Testing the water

摘要

Abrisk day at a BRE test site in remote Cowden, East Yorkshire, seemed an unusual spot for staff from two firms, Gardline Geosciences and Lankelma, to meet and mingle following the Gardline Group's acquisition of the CPT site investigation company in November. But the main reason for the event was to test the capabilities of the newest addition to Gardline Geosciences' geotechnical fleet - the GTeC-2 seabed cone penetrometer testing unit - before it makes its debut on offshore projects in the new year. The test site has around 20m of stiff clay, replicating the type of geology encountered beneath the sea bed. The rig builds on the success of its older sister, the GTeC-1, which has 2,000m water depth rating, battery power, modem communications, and 5cm~2 or 10cm~2 cone options, explains Gardline Geosciences general manager Marcus Noakes.