METHOD AND PROBE FOR MEASURING BUOYANCY IN CONCRETE

摘要

The method can determine a density of concrete based on the measured buoyancy of a buoy immersed in fresh concrete contained in a ready mix drum and rotatable therein as the drum is rotated, the method can include obtaining a first measurement of a force applied to the buoy while the buoy is being moved tangentially in the fresh concrete, obtaining a second measurement of a force applied to the buoy while the buoy is being moved tangentially in the fresh concrete by rotation of the cylindrical wall, obtaining an indication of the buoyancy of the buoy in the concrete including factoring out the yield effect based on at least the first measurement and the second measurement.

主权项

1. A method of generating a signal indicative of buoyancy of a buoy immersed in fresh concrete contained in a ready mix drum rotatable about a central axis, the central axis being at least partially horizontally-oriented, said buoy being mounted on an inner surface of said drum and moved along a circular path when the drum is rotated, said method comprising:
rotating the drum about the central axis, to move the buoy inside said fresh concrete across a vertical minimum position along the circular path, and measuring a first force exerted on said buoy as said buoy is moved across the vertical minimum position, said first force being representative of yield stress; rotating the drum about the central axis, to move the buoy inside said fresh concrete across a maximum lateral position along the circular path, and measuring a second force exerted on said buoy as said buoy is moved across the maximum lateral position, said second force being representative of combined yield stress and buoyancy; subtracting the measured first force across the vertical minimum position from the measured second force across the maximum lateral position; and generating a signal indicative of said buoyancy based at least on said subtraction.