- Onshore Cone Penetration Test (CPT) equipment, ever since 1968 the engineers of A.P. Van den Berg have been making this CPT technology available. From compact CPT systems to heavy specially outfitted CPT rigs, supplier A.P. Van den Berg can deliver it all for onshore soil investigation.
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Large infrastructure and civil works set high demands to the reliability and accuracy of the information about the subsoil. This information is fundamental for a successful project. Cone Penetration Test (CPT) is a scientifically proven soil testing method (conform the ISO 22476-1) that provides accurate soil data.
A Cone Penetration Test is usually performed using a specially outfitted truck. If necessary, this CPT Truck can be fitted with tracks to reduce the wheel load by 60 to 70% in order to move in soft and hilly terrain without getting stuck. Then the by A.P. van den Berg invented Track-Truck is created. At sites where the maximum allowed height is limited, the CPT Crawler can be used.
A CPT penetrometer in the truck cabin is used to push a CPT cone into the ground, with the aid of steel CPT rods. This is done with a constant speed of 2,0 cm/sec. Inside the cabin a CPT data logger is placed near a computer on which the obtained data is recorded. It combines the depth information with the CPT data and provides power to the Icone. A CPT software package on the CPT data acquisition system allows for recording, realtime showing and storing the data.
A CPT rig often weighs between 10 and 25 tonnes. This weight is necessary as reactive force. Reactive force can also be obtained by using ground anchors, which is often done in places that are difficult to reach. In that case a compact CPT system without cabin is used. Examples are: the most compact & lightest self-propelled unit the Mini CPT Crawler, the compact and manoeuvrable Midi CPT Crawler with a minimum power of 20 tons, the low-budget 20 tons CPT Trailer, the versatile, low-budget and easy-to-transport CPT SKID and the light & compact HYSON 100 kN-LW (Light Weight) CPT penetrometer.
Ever since 1968, the engineers of A.P. van den Berg have been making CPT rigs available for onshore soil investigation. In the early 1960s the Goudse Machinefabriek (GMF) put a machine into production that was entirely the brainchild of mechanical engineer A.P. van den Berg, founder of the engineering bureau A.P. van den Berg. It was the first hydraulic 10-tonnes soil testing system in the world.
Cone Penetration Testing is a Dutch soil investigation expertise. For more than 50 years A.P. van den Berg designs and supplies advanced equipment for this expertise. The company in Heerenveen provides the complete package including the CPT equipment, tools and a digital CPT data acquisition/measuring system for onshore, offshore and near shore in situ soil investigation. Besides the Cone Penetration Testing equipment, A.P. van den Berg supplies silent and vibration-free hydraulic pile pushers. A.P. van den Berg supplies proven technology and is well-known for its innovative strength. Read more.
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Showroom CPT rigs
Please find here an overview of Cone Penetration Test (CPT) equipment that you can acquire directly. Some of the systems are second hand and are offered by our customers. The rest is brand n... Read more
CPT rig: Track-Truck
The versatile high-performance CPT rig was invented by A.P. van den Berg and has a track record of more than 25 years. With its tracks retracted, the Track-Truck can run on the highway ... Read more
Digital CPT(U) data system
Cone Penetration Testing (CPTU) with our digital CPT data system Icone is a wise choice. Large investments are involved with most infrastructural and civil engineering works. To reduce risks in t... Read more
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ROSON seabed CPT system
We have been selling our ROSON continuous seabed CPT system since 1982. The ROSON’s track record is unequalled in the industry. A ROSON is deployed from a vessel with with an A-frame ... Read more
WISON-APB wireline system
The WISON-APB CPT(U) system is basically a double-acting cylinder with the soil-testing instrument attached to the end of the piston rod. An umbilical is released from a remote-controll... Read more
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Hydraulic pile pushers
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Silent and vibration-free hydraulic pushers for high quality precast foundation piles, that is what A.P. van den Berg distributes in Europe for machine builder T-Works in China. A.P. van den Berg adju... Read more