SGS is pleased to offer exploration services with an AMS 9500 VTR PowerProbe™ and an AMS 9630 truck PowerProbe™ equipped with Vertek Seismic Cone Penetration Testing (SCPTu) exploration instrumentation. Both AMS and Vertek are industry leaders in manufacturing exploration equipment for geotechnical and environmental explorations. Exploration services are based out of our Rockland, Maine office.
Summit is a Pre-qualified Exploration Subcontractor for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Read our paper, "Geotechnical Seismic Design in New England", prepared for the
69th Highway Geology Symposium. (September 2018)
69th Highway Geology Symposium. (September 2018)
Read our paper, "Use and Application of Piezocone Penetration Testing in Presumpscot Formation", prepared for the
2nd Symposium on the Presumpscot Formation: Advances in Geotechnical, Geologic, and Construction Practice. (October 2015)
2nd Symposium on the Presumpscot Formation: Advances in Geotechnical, Geologic, and Construction Practice. (October 2015)
Read our feature segment article in the February / March 2014 edition of Australian Drilling magazine, courtesy of the ADIA.
Read our cover feature in the Spring 2013 edition of Drill Bits magazine, courtesy of the National Drilling Association.
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We perform many subsurface explorations in-house using both our AMS 9500 VTR PowerProbe™ and our AMS 9630 truck PowerProbe™.
Our geotechnical exploration capabilities include:
Our environmental drilling capabilities include:
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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. The Vertek VTK cone system includes a real-time data logging system with 5 ton and 10 ton SCPTu cones. SCPTu cones are equipped with tri-axial seismic modules to provide both S and P shear wave velocity testing. SCPTu is performed with a single or dual point anchor system pushed at a controlled speed of 2 cm/s with adjustable hydraulics and monitoring instrumentation capable of applying up to 17 tons of push force. This compact yet powerful combination provides high quality geotechnical and environmental explorations for continuous subsurface profiling and data collection. ASTM Standard Methods
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