Cone Penetrometer Off-Surface Sensor
Cone penetrometer technology accounts for approximately 50 percent of the subsurface drilling done at the Savannah River Site. This technology provides a means of collecting data for use in the characterization of the subsurface. The cone penetrometer consists of a steel cone attached to a pipe column that is hydraulically inserted into the ground. To allow researchers to accurately measure subsurface properties, without the inherent problems of cone penetrometer equipment, the Savannah River Technology Center has developed the Cone Penetrometer Off-Surface Sensor (CPOSS). The CPOSS design consists of a knife-blade mechanism mounted along the surface of a module capable of attaching to existing cone penetrometer equipment and being deployed at depths of up to 200 feet. CPOSS development is the subject of this report.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 14079
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-99-00369; TRN: US200312%%312
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: TIE Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (US), 10/25/1999--10/28/1999; Other Information: Supercedes report DE00014079; PBD: 20 Oct 1999; PBD: 20 Oct 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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