seismograph News
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V9000 Warranty - 10 year Extension Plan
Vibrock Ltd are pleased to announce that from the 1 May 2020 their standard one year warranty on all V9000 Seismographs can be extended by a further 10 years at no additional cost (to the standard calibration cost) providing the V9000 is calibrated by Vibrock Ltd every 12 ...
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Geode Seismograph Promotion
Geometrics are currently offering a 28% discount on a second Geode Seismograph for customers who wish to upgrade from a 24 channel to a 48 channel system! As well as 50% off the cost of MGOS (Multi Geode Operating Software). A second spread cable and additional geophones are not included in this offer. For further information or a quotation please contact ...
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Novel wireless trigger unit WRU1 available
We have developed a novel wireless trigger unit (WTU1) which is used to replace trigger cables if e.g. roads or rivers prevent a continuous seismic measurement. This wireless trigger unit WTU1 works with nearly all impulse sources including sledge hammers and have a antenna range of 18 metres. The trigger unit WTU1 consists of two boxes which include the sender and the receiver unit. The sender ...
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Updated V9000 Seismograph Manual and Software now available
Resultant Waveforms & Figures The 2021 update now details resultant waveforms and figures as well as printing all graphs to pdf files in Windows 10. Download ...
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Scientists Deploy Seismographs in Napa Valley
As the second anniversary of the August 24, 2014 South Napa earthquake approaches, U.S. Geological Survey scientists and volunteers, along with faculty and students from California State University, East Bay are planning an experiment to visualize the subsurface in and around the City of Napa and measure how the ground responds to earthquake shaking in different neighborhoods. Hundreds of small ...
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Ashted vibration monitoring used during chimney demolition
Vibration monitoring equipment from Ashtead Technology Rentals played an important role when a famous Lancashire landmark from the Victorian era came crashing to the ground in a controlled explosion. Encia Demolition carried out the detonation of the 65 metre tall Gem Mill chimney in Oldham to make way for a housing development. In order to monitor the ground vibrations caused by the detonation, ...
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ASTM D5777 - 00(2011)e1 standard guide for using the seismic refraction method for subsurface investigation
This guide summarizes the equipment, field procedures, and interpretation methods used for the determination of the depth, thickness and the seismic velocity of subsurface soil and rock or engineered materials, using the seismic refraction method. Measurement of subsurface conditions by the seismic refraction method requires a seismic energy source, trigger cable (or radio link), geophones, ...
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Any Instrument, Any Time, Anywhere
Specialist instrument hire company Ashtead Technology Rentals is expanding its fleet of environmental monitoring equipment even further. General Manager James Carlyle says, “One of the reasons for Ashtead’s rapid growth is that there is no limit to the new instruments that we will stock. Our philosophy is simple; if customers want it, we will supply it. Consequently, whilst gas detectors and ...
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AC-CESS Sign 4 More International Distributors
Underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufacturer AC-CESS demonstrates their continuing global growth with the finalisation of 4 more formal agreements to distribute the next generation micro ROV the AC-ROV: 1) ELP GmbH of Wuppertal of Germany was founded in 1989 and specialise in ROV and X-Ray based technologies to the military market. Long time distributors for renowned ROV ...
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Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010
While the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 22 magnitude-7 or larger earthquakes in 2010, almost all the fatalities were produced by one — the major quake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12. In 2010, about 227,000 people were killed due to earthquakes, with over 222,570 from the magnitude-7.0 Haiti event, as reported by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. According to ...
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