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Items Specs Commands
Matt a large piece protect instruments
Starpicks 0.6m&1.8m stabilising tripod
Mesh wire 3mm hooking up starpicks and tripod
Barbed wire 1.57mm 100m
Anti-bird spikes
Heavy duty gloves
Drill and drill bits different sizes of drill bits drill needs to befully charged
Reversible gear wrench set
Pliers
Screw drivers both flat and cross
Spanner
Safety glasses
Wire cutters and scissors
Stripper
Safety step with stoppers
Voltmeters
Tape measures
Cable ties different sizes
Perminant Marker
Desiccant bags
Masking tape
U bolt clamp 32mm&38mm&50mm
Stainless steel hose clamp Different Dia. Depending on OD of tripod
Swage 2mm&3.2mm
Rope thimble 3mm size could be bigger than this
Self-drillng screws 8G 12mm & 8G 16mm & 8G 20mm
Wire rope grips
Insulated Crimp Bootlace Ferrule
Hammer
Hand saw
Wire rope
Laptop & mouser & HDMI screen
Galvanised wire rope 3mm 10m
Stake driver
Gal tie wire 0.7mm 75m
Ratchet Tie Polyester webbing
Bolts&nuts&washers
Safety boots
Sunscream

Tools

  1. Gloves for install tripod and using power tools
  2. Cross and flat screw drivers
  3. Small Flat screw drivers for din rails
  4. Cable stripper for stripping cables
  5. Cable cutter for cutting cables and cable ties
  6. 10,11,12,13,14 metric wrench and socket wrench (if available)
  7. Long nose pliers for cramping cable head
  8. Pliers for fixing wire rope clamp and cut ropes
  9. Volt meter for check voltatge and connection
  10. 12V dc power connector to datalogger (direct connect logger to power in case)
  11. Hammer to hit peg and star picks to ground
  12. Silicon glue for filling jointed cables
  13. Driller, charger and battery
  14. Metal drill bits (for enlarge holes)
  15. Mansory drill bits (if tripod is placed on the mansory ground)
  16. Auger to dig holes for placing sensors.
  17. if soil sampling is needed, sampler, cap, spade, wooden panel, large hammer, glove and helmet
  18. if soil elevation needs to be measured, layer leveler, gps, ruler, tripod, drones, charger, extra blades
  19. if a rental car is used, ensure large bag is ordered to pick up any wastes and wrap all the dirty equipment afer use, also bring mobile mount in case gps can not be able to be mounted, also that car park may need to be booked at the hotel separately.

meals

  1. esky
  2. 10 letre water
  3. water bottle
  4. waste bag to carry away any luggage during the trip

Consumables

  1. Insulation tape for taping battery and gavanilsed cables
  2. Cable head
  3. Ear plug for sealing enclosure
  4. Extra cable gland in case they are missing from enclosure
  5. Enclosure door key ( or simply long nose pliers)
  6. Stainless Steel Hose Clamp from bunnings to fix solar intensity sensor mount
  7. Extra washers for U bolt (if the original U bolts deforms too much)
  8. U bolt for mounting enclosure and tripot
  9. 3 mm wire rope clamp for tightening guy wires using a pliers
  10. Extra sensor cables to do extra connection (if necessary)
  11. Tagging tape (musking tape is good) and permanent marker for tagging cables
  12. Sealling tape, plastice wrap and scissor to seal the box once deployment is done
  13. Self Adhesive Black Cable Tie Mount to tie the cable on the enclosure wall
  14. Cable ties
  15. Desiccant
  16. Assorted bots and nuts
  17. Extra heat shrinks for possible extending the cables
  18. fuses for solar panel

tool check list

  1. Equipment
  2. Enclosure
  3. Tripod
  4. Solar panel
  5. Guywire set (listed below)
  6. Wind sensor
  7. Rain gauge
  8. Antenna and extension cable
  9. All sensors
  10. 3mm Red Electrical Terminal Cable Joiner for Extending cables (if necessary)
  11. 3 star picks 600mm for guy wires
  12. Swage 3.2mm for guywire
  13. Enclosure peg to fix enclosure on the soft ground
  14. Galvinized wires for guy wires
  15. Wire rope thimble
  16. Zenith 3mm Stainless Steel Wire Rope Grip from Bunnings to tie guy wires
  17. Turnbuckle for tightening guy wires
  18. extra tapes to seal any luggagues during the trip. note that tape can not be put in the on board luggage.
  19. safty helmet if requried
  20. steel cap shoes
  21. high viz clothing, hats, and sunglasses.
  22. check the size of the check in baggage. note that the size of the check in luggage should be at most 48 cm + 34 cm + 23 cm ( to fit in the enclosure) or 1 x 105 cm (the dimension added up )
  23. masks during pandemic

check list before departing from field

  1. Use long-nose pliers to check Individual cable connection to din rails
  2. Check if guy wire is tight
  3. Check if the bottom of the tripod is supported either by concrete pegs (soft ground) or bolts (concrete ground)
  4. when solar panel is under light, check whether the top red led from solar regulator is flashing (the other two below are constantly on, meaning battery and data logger are connected), meaning the battery is charging.
  5. Check if ground lug in the enclosure is connected to the tripod using provided green and yellow cable
  6. Check if 3G modem is connected (constant blue light)
  7. Check if Single Chip Computer is on, as indicated by the green light
  8. Check if desiccant is put on the battery
  9. Check if the un-used cable glands are sealed by ear plug to avoid insects and fog
  10. Check if the nuts behind the locker on the enclosure door is tightly screwed on
  11. Check if the hole behind the door is filled (critical)
  12. Check if bird spike is installed
  13. Allow cable slacking outside the enclosure, so that any pull force on the cable would be resisted by the slack, not the din rails
  14. Twist the rain gauge, ensure it is snapped properly. Bird spike is installed above the rain gauge.
  15. Pull individual cable from the outside of the cable gland to check if the cable gland is screwed as tight as possible
  16. Check battery connector is tight and sealed using tape
  17. Check power connector on the data logger is connected tightly.
  18. Check if antenna is stretched outside of the enclosure. Make sure the antenna connection to modem is tight.
  19. Check if solar panel and solar intensity sensor are facing north, enclosure are facing south (to avoid over heat by sun)
  20. Check if the enclosure is locked properly
  21. Take a few good photos of the setup and surrounding environment
  22. Ensure the steel bars, in particular the both ends of them are painted by rust guard before field deployment, as rust tends to develop at the corner of the steel bar where they were cut, and will eventually cause scale off and collapse over three years!

Full list of items to be used for sampling groundwater from a shallow bores ( water level less than 7 m BGL)

a video demo is here

  1. Perri pump (geo pump)

  2. Bottles (500 ml for anions and 2 x 60ml for cations for each borehole), esky, ice bricks ( need to be frozen the day before the field work)

  3. Disposable latex gloves, to wear during groundwater sampling to the bottles so that contamination can be avoided.

  4. Telescopic scoop for sampling creek water and ponding water, in case if the bank soil is too soft

  5. Electrical tape, to seal the water sampling bottles cap. Ensure that the tape is sealing the cap in a direction opposite to the thread of the sampling cap.

  6. Peristaltic Pump and tubing, provided (Notice: the Peristaltic Pump will be powered by 12V DC from vehicles, so vehicles must be parked next to the sampling bores)

  7. Hanna water quality probe, provided, (note that the rubber cap on the pH sensor needs to be removed before water quanlity measurement. when the measurement is completed, fill the rubber cap with pH 10 solution provided and put it on to the pH probe)

  8. 2L plastic container with volume marks and bucket for collecting sampling water

  9. Masking tape and permanent maker, to put labels on the water sampling tubing, indicating the length of tubing inserted into the bore. the water depth label is needed because the tip of the water sampling tube is ideally located at the screen of the bore. if too much tubing is inserted, the tip (inlet) may be submerged in the mud at the bottom of the borehole, resuling in muddy groundwater samples or block of the tubing.

  10. Pen and paper sheets to record data during water samppling

  11. Permanent marker, to label the sampling bottle, provided ( note that for the cation bottles, it needs to indicate if it is filtered (for dissolved ions) or not filtered (for total ions))

  12. Bore Dip Tape with a 9V battery to measure water level during sampling. note that bore dip can also be used as a tape measure.

  13. flow cell, to install the water quanlity meter, and allow continuous measurement of water quanlities (avoid oxydisation).

  14. Power supply kit for Peristaltic Pump. could be either a car ciggret charger, or a 12V DC lead acid battery.

  15. a long section of tubing, to be inserted to the borehole in one side and connected to the inlet of the flow cell on the other side

  16. shore section of tubing, on side to be connected to the outlet of the flow cell, and the other to be connected to the beaker

  17. small foldable table, to place all the devices on during sampling

  18. syringe with luer lock and filters, to inject groundwater samples in the water samplling bottles.

  19. some strings or cable ties to fix the flow cell on the table legs.

  20. optional: Calibration solutions

  21. deionised water, to wash the water quanlity meter after it is been used repeatedly

  22. one extra bag to collect gabbages

  23. kitchen towel to clean and excess water

  24. tool box with screwdrivers and pliers

Safety items Firstaid kit Phone GPS
high viz clothing, steel cap shoes and hats water bottle and foods gum boots, face masks

Maintenance of equipment

Cutter, provided

Pliers for cable ties, provided

Duct tapes, provided

Cable ties bulk, provided

Enclosure keys, provided

10-14 metric wrench. 5/16 socket wrench, or an adjustable wrench to tight any loosen bolts identified, provided

Things to be prepared:

There are few items you need to prepare which are too heavy to ship from Brisbane:

Shover x1 , to bury piezometer sensor cables if they are exposed to air. We saw cables buried in the soil gets exposed to the air over time, likely because animal scratch their skins on the bole stickouts.

Hammer x1 to fix starpickets Gumboots Snake gaiters Snake bands Water Phone Foldable table Heavy duty gloves

Check list for ewatering project maintenance field trip 9/5/2022 -13/5/2022

Name Quantity Use type Note
Storage container 1 1 Luggage
Storage container 2 1 Luggage
Storage container 3 1 Luggage
Pelican air 1 Luggage
cool box 1 Luggage need to pack
Water sample bottles from ALS water sampling YX - done
Bottles (500 ml for anions) 1 water sampling YX- done
Bottles (60ml for cations) 2 water sampling YX-done
esky(cooler box) 1 water sampling YX-done
Ice bricks water sampling need to be frozen the day before the fieldwork ? maybe buy ice in local? YX-done
Disposable latex gloves (box) 1 water sampling YX
heavy duty wet workshop towels 1 daily supply
Telescopic scoop (fishing rod) 1 water sampling YX
Electrical tape 1 water sampling YX
Peristaltic Pump 1 water sampling (Notice: the Peristaltic Pump will be powered by 12V DC from vehicles, so vehicles must be parked next to the sampling bores) YX, and ZY, need to ensure the tubing is there.
Rubber Tubing 10m 1 water sampling to be inserted into the borehole on one side and connected to the inlet of the flow cell on the other side. YX
Tubes 1m 1 water sampling on side to be connected to the outlet of the flow cell, and the other to be connected to the beaker, YX
Hanna water quality probe 1 water sampling note that the rubber cap on the pH sensor needs to be removed before water quality measurement. when the measurement is completed, fill the rubber cap with pH 10 solution and put it on to the pH probe), YX, with the solutions for ph sensor.
2L plastic container with volume marks 1 water sampling To collect water from the bores.
Masking tape 1 stationary, water sampling to put labels on the water sampling tubing, indicating the length of tubing inserted into the bore. The water depth label is needed because the tip of the water sampling tube is ideally located at the screen of the bore. if too much tubing is inserted into the bore, the tip (inlet) may be submerged in the mud at the bottom of the borehole, resulting in muddy groundwater samples or a block of the tubing., YX, put marks on the tubing before we go, so that we know how long the tubing has been instered into the bores.
Permanent maker 2 water sampling to write on masking tapes. also lable the water samples. YX
Pen 3 stationary, water sampling YX
Paper(notebook) 1 stationary, water sampling with table printed to the paper. YX
writing board 1 stationary
Bore Dip Tape 1 water sampling ?Can’t find it in lab? note that bore dip can also be used as a tape measure. YX Must pick it up on Friday!!!!
Flow cell and accessories 1 water sampling to install the water quality meter, and allow continuous measurement of water qualities (avoid oxydisation) YX
Power supply kit for Peristaltic Pump 1 water sampling It could be either a car cigarette charger or a lead-acid battery, ensure the sigarette socket male is in the luggage. YX
Syringes with luer lock and filters 1 water sampling inject groundwater samples in the water sampling bottles, we need as least 10 , YX
Strings 1 stationary, water sampling to fix the flow cell on the table legs, YX
Deionised water 2 water sampling to wash the water quality meter after it is been used repeatedly, need to put in to check in luggage YX
Cutter 1 Maintenance checkin luggage YX
wrench 2 Maintenance
Pliers for cable ties 1 Maintenance YX
Duct tapes 1 Maintenance YX
assorted Cable ties bulk a lot 1 Maintenance Not enough
Enclosure keys 1 Maintenance YX
10-14 metric wrench Maintenance 5/16 socket wrench or an adjustable wrench to tight any loosen bolts identified, YX
Shovel 1 Field work tool to bury piezometer sensor cables on the ground if they are exposed to air. We saw cables buried in the soil gets exposed to the air over time, likely because animals scratch their skins on the bole stickouts. Bury the cable would extend the life span of the sensors and prevent its damage by animals, in the storage zoom YX
Hammer 1 Field work tool to fix starpickets, if the guywires of the monitoring stations are loose, YX
Gumboots 3 Field work tool , Got it
First aid kit and Snake bands 1 safety yX
GPS 1 Field work tool ? borrow from liuyue? YX
Foldable table 2 daily supply YZ
Heavy duty gloves 3 Field work tool YZ
Kitchen towel 2 daily supply either buy from adeliaide
A4 paper with Data recording table 10 water sampling YZ
Large Rubbish bag 5 daily supply YZ
Multimeter 1 Maintenance CZ
Desiccant bags 1 Maintenance YZ
Slotted Angle Starter Pack 2 Maintenance YZ
Wire rope Grips 1 Maintenance
Turnbuckle 3 Maintenance
screwdriver sets 1 Field work tool YX
sillicone tube gel 1 Maintenance YZ selleys
Glue 1 Field work tool
Antenna 1 Maintenance CZ
spare data logger accessories 1 Maintenance CZ
Drone, battery, SIM CARD daily supply YX
Drone launch pad daily supply YX
Fishing rod 1 water sampling listed already
Thread seal tap 2 water sampling YZ
Conductivity standard liquid (10,1413,12880,40000,60000μm/s),YX
pH standard (4 7 10),YX
Scissor 1 Field work tool YX
package tapes 2 daily supply CZ has many.
buckets 2 water sampling from bunnings, YZ
zip bags water sampling
Bring a extra pressure transducer in case 1 Maintenance YX, and reading usb sockets.
rpi tool set Maintenance CZ
extra Din rails, cable connectors, wire cutter, wire stripper. assorted cables, heat shrinks Maintenance CZ
antenna with cables x3 Maintenance CZ
bubble foams for datalogger YX
CZ: microusb card reader and extra set of SD card for loggers and cameras. Maintenance CZ
CZ: pi screen, small HDMI cable, small HDMI to large HDMI adaptor, keyboard and mouse, Bluetooth adapter, to test rpi on site, if they are not able to be connected using wireless method such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Maintenance CZ
YX then CZ: Three camera enclosures, one using 3-D printed version, the other two using the large enclosure stored in the warehouse. YX prepare the physical setup and CZ takes care of the camera and wiring. need to put on the tripod to ensure it is able to be clamped. CZ will bring down 3D pritted. the camera . all the camera cable will be connected to a 2 pin connector. Maintenance CZ
CZ: dataloger DC 12V power in case if it does not work in the field Maintenance CZ
extra dataloger legs and self tapping screws to ensure if the logger is falling, there are extra items to fix it. Maintenance CZ
ute strap 5 safety need different length
Boat 1 Maintenance
airpump 1 Maintenance
metal ring 4 Maintenance
safety vest 3 safety
rope 1 Field work tool
powerbank 1 daily supply
steel cap boost 1 Personal personal
work cloth, high viz 1 Personal
Insect Repellant 1 Personal
sunscream 1 Personal
hat 1 Personal
facemask(bag) 1 Personal required on the plan
phone holder 1 Personal
Power bank 1 Personal
Gopro 1 Personal
sony camera 1 Personal
cutter 1 Personal able to open the storage container
laptop Personal
Sunglasses 1 Personal sun glass is very important.
water jug 2 Personal personal items
mobile phone charger 1 Personal personale items.
dring Water (box) 1 daily supply buy on arrival
telstra 1 Personal
multi tool 1 Personal
Tripod and go pro 1 Personal YZ
Car mounting device daily supply YZ
iphone charge cable
toothbrush
Snake gaiters 0 safety bring three pair of gumboots YX
foldable chair 0 ?
Matt 0 Field work tool for drone take off
Tape measures 0 Field work tool YZ
waders 0 Field work tool do not bring it
Short slotted angle 0 Maintenance no need.
Allen key set 0 Field work tool no need
Micro purge pump 0 Field work tool no need
LDPE tubing 100m 0 water sampling no need
Micropurge disposable bladder 0 no need

More details in notion: https://steven-zyy.notion.site/Field-trip-to-SA-58defed8d5034cd8b651bac33a551a3c

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