June 21st and 22nd CPT18, the 4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing, will be organised in Delft. The latest developments and challenges related to the use of cone penetration test equipment will be discussed. An excellent opportunity to meet your colleagues and…
Maasvlakte 2 is the latest expansion project of the port of Rotterdam. With this new 2,000 hectare area in the sea, the port will be 20% larger. One of our clients, Dutch soil investigation specialist Mos Grondmechanica, has been asked to…
Electric CPT(U) cones are subject to wear during the CPT tests. That is a thing we are all familiar with. In some soils the cone wears quicker than in other soils. This week we received a S15CFII electric CPT cone that has…
GeoSupporting is a Dutch CPT company specialising in CPT jobs in hard to reach places. They have a wide array of portable and crawler-based rigs tailored to the requirements of their specific jobs. The brand-new 110 kN CPT crawler that was delivered…
For years we have been developing and manufacturing passionately equipment for Cone Penetration Testing of the highest quality. It is very important to us and to our clients that our products are durable and reliable. We understand that what reliable equipment…
This week received from Mr. John Verhagen (Engineering Office of the City of Rotterdam) this fantastic picture of a very early CPT penetrometer rig. This picture was taken somewhere between 1947 and 1951 not far from Rotterdam harbour. It shows…
Recently Dutch soil investigation expert Koops Grondmechanica has taken delivery of a brandnew Crawler-Truck as extension of their fleet of rigs. The Crawler-Truck is based on an impressive Volvo FMX 370 HP 4x4 with all bells and whistles. The CPT unit itself…
For many many years so many in the CPT industry have worked with the trusty GeoExplorer data acquisition software. But all good things come to an end. The design of GeoExplorer goes back to 2001 and in software years that…
SGS is one of the world's leading companies in inspection, testing and certification. Its Belgium subsidiary has recently taken delivery of a high-end 200 kN crawler-based CPT to extend its CPT capabilities. SGS operates an extensive fleet of CPT crawlers…
A couple of months ago we were contacted by Dutch geotechnical specialist Ortageo B.V. to develop for them a lightweight 200 kN CPT penetrometer set specifically for indoor CPTu testing. The set composes of 3 elements: A lightweight and easy to manoeuvre…