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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Roberto Suarez-rivera, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Sidney J. Green, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Joel Wesley Martin, Farmington, UT (US);
Robert Michael Griffin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Roberto Suarez-Rivera, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Sidney J. Green, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Joel Wesley Martin, Farmington, UT (US);
Robert Michael Griffin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
TerraTek Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for continuous measurement of a geomaterial is disclosed. The apparatus includes a measuring device and a flat bed operatively coupled to the measuring device. The measuring device includes a moving head configured to move in a longitudinal direction relative to a core section of the geomaterial and a first probe coupled to the moving head and configured to continuously measure a property of the core section. The flat bed includes a load actuator configured to secure the core section during the continuous measurement and axially rotate the core section, as well as a core holder assembly configured to apply confining pressure on a length of the core section.