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CPT VTK DATAPACK & CONE SYSTEM
CPT
VTK DataPack & Cone System
Rugged, reliable, and easy-to-use DataPack and digital cones.
Vertek’s VTK Data Pack is a field-portable Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) data acquisition and analysis package, combining the capabilities of our digital CPT cones, the FFD (Fuel Fluorescence Detector) probes, triaxial seismic geophone-equipped cones, and other specialized Vertek probes. Developed as a simple "all-in-one" solution for geotechnical and environmental CPT service providers, this version includes USB connectivity for ease of use.
The digital CPT probe serves as the core of the system. The standard probe includes tip, sleeve friction, pore pressure sensors, triple axis geophones, and inclination sensors. Vertek’s digital probe provides straightforward, easy-to-use CPT measurements in a compact system. With analog-to-digital conversion performed downhole, the bulkiness of cabling and uphole electronics is minimized, and issues related to noise from cable length and low voltage signals in analog systems are eliminated. Vertek’s 10-conductor cable with LEMO type connectors ensures reliable data transmission with each penetration test.
DataPack Features
Field Portable
The DataPack is housed in a water-resistant instrument case and requires use of a COTS, Windows based laptop. Vertek recommends use of a ruggedized computer for CPT applications.
GPS Ready
The DataPack 2010 is equipped with a USB port to accept GPS input from most portable GPS units. This location information can be attached to each CPT test data file.
Report Quality Field Plots
The DataPack comes with a complete software package for acquisition, processing, and plotting CPT data. The DataPack generates report quality plots in the field on any Windows supported printer (color or grayscale). Plot scales can be set automatically and a wide variety of engineering parameters can be selected. With current communication technology data is easily transmitted to project engineers anywhere.
Expandable
The DataPack has an auxiliary channel which provides a 4 VDC excitation voltage with a 200 V/V gain. This allows the use of an optional tip, sleeve and pore pressure verification package or other optional devices.
High-Powered Data Analysis
Data analysis software is included with the DataPack, allowing the operator to display both the test data and derived parameters in formats appropriate to client requirements. Standard classification algorithms based on tip resistance, sleeve friction, and pore pressure readings are included for multiple classification of soil types.
VTK Series Cones Specifications
