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Investigation on recent Champlain Towers South failure in Miami
- Aug, 11, 2021
- Foundation Design / Construction Standard Penetration Testing (Spt) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Lidar Unmanned Aerial Systems Geophysics Soil Structure Interaction Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Laboratory Testing News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Florida, Surfside
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A multistory building collapse in Surfside, a Miami suburb, has prompted a thorough technical investigation. The structure known as the Champlain Towers South is located at 8777 Collins Avenue, Surfs...
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Simple post-processing to estimate hydraulic conductivity and water table elevation.
- Oct, 11, 2016
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Gregg Drilling is pleased to announce that it has added a new tool to its suite of in-situ probes. For years, Gregg Drilling has partnered with other providers to push the Membrane Interface Probe (MI...
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Vertek CPT: SmartDCP for Hand Held Units
- Dec, 23, 2015
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
VertekCPT is excited to present the SmartDCP for Hand Held Units! This innovative new product promises to reduce the manpower required to collect soil behavior data, while also improving accuracy a...
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Explore Vertek's Lightweight CPT Push System!
- Oct, 02, 2015
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vertek CPT in pleased to present its Human-Portable Hydraulic Power! The Vertek Lightweight CPT Push System is the most portable hydraulic CPT push system on the market. Offering 10 tons of push fo...
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Learn about Vertek's Smart DCP
- Sep, 10, 2015
- Other News Data Management Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vertek is glad to present Smart DCP, the app for instant data logging and laser accuracy! DCP (Dynamic Cone Penetrometer) testing is a highly portable, lightweight soil testing method. It is ideal...
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VertekCPT: All you need to know about Soil Liquefaction
- Jul, 13, 2015
- Other News Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Liquefaction Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In continuation to the previous article about Soil Shear Strength, which was published in VertekCPT University Blog, today is highlighted another very important application of using CPT. This capabili...
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VertekCPT: Do you know about Soil Shear Strength ?
Shear strength is the ability of a material to resist shear forces - that is, forces that produce a sliding failure in the material parallel to the direction of the force. The diagram above demonstrat...
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New Canadian division for Gregg Drilling !
- Jun, 11, 2015
- Other News Other Geotechnical Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Gregg Drilling & Testing is pleased to announce its new Canadian division officially formed in 2014. Gregg Canada owns a field office in Fort McMurray and a corporate headquarters in Calga...
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VertekCPT: What is the effect of Overburden Stress on CPT testing ?
Overburden Stress, also called Vertical Stress or Overburden Pressure, is the pressure imposed on a layer of soil by the weight of the layers on top of it. Overburden stress can cause errors or drift...
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VertekCPT: Want to clarify the relation between SPT & CPT?
- Apr, 21, 2015
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Standard Penetration Testing (Spt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
To determine the mechanical properties of soil, an engineer can rely on both CPT and SPT methods. Learn more on correlating test results in Vertek's latest post! In the Standard Penetration Test (SP...
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