Geotechnical Drilling Saint Cloud The Advantages of Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)

Cone Penetration Testing is starting to gain rapid accepting among the engineering community because it addresses many of the disadvantages of typical boring technique of geotechnical drilling. Saint Cloud Residents do not have to wait for samples to be sent to a lab to identify what is the composition of the subsurface sediment. There is no wasted time, energy and resources digging holes, just to get a sample of what’s way down deep. CPT gives you the data that you need as you are getting to the depth you want data on.

Cone Penetration Testing Is Much Faster Than Boring Testing

CPT is an In Situ test, providing advantages that are especially beneficial if you do not have the time or expenses associated with sending samples off to a lab. Samples can not get disorganized or lost because CPT uses a data-logger to ensure that all of the root data taken is recorded and logged in a well-organized format. Engineers can gather data in real-time, and as a result move along much faster, which in return can provide immense savings to the overall project costs on both parties ends. With geotechnical drilling, Saint Cloud residents can pay a lot in time and money with traditional boring.

Cone Penetration Testing is Much More Accurate Than Boring Testing

Although Geotechnical Boring may seem as though it is a sufficient option for site subsurface investigation, geotechnical boring doesn’t provide the accuracy and efficiency that Cone Penetration Testing can offer. Geotechnical Boring has the advantage that it uses many of the skills of conventional well drilling. Because the Boring operations and technical analysis, such as laboratory tests, are separate, Geotechnical Boring can require less skilled operators on site than CPT. However, a price is paid in efficiency as often the site samples are sent to a separate lab for testing samples from geotechnical drilling. Saint Cloud residents and landowners should consider CPT for their next geotechnical survey and sampling.

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