The Equivalent Top Load Curve – a snapshot
Everyone’s familiar with the mechanical shutter noise made by a camera. We’re so conditioned to this sound because it signifies...
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The Italian Job
I was in the middle of a long, boring car drive recently and started daydreaming how nice a comprehensive high-speed...
Innovating in Atlanta
LTC was recently engaged to perform a load test on a mixed-use development currently under construction in the West Midtown...
Finding Value in Deep Foundation Test Results
Imagine running a successful load test (loading system maximum capacity reached, all instruments functioned, data analysis produced sensible results), only...
A Different Kind of Load Test
Recently, a pedestrian bridge over the Vltava River in my home town of Prague, Czech Republic collapsed. Several people were...
Repairing a Crane with a Chicken, and Voodoo Logic (or, why two is sometimes better than three)
That’s how they do it in Benin (fixing cranes that is). Back in 2002 a new roadway bridge was under...
Load Testing Scaled Piles – The Pros and Cons
Scaled pile testing generally refers to load testing a dedicated pile or drilled shaft which has a smaller diameter than...
Thermal Integrity Profiling – innovation from our peers
Have you ever seen an innovation that is so clever yet simple that you think to yourself “Wow, why didn’t...
Interpreting Strain Gage Data (not as straightforward as it seems…)
Strain gages are one of the most fundamental types of transducers for experimental data. In fact, since force cannot be...
Advancing the State of the Art
Bi-directional load testing was patented by Dr. Jorj Osterberg and perfected by the staff of the company that grew around...