摘要 |
A soil penetration testing system for testing soils within a bore hole. The system including a drive-weightassembly (11) positionable with the bore hole (B). The drive-weight assembly (11) has a casing (20) containing an anvil (23), a hammer (33) movable relative to the anvil (23) and a hammer lifter (50) to move the hammer (33) a preselected distance selectively to impact against the anvil (23). A penetration member (26) is carried on the anvil (23) in such fashion to penetrate the soil. A winch line (12) and winch (13) are provided to position the drive-weight assembly (11) within the bore hole (B); and a cathead line (15) also is provided to actuate the drive-weight assembly (11) when positioned within the bore hole (B).
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