nova cpt (cone penetration testing) cpt … resistance (q c) ... basic components of the rw nova cpt...

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NOVA CPT (Cone Penetration Testing)• TheonlyCPTprobeindustry-widethatprovidesaconstantstreamofreal-

timedatawhileyou’reprobing...withoutacorddownhole.

• Theonlydatatransmissionsystemofitskind.

• Operatordoesnothavetomanagedatacableastherodsarecycledinandoutofthesoundinghole.Rodhandlingisefficientandtheriskofcabledamageiseliminated.

• New,RWNOVAtechnologyusesradiowavestotransmitmeasurementsbacktothereceiver,openingthedoorforcordlessSCPT,downholevideocameracapabilities,andotherdatacollectingsensors.

• Datatransmissionmethods:AcousticNOVA,CableNOVA,RWNOVA

• Newconedesignoffers18bitresolutionwithimprovedstrengthandgaugemeasurementaccuracy.

• Repeatablepenetrationresults

• Rodborecanbeusedforlubricationgroutingasrodsarepushedintothegroundandforretractiongroutingasrodsareretrieved

• Canbeusedwithmultiplepushplatforms:drillrigs,conetrucks,Geoprobe®directpushmachines.

• Interpretresultsquicklywithuser-friendlyCPT-PROsoftwareforcomprehensivedataevaluation.

CPT SpecificationsMeasurement ChannelsPointResistance(qc)..............................................................................50or100MPa 520or1040tsfSleevefriction(fs)..................................................................................0.5or1.0MPa 5.2or10.4tsfDynamicPorePressure(u).............................................................................. 2.5MPaTilt(option)...........................................................................................0-40degrees

DimensionsCone.......................................................................................... 60degreeapexangleSectionArea..................................................................................................... 10cm2

FrictionSurface.............................................................................................. 150cm2

TotalLength........................................................... 710mm..............................2.3ft.Weight................................................................... 3.5kg................................ 7.7lb.PowerSupply..........................................................................4“C”alkalinebatteriesNetAreaFactor,Cone..............................................................................................0.8NetAreaFactor,FrictionSleeve...........................................................................0.001

BasiccomponentsoftheRWNOVACPTsystem(clockwisefromtheleft):InstrumentationCords,DepthEncoder,ComputerInterface,RWNOVAReceiver,andRWNOVATransmitterassembledtotheNOVACPTProbe.

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