Seismic soil probe, seismic soil testing apparatus and method of using them
AssigneeØrsted Wind Power A/S
InventorsJoonsang PARK, Guillaume SAUVIN, Roi Soage SANTOS, Bent BURAAS, Axel WALTA
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Abstract
Seismic soil probe (1) comprising a body for insertion into the soil, a seismic sensor (3) located at a first region of the body, and a seismic generator (2) located at a second region of the body for emitting seismic signals. The seismic generator (2) comprises a hammer (6), a biasing member (7) for biasing the hammer (6) into contact with a surface (21), and an actuator (5) operable to move the hammer (6) against the bias away from the surface (21) to a primed position and to release the hammer (6) from the primed position for impacting the surface (21) to generate a seismic wave signal.
Claims17
A seismic soil probe comprising:
- a body for insertion into the soil,
- a seismic sensor located at a first region of the body;
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- a seismic generator located at a second region of the body for emitting seismic signals, wherein the seismic generator comprises a hammer, a biasing member for biasing the hammer into contact with a surface, and an actuator operable to move the hammer against the bias away from the surface to a primed position and to release the hammer from the primed position for impacting the surface to generate a seismic wave signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.