Abstract
The Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) platform consists of a 20-ton truck equipped with vertical hydraulic rams that are used to force a cone penetrometer into the ground at a speed of 2 cm/sec to depths of approximately 50 m in nominally consolidated fine-grained soils when using a 100-m umbilical cable (25 m when using 50-m umbilical cables). The SCAPS program is currently conducting field verification investigations on state-of-the-art penetrometer mounted sensor and sampler systems for the real-time in situ detection of petroleum products, explosive compounds, volatile organic compounds (VOC), solvents, and gamma emitting radionuclides.
Fact Sheet ID Number
OT04001
Sub-Area
Non-Destructive Evaluation
Keywords
scaps, field verification, investigation, situ detection, heavy metal
DOI
10.5703/1288284315879
Date of this Version
1-1-2007
Recommended Citation
ECT Team, Purdue, "Sensors for SCAPS" (2007). ECT Fact Sheets. Paper 170.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284315879