A common mistake in Kelowna is relying on sparse borehole logs alone when designing on the city's complex glacial lake deposits. A single SPT value every five feet misses thin silt seams and loose lenses that drastically alter bearing capacity. The CPT cone penetration test eliminates this guesswork. We collect continuous tip resistance, sleeve friction, and pore pressure data every centimeter. This profile reveals exactly where soft zones exist before you pour concrete. For deeper sites near the Mission Creek fan, combining CPT with an SPT drilling campaign validates the correlation for local soil behavior units. Our rig operates from a compact truck platform, accessing tight lots along Lakeshore Road without disturbing mature landscaping.
Continuous CPT data removes the blind spots between samples. You see the thin silt layer at 4.2 meters that a split-spoon missed.
