Tapered blade in situ soil testing device

Details Tapered blade in situ soil testing device Tapered blade in situ soil testing device

1984-05-17

1985-10-01

Myracle, Jerry W.

Measuring and testing

Hardness

By penetrator or indentor

73784, G01N 300

Patent

active

045438200

ABSTRACT:
The soil testing device of the present invention includes a tapered body member having opposite tapered surfaces which converge toward one another at their lower ends. Within one of the tapered surfaces is a cavity having a diaphragm placed thereover. Beneath the diaphragm are a plurality of sensors which extend in a line between the upper and lower ends of the cavity. Means are provided for introducing fluid pressure into the cavity. When the device is inserted into the soil, the sensors sense the various pressures being exerted on the diaphragm by the soil, and record these pressures on a gauge or meter located above the surface of the soil.

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