Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for measuring the deflection of a rail by a weight in rapid motion.

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  • noun An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied

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Examples

  • The latter used a recording deflectometer and two recording extensometers.

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  • The deflectometer simulates types of impacts a road might sustain, in a sense simulating an automobile or a truck driving across the road, he said.

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  • Mr. Tate said the radar testing already has been finished and the data from the deflectometer is almost done.

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  • The machine - called a falling-weight deflectometer - makes two loud bangs and stops.

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  • Public works engineering manager Eddie Tate explains how a falling weight deflectometer is used to simulate vehicle weight on the pavement to determine road condition in East Brainerd on Thursday.

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  • By using radar and the deflectometer, engineers will get a sense of what they are working with, he said.

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  • Since August, Mr. Black has used ground-penetrating radar and the deflectometer to measure the quality of roads in Chattanooga.

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