Patent ID: 6494103
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B66C,G01F,G01G,G01M,G01N

Abstract:
A load creation apparatus adapted to create a specified mass for testing a load bearing structure, comprising:a liquid impervious container having walls; reinforcement means for reinforcing the container having first and second pair of sidewalls, each of said first and second pairs of sidewalls having a first sidewall opposing a second sidewall for bracing said first sidewall against said second sidewall in each of said first and second pair of sidewalls, the sidewalls being respectively adjacent the walls of the container; the container having means for filling with liquid to create a mass; suspension means for suspending the container such that said load bearing structure is able to bear said mass; and wherein the container a known volume for determining the mass of any liquid in the container from a density and a volume of the liquid.