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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF TEST ...................................................................2
2 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................3
3 EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY ........................................................................................5
4 USING THE DP BOX ................................................................................................6
4.1 Description .........................................................................................................6
4.2 Installing the DP BOX READER APPS ..............................................................7
4.3 Connecting and turning on the DP BOX .............................................................7
4.4 Using the DP BOX READER APPS ...................................................................8
4.4.1 Main Menu ..................................................................................................8
4.4.2 Using the DP BOX READER APPS with the TEXAM
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5 SATURATING THE EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 13
5.1 Saturating the control box cylinder ................................................................... 13
5.2 Saturation check .............................................................................................. 15
5.3 Saturating the tubing probe assembly .............................................................. 16
6 CALIBRATION ....................................................................................................... 16
6.1 Calibration for pressure correction ................................................................... 16
6.2 Calibration for volume correction ...................................................................... 17
7 TEST EXECUTION ................................................................................................. 17
7.1 Making of the borehole ..................................................................................... 17
7.2 Initial readings .................................................................................................. 17
7.3 Strain controlled test ........................................................................................ 18
7.4 Stress controlled test ........................................................................................ 19
8 PROBE DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ........................................................... 19
9 TRANSPORT .......................................................................................................... 22
10 LIMITATIONS OF USE ....................................................................................... 22
10.1 Cold temperature ............................................................................................. 22
10.2 Soft material ..................................................................................................... 22
10.3 Rock................................................................................................................. 23
10.4 Dry borehole .................................................................................................... 23
10.5 Deep borehole ................................................................................................. 23
11 RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................... 23
12 MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................. 23
12.1 Preventing the equipment from rusting ............................................................. 23
12.2 Cleaning the filter ............................................................................................. 24
12.3 Splicing the Tecalan tubing .............................................................................. 24
13 DATA REDUCTION ............................................................................................ 24
14 MISCELLANEOUS.............................................................................................. 27