Hydro-Terra Group’s Cone Penetrometer Testing (CPT) is a low-disturbance, minimally intrusive subsurface investigation tool.
Contact Us for a Free EstimateCone Penetrometer Testing has been used extensively in Europe for over 50 years for hydrogeologic, environmental, and engineering investigations. The test itself consists of pushing a 1.41-inch-diameter cone with a 55-degree conical tip through the underlying ground at a rate of 2 cm/sec with up to 20 tons of force. CPT soundings can effectively characterize the subsurface in unconsolidated soils, alluvium, and weathered rock.
How CPT Works
Hydro-Terra Group’s CPT soundings use digital electronics to directly measure and log tip resistance, sleeve friction, inclination, and pore pressure and calculate tip/sleeve & pore pressure ratios, Std. Penetration Test (SPT) equivalent, and soils interpretation at 2 cm intervals (ASTM D-5778), supplemented by soil cores. On a maneuverable dual-wheel truck, our standard 4-ton CPT force sounds to 70 feet. For tougher jobs, on-board earth augers generate 20 tons.
Advantages of CPT
- Fast, accurate, and generates no soil materials, no borehole stability concerns.
- Real-time stratigraphic profiling of soils, hydraulic boundaries and conductivity.
- Stand-alone or with borings & geophysics.
- Geotechnical/foundation design and sinkhole investigation/remediation data.
- In-situ laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) capability to identify hydrocarbons.
- Data for 3-D modeling and visualization.
- Stern-mount sounds near to structures.
Applications
- Geotechnical support for residential & commercial facilities/infrastructure.
- Karst/sinkhole investigation & repair.
- Roadway/pipeline plans to limestone or environmentally-sensitive areas.
- Pre-construction depth-to-rock surveys.
- Soil and groundwater characterization for on-site wastewater design.
- Soils and water table determination for storm water management design.
- Environmental site characterization for liquid-phase hydrocarbons.
