressumeterdataviathecentralunit
forsoilinvestigationGeoBOX.Thissystemdisplaystheconductof
pressuremetertestsandautomaticallyrecordstheconditionsanddataof
thesetests.
GeoSPAD2 system is integrated into Mnard pressuremeters which keep
theirfullperformancerangewhetherornottheyareusedwithGeoSPAD2.
GeoSPAD2isawaterproofboxincluding2pressuresensorsof0100barandamagnetostrictivesensorfor
volume(ultrasonictechnologysensorondemand).

New:recordingofthecyclictests

Geospad2isauniquesystem,fullyintegratedintotheMnardPressuremeter,whichsendsdatadirectlyto
your GeoBOX: reducing both material tidiness and installation time. It is userfriendly, and totally
compatiblewithpressuremetersalreadyequippedwithsensors.

SETUP

POSITIONNINGOFTHEPROBEAND
FOLLOWTHETESTINREAL

BEGINNINGOFTHEPRESSUREMETERTEST

TIMEWITHGEOBOX

PRINTAND/ORSAVEONAUSBKEY

FORWARDTHEDATATOTHEOFFICEVIAGPRS(OPTION)

ConformedtoprocedureBofISO224764standard,recordingsareautomaticallycarriedoutafter1,15,30
and60secondswithoptimizedaccuracy:0,1cmonthevolumeand10kPaonthepressures.
GeoBOXshowsthecurveofthedataduringthetest,allowinginstantdisplayoftestresults.Thepressureof
thecentralcellanddifferentialpressure,volumeV60/30andV60/60,thenumberoflevelandtimeare
alsodisplayedduringtheexecutionofthetest.

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TESTTREATMENT
DatatransferandtestanalysisonGeoVISIONviaUSBkeyorGPRSsystem(option)

ZA de Gomberville - 1 rue Salvador Allende - 78114 Magny les Hameaux - FRANCE

Tl : +33 (0)1 30 52 35 42 Fax : +33 (0)1 30 52 30 28
info@apageo.com www.apageo.com