Equipment for geotechnical investigations

Hand auger (boreholes up to 10 m deep in soil) to BS 1377-9

Manual soil sampler ø63 for borehole sampling to BS 1377-9

Manual soil sampler ø100 for trial-pit sampling to BS 1377-9

Dynamic penetrometer DPL for testing to EN ISO 22476-2 and DIN 4094-3

Vane (for boreholes up to 3 m deep or trial pits) for testing to EN ISO 22476-9 and ASTM D4648

Self-boring vane SK-10 (for boreholes up to 10 m deep) for testing to EN ISO 22476-9 and GOST 20276-99

Pocket vane (Torvane) for testing to ASTM D2537

Pocket penetrometer for testing to ASTM D2573
Equipment for building and facility surveys

Elcometer 143 Crack Width Ruler and a microscope for measuring cracks

Proceq Profoscope electromagnetic rebar scanner for testing to BS 1881 (Part 204)

Elcometer Covermeter W331SH-4 rebar and concrete cover scanner with standard and narrow-pitch search heads, for testing to BS 1881 (Part 204)

Elcometer Half-Cell Meter for measuring corrosion potential of reinforcing steel, for testing to ASTM C876 and BS 1881 (Part 201)

Proceq Silverschmidt UN rebound hammer for concrete strength testing to EN 12504-2

Portable metal hardness tester MET-UDA (equipped with two interchangeable probes). Measures surface hardness on metal by two methods — Leeb rebound and ultrasonic contact impedance (UCI) — for testing to EN ISO 16859-2, ASTM A956, DIN EN 50159-1 and ASTM A1038

Portable ultrasonic thickness gauge TMG-4002: metal range 0.75–500 mm (P-E mode), coating range 1–2 mm with 2–25 mm metal (E-E mode), accuracy 0.1/0.01 mm; for testing to EN ISO 16809

Penetration probe — measures the strength of concrete and mortars with compressive strengths up to 37 MPa by driving a pin (needle), for testing to ASTM C803

Concrete strength tester using pull-out of embedded inserts, for testing to EN 12504-3 and ASTM C900

Electronic optical level Nivel System El-32 with TS-5 bar-code staff and universal SJJ1 tripod (complete set)

REMS CamScope endoscope camera

HILTI DD120 diamond core drill for taking concrete and stone cores, for testing to EN 12504-1

Precision three-axis laser level BOSCH GLL 3-80 P Professional with receiver, universal mount BM-1, reflector and tripod

ADA AngleMeter 45 digital angle meter

SUUNTO Tandem high-precision compass and inclinometer

CST Berger K&E Abney-type optical level

Penetrometer for semi-destructive determination of the compressive strength of mortars

Penetrometer for semi-destructive determination of the flexural strength and modulus of elasticity of wood