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Below are the common questions, customers ask regarding, pile integrity test, crosshole test, inclination test, parallel seismic test, and in regard to the operation of the Piletest products, PET, CHUM, BIT, PSI.
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How can I graph a pulse-echo (reflectogram) file in Matlab?
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What are the output files from your GPC system? Is it a proprietary locked format or something more open?
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About the duration of the wave PET test.
The ASTM D5882-16 Standard requires - “Adjust the apparatus to reproduce a signal having a duration greater than 2L/c plus five milliseconds, where L is the pile length, and c is the material wave speed.”
We have a client who is asking about the duration of the tests we executed (in milliseconds). Where can we see this in the software?
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Can I access the trigger options (level, pre-trigger) in the Android version of the PET software?
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Why is the relative energy line on CHUM much more "bumpy" when compared to the FAT line?
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Can GPC+N_GAPA and PDA+CAPWAP be intermixed ?
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The PET is not recording all shots, only a few, so for a test of 50 strikes, I´m making about a 100
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When should I switch to manual FAT picking with CHUM (CSL)?
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I cannot perform 3DT calculations. The software reports a missing component
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The PET markers. What are the differences?
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How to test a pile with an unknown length
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We used 3DT software and determined the percentage of effective area during the analysis. Exemple: the effective area is 84% that means the defective zone is 16% of the total area right?
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How accurate is the system in measuring pile length? What's the margin of error? What would be the upper and lower pile length limit where we would get fairly accurate results?
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How to prepare the drill & pipe for PSI parallel seismic test
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Is the Android PET App software same as the Windows PET software?
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What are the limitations of pile temperature profiling also known as TIP?
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Why is there no need for an instrumented hammer
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How to test a H pile?
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How BIT can measure inclination for driven pile or CFA pile? same for sheet pile. Please explain how?
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How inclination is measured for driven pile or CFA pile?
and same for the sheet pile. Please explain how.
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There may be a chance that the inclination of the access tube will be more than the inclination of the pile based on the placement of the access tube. How can we make sure that both are the same?
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What considerations do we need to take for the installation of the BIT Inclinometer?
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How to assess the quality of a pile with the PET reflectogram output?
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The peak, where the reflectogram is falling, is considered the pile tow. Is it possible that the tow is before that, at where the drop is starting?
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How does the CHUM calculate the local average FAT? Over what length of pile does it calculate the average?
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What is the difference between D5882 and D6760 ASTM standards?
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Recommended Android tablet for PET BT and BIT
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Why is my CHUM 3D Tomography is not working?
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What is the most slender pile I can test with PET?
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Why our PET signal graph does not has unit for the Y axis?
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Does PET Software draw Pile impedance Profile (shape of pile)?
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Is there any recommendation or guideline for using "Filter" during the test?
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In CHUM 3D Tomography, how come I see low velocity zones outside the cage, even when I use just straight-ray calculations (Draft)?
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Can I test piles that are under a pile cap by sonic method?
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How do I do classification of test pile condition at Satisfactory, Anomaly, Flaw, and Defect
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Why is the apparent velocity higher than what I expected?
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Why doesn't PET software calculate the "Beta value" for a pile?
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Which Windows version does PET support? What about 64 bits?
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Where can I find a spare waterproof cable for the USB PET?
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Where can I get more putty for the PET?
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Where can I find spare hammer heads and hammers for the PET?
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How can I test a pile that already has a pile cap on?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of CSL compared to the radioactive test method?
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Can the PET results serve to find the length of the pile and its profile (bulging, necking?)
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Can the PET be used to determine the concrete strength?
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In our Equipment, for the PRESENTATION of results, we are allowed to choose from FAT, Attenuation, Relative Energy & Apparent Velocity. BUT, when we choose the Apparent Velocity option, We are able to see a green legend for Apparent Velocity in the bottom of the graph & also the velocity written in m/s., BUT there is no representation of it in the graph.
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Which is the easiest method of evaluating a pile, like FAT vs. Attenuation or FAT vs. Energy. Explain.
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How can we estimate the distorted area of the pile, from FAT & Attenuation?
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In general the traces are quite smooth (about a vertical line), but every now and then the line is very jagged, although still about a vertical line. Does this sound like a problem?
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How can I measure CHUM sensor frequency?
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A number of the traces show a very large drop in the relative energy, but little or no change in the FAT. I understand that it is generally taken that the FAT gives the biggest indication of inclusions or defects, however, I note on your web site that a low relative energy means a "weak" signal. When would I expect to get a weak signal, and could it represent an anomaly even if the FAT`s are consistent?
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What is the criteria for FAT & Attenuation to judge pile integrity i.e. during our testing, some FAT will be 184µs and for other pile it will go to 260µs. Also how FAT is related to concrete quality & what is the range of values of FAT &Attenuation for good & bad piles. Please advise with examples.
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Our CHUM is not showing the exact spacing between the sonic tubes. (for eg. When we measure 0.64m in the site the CHUM is showing 0.88m).we have tried this out in some 10 piles and still the error is existing.
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Does pulling velocity has any effect on the test result?
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We could see that in some cases, the Attenuation curve is touching the FAT curve and in some cases the Attenuation curves come first and then the FAT curve and Vice versa also. Has this got any implications?
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It was observed that during the testing, we are losing 20 to 30cm of pile length, could you please explain.
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Can we test reinforced piles? Does the reinforcement effect the test result?
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How does the kind of concrete influence the test result?
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Can we test integrity of reinforcement in piles and it length?
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What are the maximal length and diameter of testing piles?
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What operation systems can I install the software on?
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What type of computer can we use with your equipment?
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