SONO-WZ® Portable Fresh Concrete Moisture Meter
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The SONO-WZ®: Your Ultimate Portable Fresh Concrete Moisture Meter
Unlock the power of precise moisture measurement with the SONO-WZ®, the industry’s leading portable fresh concrete moisture meter. This portable moisture analyzer offers exact water content measurements, enabling you to determine the water-to-cement ratio in fresh concrete right on-site!
Fresh Concrete Moisture Meter
The SONO-WZ® utilizes IMKO’s proprietary TRIME® technology, a breakthrough in miniaturized TDR technology designed specifically for moisture measurement. TRIME TDR technology establishes a measurement field that penetrates deep into the sample, resulting in highly accurate and consistently repeatable moisture measurement values.
SONO WZ Fresh Concrete Moisture Meter
Fresh Concrete Moisture Meter
Control of moisture content and temperature in new concrete can significantly enhance structural integrity and resistance to future cracking. The most crucial parameters are water content and the W/C (water-to-cement) value, which play a pivotal role in achieving the desired quality.
If you need to measure moisture content in aggregates such as sand, gravel, grit, crushed stone, and more, explore our HD2® Portable Aggregate Moisture Meter.
With conventional methods, samples must undergo drying in an oven or kiln before determining water content and the W/C value. However, this process lacks consistency and accuracy, as results depend on sample characteristics. For instance, variations in stone size within your sample can lead to measurement deviations of 10-20% or higher. Larger stones tend to absorb more moisture, which can skew your results. Furthermore, traditional drying methods are time-consuming, with each measurement taking up to 30 minutes.
The SONO-WZ® offers a swift and convenient solution, providing concrete moisture measurements in under 2 minutes!
The water/liquid proportions measured by SONO-WZ:
SONO-WZ® measures the same water proportions as the kiln drying method.
- The effective water in the concrete mix, used for the W/C ratio, is precisely determined by SONO-WZ.
- A portion of the core water, which is absorbed by aggregates (with SONO-WZ capturing 1/3 of the core water). The core water can range from 2 to over 50 liters per cubic meter, depending on the type of rock.
- Additives that mimic water behavior are also measured and accounted for by SONO-WZ.
Display Menu of Concrete Moisture Meter
Main Features:
- Streamline lab work with this user-friendly and intelligent device.
- Get measurements in both Liter/m3 and Pounds/cubic yard units.
- Determine water content of fresh concrete directly on-site, within minutes.
- Input the cement weight and instantly see the displayed W/C ratio.
- Customizable for various additives like self-compacting concrete, fair-faced concrete, light-weight concrete, heavy concrete, etc.
- Obtain representative measurements with automatic data point averaging.
- Correlate recipe parameters such as cement content and fresh concrete slump.
- Enjoy precise real-time averaged moisture values at a rate of 4 per second.
For detailed information about our range of sand and aggregate moisture probes, please review our complete product guide.
› Precise measurement of water content in fresh concrete
› Display of water content per m3 (cubic meter) of bulk material
› Easy handling and user friendly
› Automatic averaging of multiple measurements
› Measurement of fresh concrete of the consistency F2 to F6 is possible
› Measurement of up to 3 kg material with 4-5 single measurements
› Increased reliability with our radar-based TRIME technology
› SONO-WZ is delivered with a universal calibration
› Robust design for rough usage
› Flexible system: setting on special mixtures are possible
› Usage of TRIME® TDR technology based on radar
› Unaffected by particle sizes of sand and gravel