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1 Fugro monitoring services If you can t measure it, you can t improve it : Lord Kelvin ( )

2 Local presence and global integration Fugro N.V. Onshore Geotechnics Ralf Trapphoff Onshore Geotechnics Europe & Caspian region Mark Pehlig Service Line managers 2

3 Local presence and global integration CPT Site Investigation Drilling Geo Consultancy Water Onshore Operations International Projects Special Testing R&D and Equipment Development Geotechnical Drilling Water Wells Innovations Geotechnical Engineering GeoHazard Geological Engineering Ground Water Mining and Infra Flood Risk Management Levees Environmental Risk Management Geophysics Monitoring Geo-Information Near shore Surface Geophysics Services Seismic Services Wireline Logging Services Infrastructure Services Laboratory and Field Testing Monitoring Foundation testing Pipeline Solutions Laser Measurements Regional Survey Sustainable Energy Offshore soil investigation Large diameter drilling Foundation support Geo-ICT 3

4 Insitu monitoring & tests 4

5 Insitu monitoring & tests Hydrological measurements 5

6 Insitu monitoring & tests Vibration & seismic monitoring 6

7 Insitu monitoring & tests Sound and noise monitoring 7

8 Insitu monitoring & tests Pore pressure sensors 8

9 Insitu monitoring & tests Hydraulic profilers 9

10 Insitu monitoring & tests Pile integrity tests (PIT) 10

11 Insitu monitoring & tests Inclinometer and spiral measurements 11

12 Insitu monitoring & tests Sonic caliper 12

13 Insitu monitoring & tests Plate loadtesting (static and dynamic) 13

14 Geophysics 14

15 Geophysics Electromagnetic Method 15

16 Geophysics Magnetometer cone 16

17 Geophysics Ground penetrating radar (GPR) & Radio detection 17

18 Geophysics Seismic survey 18

19 Geophysics Geo-electrical methods (ERT) 19

20 Geophysics Crosshole sonic logging (CSL) 20

21 Instrumentation 21

22 Instrumentation Push in piezo meters Custom made sensors 22

23 Instrumentation Total pressure and Spade cells 23

24 Instrumentation Strain gauges 24

25 Instrumentation Automatic temperature monitoring 25

26 Instrumentation IPI s (automated inclinometers) 26

27 Instrumentation Multi point extensometers 27

28 Instrumentation Displacement & deformation 28

29 Instrumentation Automatic standpipe measurements (custom made) 29

30 Geo information 30

31 Geo information Robotic total stations (RTS) 31

32 Geo information Laser scanning 32

33 Geo information Unmanned automated vehicles (UAV) 33

34 Geo information INSAR Satellite monitoring 34

35 Geo information GeoDin: Web based data presentation 35

36 Pile and anchor testing 36

37 Pile and anchor testing Anchor testing 37

38 Pile and anchor testing Automated static load testing 38

39 Pile and anchor testing Bi-directional (O-cell) 39

40 Pile and anchor testing Horizontal load testing 40

41 Pile and anchor testing Dynamic pile testing (PDA) 41

42 Thank you More information: Or your local Fugro branch

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