Load Cell for pile Forces Type KLP
The Load Cell KLP is a pressure pad modified for the measurement of pile forces.
Depending on the version, the KLP Pressure Pad can either be installed on the pile foot to measure the base pressure or it can be installed on the pile head.
A Pile Tip Pressure Cell at the foot is usually equipped with a mounting bracket, foam rubber rim and a concreted cone. It is used to determine pressure at the pile tip. The pressure cell will be attached to the bottom of the reinforcement cage before the pile gets installed.
The Pile Head Pressure Cell will be integrated just below the foundation plate on top of the pile to measure the force introduced into the pile. The installation is therefore carried out subsequently on the already completed pile. For this purpose, the head area of the pile must be uncovered and reinstalled during the installation of the load cell.
Pressure Pads KLP are always custom made, they get adapted to the diameter of the pile and have a precisely defined area - the hydraulic pressure can be converted into force/load.
The difference between the force introduced into the pile top and the pile foot corresponds to the load ablated/removed on the ground by the skin friction. The skin friction can be determined more closely with an additional instrumentation with Strain Gauges DBA at different depths along the pile.
If required a redundant sensor assembly canbe provided, this consists usually of a piezoelectricsensor and a hydraulic compensatingvalve.
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