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GDS M4P
 
What is it?
 
The GDS Mid Plane Pore Pressure probe provides a direct measurement of the specimen pore pressure at the mid height of the sample. The GDS Mid Plane Suction Probe is a similar device but uses a high air entry porous disk in the tip to enable suction measurements to be made for unsaturated soil testing.
 
Mid plane pore pressure probe
  Download full specification datasheet as pdf [63kb]
  M4P video introduction              click here...
 
What are its uses
 
Mid-plane pore pressure measurement is preferred to measurements made in the area of the base pedestal. The reason for this is due to the minimal volume change of pore fluid
required to activate the transducer diaphragm compared to that in a base pedestal transducer.
 
 
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