Summit is proud to offer subsurface explorations with our AMS 9500 VTR PowerProbe™ ATV drill rig
​ and our AMS 9630 PowerProbe™ truck mounted drill rig.
Both rigs are equipped with Piezocone Penetration Testing capabilities.

EXPLORATION SERVICES BROCHURE

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Our geotechnical exploration capabilities include:

• Seismic Cone Penetration Testing (SCPTu)
• Conventional Auger Boring with SPT Sampling 
• Direct Push Percussion Casing with Push Tube, Shelby Tube, and SPT Sampling
• Rotary Wash Boring with SPT & Rock Core Sampling
• Groundwater Monitoring Wells
• Test Pits

Our environmental drilling capabilities include:

• Cone Penetration Testing (CPTu)
• Hollow Stem Auger Boring for Soil Exploration
• Direct Push for Soil Sampling (Soil Liners)
• Groundwater Monitoring Wells 
• Direct Push Groundwater Monitoring Wells 

AMS 9630 truck PowerProbe™

AMS 9500 VTR PowerProbe™

The AMS 9500 VTR PowerProbe™ is a remote controlled rubber track ATV direct push/auger exploration machine capable of remote site access with low ground pressure. The AMS 9630 truck PowerProbe™ is a larger machine mounted on a Ram 5500 4x4 truck.  Both are capable of conducting seismic cone penetration testing (SCPTu) using Vertek instrumentation.

This compact yet powerful combination provides high quality geotechnical and environmental explorations for continuous subsurface profiling and data collection.

​ASTM Standard Methods

• Hollow Stem Auger Boring for Soil Exploration ASTM D6151
• Direct Push for Soil Sampling ASTM D6282
• Direct Push for Pre-packed Well Installation ASTM D6725
• Cone Penetration Testing CPTu ASTM D5778
• Test Method for Penetration Test SPT (Auto-Hammer) ASTM D1586
• Thin Walled Tube Sampling (Shelby Tube) ASTM D1587
• Visual Classification of Soils ASTM D2488
• Direct Push Groundwater Monitoring Wells ASTM D6724
• Groundwater Monitoring Wells ASTM D5092

Cone Penetration Testing
​(CPT)

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CPT is a high quality geotechnical exploration
method that provides continuous data
​acquisition of subsurface profiles.

Conventional Test Borings

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Test borings allow for various sampling techniques and visual classification of soils to create a subsurface profile.

Test Pits

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Test pits are a practical alternative to
test boring explorations for open
or undeveloped areas where general
soils information is desired for a
​profile of ten feet or less.