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Summary of Contents for 4855

Page 1: ... means without the written consent of Geokon The information contained herein is believed to be accurate and reliable However Geokon assumes no responsibility for errors omissions or misinterpretation The information herein is subject to change without notification Copyright 2003 2019 by Geokon Doc REV F 05 1 19 ...

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Page 3: ...nnel There are no warranties except as stated herein There are no other warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and of fitness for a particular purpose Geokon is not responsible for any damages or losses caused to other equipment whether direct indirect incidental special or consequential which the purchaser may experience as a result ...

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Page 5: ...EADOUT BOX 7 3 2 1 Connecting Sensors 7 3 2 2 Operating the GK 405 7 3 3 GK 403 READOUT BOX OBSOLETE MODEL 8 3 3 1 Connecting Sensors 8 3 3 2 Operating the GK 403 8 3 4 MEASURING TEMPERATURES 8 4 DATA REDUCTION 9 4 1 PRESSURE CALCULATION 9 4 2 TEMPERATURE CORRECTION 9 4 3 BAROMETRIC CORRECTION 9 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 10 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 12 A 1 PRESSURE CELLS 12 A 2 THERMISTOR SEE APPENDIX B A...

Page 6: ...READINGS RAW READINGS 7 TABLES TABLE 1 SAMPLE RESISTANCE 11 TABLE 2 RESISTANCE WORK SHEET 11 TABLE 3 SPECIFICATIONS 12 TABLE 4 THERMISTOR RESISTANCE VERSUS TEMPERATURE 13 EQUATIONS EQUATION 1 DIGITS CALCULATION 9 EQUATION 2 CONVERT DIGITS TO PRESSURE 9 EQUATION 3 TEMPERATURE CORRECTION 9 EQUATION 4 RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE 13 ...

Page 7: ...ressure cell is directly equivalent to the end bearing load 1 2 Pile Tip Pressure Cell Design and Construction The basic cell is manufactured to be close to the diameter of the pile It is comprised of two circular stainless steel plates welded together around their periphery leaving a thin space between the plates filled with de aired hydraulic oil This oil filled space is connected via a pressure...

Page 8: ...a space between it and the surrounding concrete which if allowed to remain might prevent the transmission of pressures from the concrete to the cell To overcome this provision is made so that the cell can be inflated until it comes back into perfect contact with the concrete on both surfaces This re inflation is performed from the surface through a hydraulic line operating through a check valve An...

Page 9: ...n and white should be approximately 3000Ω at 25 C see Table 4 in Appendix B and between any conductor and the shield should exceed 20 megohm 2 2 Pressure Cell Installation The short pieces of threaded re bar are screwed into the lugs welded to the bottom plate of the pressures cell A depression is excavated in the ground and lined with sand The shape of the depression should match the profile of t...

Page 10: ...ake readings of pressure and temperature at regular intervals throughout the installation process It should be possible to monitor the pressure of the wet concrete as it is poured Allow the concrete set up and cool to a temperature close to ambient It may be observed that there is a drop in cell pressure from the value observed with the wet cement when the hole was filled Connect the cell re infla...

Page 11: ...erefore splicing of cables has no ill effects and in some cases may in fact be beneficial The cable used for making splices should be a high quality twisted pair type with 100 shielding and an integral shield drain wire When splicing it is very important that the shield drain wires be spliced together Always maintain polarity by connecting color to color Splice kits recommended by Geokon incorpora...

Page 12: ... sensor conductors with blue representing the shield bare To turn the GK 404 on press the ON OFF button on the front panel of the unit The initial startup screen will be displayed After approximately one second the GK 404 will start taking readings and display them based on the settings of the POS and MODE buttons The unit display from left to right is as follows The current Position Set by the PO...

Page 13: ...ctor until it locks into place Connecting Sensors with Bare Leads Attach the GK 403 2 flying leads to the bare leads of a Geokon vibrating wire sensor by connecting each of the clips on the leads to the matching colors of the sensor conductors with blue representing the shield bare 3 2 2 Operating the GK 405 Press the button labeled POWER ON A blue light will begin blinking signifying that the Rem...

Page 14: ...t may change one or two digits while reading The thermistor reading will be displayed above the gauge reading in degrees centigrade 4 Press the Store button to record the value displayed If the no reading displays or the reading is unstable see Section 5 for troubleshooting suggestions The unit will automatically turn itself off after approximately two minutes to conserve power 3 4 Measuring Tempe...

Page 15: ...ration Sheet 4 2 Temperature Correction The vibrating wire sensor is relatively insensitive to temperature fluctuations and usually the effect of temperature is insignificant and can be ignored But if desired correction for temperature effects on the sensor can be made using the factors supplied on the calibration sheet and Equation 3 Also there are spurious temperature effects caused by the misma...

Page 16: ...s the readout work with another pressure cell If not it may have a low battery or possibly be malfunctioning Symptom Pressure Cell Fails to Read Is the cable cut or crushed Check the resistance of the cable by connecting an ohmmeter to the gauge leads Table 1 shows the expected resistance for the various wire combinations Table 2 is provided for the user to enter the actual resistance found Cable ...

Page 17: ... infinite infinite infinite White infinite infinite N A 3000Ω at 25 C infinite Green infinite infinite 3000Ω at 25 C N A infinite Shield infinite infinite infinite infinite N A Table 1 Sample Resistance Vibrating Wire Sensor Lead Grid SENSOR NAME Red Black White Green Shield Red Black White Green Shield Table 2 Resistance Work Sheet ...

Page 18: ... 1 FSR optional Operating Temperature 30 to 70 C Frequency range 1400 3500 Hz Dimensions Diameter to suit the pile Thickness approximately 50 mm Material 303 304 Stainless Steel Electrical Cable Two twisted pair four conductor 22 AWG Foil shield PVC jacket nominal OD 6 3 mm 0 250 Table 3 Specifications Consult the factory for other sizes or options available A 2 Thermistor see Appendix B also Rang...

Page 19: ... 2 83 107 9 123 77 66K 36 8006 4 1363 44 331 5 84 105 2 124 72 81K 35 7618 5 1310 45 321 2 85 102 5 125 68 30K 34 7252 6 1260 46 311 3 86 99 9 126 64 09K 33 6905 7 1212 47 301 7 87 97 3 127 60 17K 32 6576 8 1167 48 292 4 88 94 9 128 56 51K 31 6265 9 1123 49 283 5 89 92 5 129 53 10K 30 5971 10 1081 50 274 9 90 90 2 130 49 91K 29 5692 11 1040 51 266 6 91 87 9 131 46 94K 28 5427 12 1002 52 258 6 92 8...

Page 20: ...the bottom and a steel belt around the periphery adjacent to the bottom These features require that tapped lugs be welded on the upper plate of the cell at specific locations to match corresponding holes drilled in the cross piece When the cage has been lifted to a vertical position it is lowered onto the cell The bottom of the cage should be guide by at least two people to prevent it from twistin...

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