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...
Read MoreGregg 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...
Read MoreVertekCPT 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...
Read MoreVertek 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...
Read MoreVertek 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...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreShear 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...
Read MoreGregg 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...
Read MoreOverburden 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...
Read MoreTo 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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