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    Windsor Probe Test

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    The Windsor probe test is a surface hardness testing technique that correlates the penetration depth of a steel probe fired into concrete to the material's strength. The testing apparatus consists of a pistol-like driver unit that fires probes with a conical tip into cleaned and smoothed concrete surfaces. Three probes are fired and the exposed lengths are averaged to determine compressive strength through manufacturer tables, though in-situ calibration is recommended as surface conditions can impact results. Limitations include that it only measures surface hardness and not internal properties, and permissions may be required for the explosive charge used.

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    The Windsor probe test is a surface hardness testing technique that correlates the penetration depth of a steel probe fired into concrete to the material's strength. The testing apparatus consists of a pistol-like driver unit that fires probes with a conical tip into cleaned and smoothed concrete surfaces. Three probes are fired and the exposed lengths are averaged to determine compressive strength through manufacturer tables, though in-situ calibration is recommended as surface conditions can impact results. Limitations include that it only measures surface hardness and not internal properties, and permissions may be required for the explosive charge used.

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    The Windsor probe test is a surface hardness testing technique that correlates the penetration depth of a steel probe fired into concrete to the material's strength. The testing apparatus consists of a pistol-like driver unit that fires probes with a conical tip into cleaned and smoothed concrete surfaces. Three probes are fired and the exposed lengths are averaged to determine compressive strength through manufacturer tables, though in-situ calibration is recommended as surface conditions can impact results. Limitations include that it only measures surface hardness and not internal properties, and permissions may be required for the explosive charge used.

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    Windsor Probe Test

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    The Windsor probe test is a surface hardness testing technique that correlates the penetration depth of a steel probe fired into concrete to the material's strength. The testing apparatus consists of a pistol-like driver unit that fires probes with a conical tip into cleaned and smoothed concrete surfaces. Three probes are fired and the exposed lengths are averaged to determine compressive strength through manufacturer tables, though in-situ calibration is recommended as surface conditions can impact results. Limitations include that it only measures surface hardness and not internal properties, and permissions may be required for the explosive charge used.

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    A PRESENTATION ON

    WINDSOR PROBE TEST

    WINDSOR PROBE TEST


    WINDSOR PROBE IS A PENETRATION TEST SYSTEM. LIKE THE REBOUND HAMMER TEST,WINDSOR PROBE IS A SURFACE HARDNESS TESTING TECHNIQUE. WINDSOR PROBE PENETRATION TEST CORELATES THE PENETRATION OF PROBE WITH THE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE.

    TESTING APPARATUS
    THE TESTING APPARATUS BASICALLY CONSISTS OF TWO MAIN PARTS,THE DRIVING UNIT AND THE PROBE. THE DRIVING UNIT IS A PISTOL LIKE DEVICE WHICH FIRES THE PROBES. THE PROBE IS MADE OF STEEL ALLOY HAVING A TIP DIAMETER OF 6.3MM AND LENGTH 79.5MM WITH A CONICAL TIP. FOR LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE A 7.9MM DIA PROBE IS USED. THE PROBE IS DRIVEN INTO THE CONCRETE BY FIRING A PRECISION POWDER CHARGE THAT DEVELOPES AN ENERGY OF 79.5KG-M

    (A) Driver unit. (B) Probe for normal-weight concrete. (C) Single probe template. (D) Calibrated depth gauge.

    METHOD OF TESTING
    THE SURFACE TO BE TESTED IS CLEANED AND MADE SMOOTH BY REMOVING ANY LOOSE MATERIAL,PLASTER ETC. IF THE SURFACE TO BE TESTED IS COARSE THEN IT HAS TO BE GROUND SMOOTH BEFORE TESTING. THREE PROBES ARE DRIVEN AT THE CORNERS OF AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGULAR HAVING A SIDE OF 178MM. THE EXPOSED LENGTHS OF INDIVIDUAL PROBES ARE MEASURED BY A DEPTH GAUGE. THE AVERAGE VALUE OF THE THREE EXPOSED LENGTHS IS USED FOR CORELATION WITH STRENGTH.

    INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
    THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE IS THEN FOUND OUT BY USING THE TABLES SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER,HOWEVER THE TABLES MAY SOMETIMES GIVE EITHER UNDER OR OVERESTIMATED VALUES OF STRENGTH. HENCE IT IS NECESSARY TO CALIBRATE THE INSTRUMENT BY TESTING IT ON CONCRETE CUBES OF KNOWN STRENGTH IN LABORATORY. THE CUBES WHICH ARE USED FOR CALIBRATION SHOULD CORRECTLY REPRESENT THE CONCRETE TO BE USED IN FIELD AS THE TYPE OF AGGREGATE USED IN THE CONCRETE ALSO INFLUENCES THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.

    LIMITATIONS OF THE TEST


    THE TEST ONLY RELATES TO THE SURFACE HARDNESS OF CONCRETE,IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACTORS LIKE DENSITY OF CONCRETE,PRESENCE OF INTERNAL VOIDS ETC. THE TEST CAUSES LOCALIZED DAMAGE TO THE MEMBER WHICH HAS TO BE REPAIRED. PERMISSIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE POLICE ARE NEEDED TO BE OBTAINED AS THE APPARATUS INVOLVE THE USE OF AN EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE AND A PROJECTILE. CALIBRATION BY MANUFACTURERS DOES NOT GIVE PRECISE PREDICTION OF STRENGTH FOR CONCRETE OLDER THAN 5 YEARS AND WHERE SURFACE IS AFFECTED BY CARBONATION OR CRACKING.

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