Soil core sampling

All it takes for environmental research

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Aim and typical research purposes Working principles Limitations Main markets Main products Benefits Remarks Applications Important related products A sheet on how you can get even more information !

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Aim of the products:
(Near)-undisturbed sampling for Profile description (layers) Physical composition (roots, density, resistance, water and air content) Chemical composition (agronomical and environmental)

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Typical research purposes:
Soil profile description

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Typical research purposes:
Physical research in the lab

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Typical research purposes:
Archaeological research

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Typical research purposes:
Research on turf / sports field

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Typical research purposes:
Environmental and agricultural research

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Main markets: (see PKD for more details)
Soil science Geotechnical consultancy Environmental / agricultural consultancy Sport stadiums / Golf courses / Turf research Universities (different departments) Nature conservation

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Main products of this theme

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Main products
Gouge augers Akkerman core sampler / Van der Horst sampler In-situ soil coring kit for chemical soil research On site no-loss soil sampler for soil with volatiles Sample ring kits

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Gouge augers

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Working principles: gouge augers
Half round sample tube pushed or hammered into the soil

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Benefits
Sets suitable for soft soils or hard soils Non toxic high tensile strength steel Different dimensions for nice samples Perfect for rapid soil profiling Stepwise sampling possible Push / hammer, twist, pull; thats it !

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Applications:
Peat research Agricultural research Quick profile description Installation of field measurement equipment

Remarks
Semi undisturbed sample Bayonet connections not allowed to operate with hammer Lost of sandy samples below groundwater table
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Percussion drilling

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Working principle percussion drilling
Hammering a gouge or a casing with a lost point into the soil by machine Soil sampling and drilling in harder or stone or debrisrich soils Percussion drilling sets 04.19.SC/SD/SE/10.100

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Percussion drilling sets 04.19.SC / SD / SE
Benefits Resulting in almost undisturbed 1or 2 mtr long samples Stepwise working limits friction and drilling time Various samplers Open samplers 1 and 2 m long

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Percussion drilling sets 04.19.SC / SD / SE
Various samplers Closed sampler with transparent liner Sampling in a thin plastic foil

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Percussion drilling sets 04.19.SC / SD / SE
Remarks Will not drill through concrete, thick roots, rubber tyres a.s.o. Limited to soils with at least some porosity Shear stress value of soil cannot be very high

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Akkerman & Van der Horst core samplers

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Working principles: Akkerman core sampler / Van der Horst sampler
Stainless steel sample tube is fixed to a core sampler and hammered into a bore hole with dropping weight or hammer

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Benefits Akkerman core sampler
Large high impact hammer Ball valve system for best sample retrieval Strong hydraulic extruder Liners available for tubes with core catchers

Benefits Van der Horst core sampler

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The slimmest system; only 70 mm OD Can be used in narrow casings Uses standard large volume stainless tubes Works with drop hammer or hand hammer Liners available for tubes with core catchers

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Applications:
Geotechnical soil research Civil engineering Drilling companies Harbours

Remarks
Akkerman set needs to operate with hammering weight and winch Van der Horst can be operate into casing tubes of 75 mm Samples are suitable for geotechnical and environmental research
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AquaLock sampler

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Working principle: AquaLock
A piston is blocked by water below in the sample tube Sampler is brought down. Water pressure is removed and sampler filled. Water pressure is used to expel the sample

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Benefits AquaLock
Takes beautiful samples to large depths (50 m) Can be used with Sonic drill rigs Available in 50 and 70 mm diameters Can take depth specific samples Sample lengths up to 4 m Can work with additional core catcher

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Applications:
Environmental research Geotechnical research Civil engineering Drilling companies Harbours (sediment) Archaeological research

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Core sampling of soil with volatiles

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Eijkelkamp supplies two products
In-situ soil corers 225 ml (images left) On-site soil corer 16 ml (images right)

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In-situ soil coring kit for chemical soil research (04.16)
Good for in-situ sampling at shallow depths Ideal for cooling (48 hrs) or freezing (2 weeks)) method Sample tube 40 mm is pushed and hammered in the soil Not fit for stony soil Coring tube sub-sampled in the lab prior to extraction

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Benefits
Completely prevents loss of volatiles during sampling and storage Verified sample conservation quality within Promote European Environmental verification project No use of chemicals or sample treatment in the field Tubes and blocks can be reused after cleaning

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On-site no-loss soil coring kit for soil with volatiles (04.10) Applications:
For cooling or freezing storage method Also for methanol method According to USA EPA METHOD 5035A, various ISO standards and NEN5743

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Basic working principle
Sample is taken above ground from auger or corer By sideways removal the coring ring is scraped off to a remaining soil volume of 16 ml (25-30 gr) Sample can be field stored in methanol or capped and cooled

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Sample transport Methanol method:
Sample stored and shipped in special small leak proof glass jars
Sample scraped to 16 ml size Cap with premounted seal Seal, aluminium lined

Cooling method:

Stickers

Diffusion proof aluminium lined seals and stainless coring ring assure no loss or sorption of volatiles In lab sample is uncapped and transferred into the glass jar for extraction Another (disturbed or undisturbed) sample is used for dry weight determination

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Use for cooling or freezing storage method
1. Auger or gouge is subsampled 2. Coring ring pushed out 3. Excess soil is scraped off. Coring ring then holds 16 ml ~25 gr. of soil 4. Rims of ring are cleaned to be capped with diffusion and leak proof caps 5. Sticker is put on PE storage bag cooling
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Use with methanol method
1. 2. 3. 4. Auger or gouge is subsampled Coring ring pushed out. Remaining excess soil is pushed out with plunger Coring ring is placed back and soil is pushed in methanol filled jar (entire ring also fits in jar) 5. Device is field decontaminated with flame
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Benefits
Suits also stony soil Little waste in laboratory Suits both methods Aluminium lined absolutely diffusion and leak proof seals Close fit glass jars with teflon lined seals. Reusable and durable coring rings which may alternate between lab and user (or disposable with the caps)

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Sample rings

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Working principles of sample ring kits
Sample ring will be filled with soil with help of an open or closed ring holder

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Benefits
Minimal disturbance (undisturbed) Rings have a very accurate volume High quality samples for physical tests Three available diameters (different dimensions) Can be hammered; applicable in all soils Sample ring protected by closed ring holder Kit allows sampling at surface and at depth Low maintenance

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Applications:
Soil science Soil physical analyses Agricultural research

Remarks
Rings and holders are made of stainless steel Rings can be ordered with special numbers Lost of sandy samples below groundwater table

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The circle of the need of undisturbed soil sampling

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More information ? Brochures (catalogue and www.eijkelkamp.com) Complementary information (not for all products) Manuals (almost all products) Product Knowledge D-base (PKD-internet) Product Training: ETC@eijkelkamp.com Additional questions ?! Write info@eijkelkamp.com or ask local distributor !

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