CPT Equipment
SOCOTEC has the following equipment at its disposal to carry out CPTs:
- Crawler truck: 8
- Wheeled truck: 1
- Midi crawler 11 tonnes: 1
- Mini crawler 4 tonnes: 1
- Mini crawler 3 tonnes: 1
- Compact lightweight system: 1
- Nordmeyer GTR 830 dynamic probing crawler rig: 1
- Nordmeyer LMSR-VK dynamic probing compact lightweight rig: 1
This clip shows how in 2011, a SOCOTEC caterpillar truck is positioned on the vegetated inner slope of a partitioned flood defence in Heerjansdam in order to carry out CPTs for a house to be constructed.
![Positioneren Rupstruck Positioneren Rupstruck](https://www.socotec.nl/s3fs-public/2023-07/rups-truck.jpg)
Drilling equipment
SOCOTEC has the following equipment at its disposal to carry out manual drilling:
- Nordmeyer DSB-0 caterpillar : 1
- Nordmeyer DSB-0/3 caterpillar: 1
- Wizard 1C caterpillar: 1
- Geoprobe 6620 DT caterpillar: 1
- Geoprobe tractor: 1 caterpillar
- Wirth truck with normal tyres: 1
![Boormaterieel](/s3fs-public/editor-inline-image/boormaterieel.jpg)
Soil investigation on the water
SOCOTEC an carry out soil investigations for you on inland waterways. We use third-party pontoons for this. We install the CPT or drilling equipment required for the project on the pontoons.
This clip shows how a SOCOTEC caterpillar truck is hoisted onto a pontoon so it can carry out CPTs for the crane track of a new gantry crane in Ravestein B.V.’s port in Deest.