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:. The Worid ofVME-Nitro consult Inc. VME-Nitro Consult, the oldest find largest seismolo- gieal engineering firm in America, is expelled to lead the way in instrumentation, to help clients make the best use of This instrumentation, and to provide expert testimony in court if (here is a question in the case. (Legal problems are generally rare with a good control program.) VME-Nitro Consul) lives up to those expectations. VME-Nitro Consult technical personnel assist clients to achieve good public relations at the job site. Investr gations are conducted to determine conditions belore blasting or other earth disturbances are commenced. Wdtten specifications era designed to keep a client out of trouble. Indeed keeping a client out of Trouble is the area of VME-Nitro Consult'S Specialty. II a highway contractor, quarry operator or other company causing earth distur- bances comes to VME-Nitro Consult at the start of the job, (rouble and expense can be avoided later on. Unlortunalely, some operators wait until they are 18ced with a lawsuit belore seeking professional guidance. In such circumstances, VME•Nnro Consult establishes the vibration levels that probably occured by taking measurements of similar blasts or other earth disturbances, going to court wish the client and teslilying as to its methods and procedures. All VME-NnrO Consul) Regional Managers can draw upon support Irom the home office for such services. Another area in the wodd of VME-Nitro Consult is its Instrument Rental and Record Aneysis Service. Very often after VME-Nitro Consul) has established a client on a controlled blasting prdgram, it is merely necessary to monitor subsequent blasting to assure that vibration or sound levels remain within allowable limits. Generally a client can do This using his own personnol, eliminating service and limo charges of outside technicians or engineers. Sealed Idm containers are provided to make Iho procedure legally sound for the customer. Exposed film is sent to VME's nearest office: it is developed and analyzed the same day it is received An advisory card is sent on each reading and in addition, any record which shows tinsels or unusual conditions is reported to the customer by phone, at once. All records are indexed, Certified by VME-Nitro Consult, and Intact for future reference. This system has stood the test of time. The volume of records processed daily at the Evanston office attests to this. (200,000 processed records provide a comprehensive store of data upon which to draw.) One more area in the wodd of VME-Nitro Consult is 8uildtrig Inspection services. Whether a client is doing pile driving, pneumatic dolling, excavating work, con- struction blasting, or anything involving earth dislur• bances, we wn protect him with a professionally engineered pre-construction survey to record the physical conditions of all structures in the job-site area. Good public relations requires contacting area residents to advise them of the work to be done ark explaining Thal the preconslruction survey is designed primarily to detect any weaknesses that might require anention and to protect property. Public relations and investiga- tion checks Can be continued for the project's duration and after Completion as well. The world of VME•Nitro Consult goes on to encom- pass sound testing service. Our technicians and engi- neers otter complete measurement and analysis of sound emissions to delertnine existing noise condi• lions. This applies not only to blasting noise but to continual in-plant noise assure the client conforms to regulations. Blasting Machines represent another area Over 15 years ago, VME perceived the need for a depondable condenser-discharge blasting machine in which the condensers would not deteriorate during periods of non-use. The result today is the Model 225A and the Model 450A Blasting Machine, which ere modified versions of the originals -the most widely used blasting machines in America. In the field of new inslrumenlQtion, the world of VME- Nilro Consult Shines the brightest. Along with the venerable Seismolog, which proved to bo tar ahead of its time, Ihore are now lour now types of portable velocity rocorders. Ono rs equipped to measuro sound along with ground movement, another to give an instant digital reading of velocities while providing a permanent recording; the Seistector, a lined-inslalta• lion, 30-day Three-plane veloCrty recorder, aspace-age instrument for continuous momloring, and the Ampli- graph, asingle-plane displacement meter wish seven• day recording. This wide range of instrumentation makes VME-Nitro Consuls the company with the most to often in the field of earth disturbance investigation. The equipment and expertise, Combined wish a d~vers~lred technical staff, make VME-Nitro Consul) the company to wll on for comprehensive service.