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Scala Penetrometer Kits and Accessories

NZS 4402.6.5.2:1988
Scala penetrometer
Scala penetrometer
Scala anvils
Scala penetrometer
Our Groundtest Scala Penetrometer Kits include:
Handle, Drop Weight, Guide rod, Anvil, Probe rod, Cone and a Bag.
All of these can be purchased separately.

Extension rods are also available in different lengths from 800 mm to 1.6 m, numbered or unnumbered. We also offer high tensile extension rods in 1 m length.
Probe rods and extension rods are numbered in sequence, so users do not need to have a tape measure for testing. All our Scala rods have graduations marked on them.

Groundtest Scala Penetrometer offers users these main advantages:
  • Inexpensive for a basic 1 m kit.
  • Very Portable: total weight less than 15 kg
  • Quick: testing takes a few minutes
  • Versatile: Can penetrate down to 5 metres or more with extension rods
  • Correlates with CBR. This saves users from requiring laboratory testing
  • The new "Safety" Drop Weight critically improves operator's health & safety

Safety drop weight is the latest addition, it provides greatly improved finger safety while maintaining maximum efficiency.

Accessories and Spares:
Select individual parts for your custom kit, or spares from the detailed Price List.
A variety of extra-long probe rods are also available, from 1.2 m to 1.6 m, for quick testing without adding extra rods.

Penetrometer parts can be saved from unnecessary wear if operators use a penetrometer extractor instead of using the weight to back-hammer the probe out of the ground.

Groundtest Scala Penetrometer Extractor:
  • Pays for itself by reducing time spent on the job
  • Lots of leverage takes the strain out of extraction
  • Reduces breakages
  • Eliminates back strain

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  • Home
  • Calibration
  • Equipment
    • Aggregates >
      • Sieves & Accessories
      • Sieve Shakers
      • Sample Splitters
      • Sand Equivalent Kit
      • Clay Index Kit
      • ALD & AGD Apparatus
      • Los Angeles Abrasion Machine
      • Specific Gravity Frame & Baskets
      • Density, Voids & Absorption
      • Cleanness Value Agitator & Washing Vessel
      • Weathering Index Roller & Tray
      • Crushing Value Apparatus (ACV)
    • Soil & Road Base >
      • Augers & Accessories
      • Sampling & Classification
      • Field Inspection Testers
      • Scala Penetrometers
      • Impact Soil Tester (Clegg)
      • Plate Bearing Test Apparatus
      • Particle Size Analysis
      • Atterberg Limits
      • Universal Proctor/CBR Automatic Compactor
      • Standard & Heavy Compaction (Proctor)
      • California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Apparatus
      • Vibrating Compaction Hammer
      • Moisture Content Determination
      • Sample Preparation
      • Chemical Tests Apparatus
      • Permeability Apparatus
      • Field CBR Test Set
      • Sand Replacement Test Sets
    • Concrete & Cement >
      • COMPACT-Line Concrete Compression Machines
      • SMART-Line Control Consoles
      • Control Consoles for Advanced Testing
      • Flexural Testing Frames
      • Concrete Pipe Testers
      • Concrete Mixers
      • Concrete Moulds
      • Concrete Specimen Curing
      • Specimen Grinding Machines
      • Cutting & Coring Machines
      • NEX® Monitoring System
      • TruMatch™ NEX® Curing
      • Workability & Consistency of Fresh Concrete
      • Air Entrainment Meters
      • Bleeding & Density of Fresh Concrete
      • SCC Testing Apparatus
      • Gyratory Compactor for Cement & Concrete
      • Water Permeability Apparatus
      • Concrete Compaction
      • Concrete Mortar Penetrometers
      • NDT Strength Evaluation Apparatus
      • NDT Quality & Homogeneity Evaluation
      • NDT Durability Test Apparatus
      • NDT Structural Inspection & Monitoring
      • Cement & Grout Moulds
      • Mortar Mixers
      • Cement Specimen Curing
      • Compression-Flexural Cement Testers
      • Soundness by Le Chatelier
      • Setting Time & Consistency
    • Asphalt & Bitumen >
      • Standard Asphalt & Bitumen Test Equipment >
        • Centrifuge Binder Extractors
        • Filterless Centrifuge Binder Extractors
        • Solvent Recovery Unit
        • Binder Recovery Apparatus
        • TMSG (Rice) Apparatus
        • Marshall Apparatus
        • Skid Resistance & Friction Tester
        • Road Surface Irregularity Measurement
        • Benkelman Beam Apparatus
        • Sand Circle Apparatus
        • Dynamic & Kinematic Viscometers
        • Bacon Sampler
        • Flash Point Testers
        • Distillation of Cut-Back Asphalt apparatus
        • Determination of Solubility Set
        • Particle Charge Tester
        • Emulsified Asphalt Distillation Apparatus
        • Setting Tendency of Bitumen Emulsions
      • IPC Global Performance-Based Test Equipment >
        • Automatic Binder Extractors
        • Laboratory Mixers
        • Shearbox Compactor
        • Slab Roller Compactors
        • Cutting & Coring Machines
        • Wheel Trackers
        • Gyratory Compactors
        • Mixture Perfomance Testers
        • Universal Testing Machines
        • Modular Asphalt Testers
        • Stand-alone Testers
        • Dynamic Test Accessories
        • Binder Penetrometer
        • Rotational Viscometer
        • PAV & VDO
        • RTFO Ovens
        • Ductilometers
        • Ring and Ball Apparatus
        • Bending Beam Rheometer
        • Dynamic Shear Rheometer
    • Soil & Rock Mechanics >
      • Consolidation Apparatus
      • Shear Testing Equipment
      • Static Triaxial Systems
      • Dynamic Triaxial Systems
      • Resonant Column
      • Triaxial Cells
      • Rock Sample Preparation
      • Behavior of Joints
      • Rock Classification
      • Uniaxial & Triaxial Systems
      • Rock Permeability & Durability
      • Uniaxial & Triaxial Accessories
    • General Lab >
      • Ovens & Hot Plates
      • Balances & Weights
      • Thermometers & Hydrometers
      • Measuring Instruments
      • Laboratory Glassware
      • Porcelain, Plastic & Misc
      • Laboratory Hardware
      • General Purpose Equipment
      • Drying Test Chambers
      • Laboratory Fume Extraction
    • Universal Testers >
      • UTM - HPT Series
      • Automatic Computerized UTM
      • Cold Bend Testing Machine
      • UNIFRAME Universal Testers
  • NDM
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