401 Waterloo System: Assembly Manual Appendix

Waterloo System Installation Field Log

Vibrating Wire Transducer Calibration Report

Sample Vibrating Wire Calculation

Sample Calculation

Converting a VWT reading from the GK-404 to a depth to water

In our example, let’s assume the VWT is connected to a monitoring port that is located at a depth of 100 ft (30.48 m) below ground surface.

From the GK-404 readout:

Zero Reading (pre installation) of VWT: 9978 digits

Submerged Reading of VWT: 7978 digits

Difference between Zero Reading & Submerged Reading: 2000 digits

From the “Vibrating Wire Pressure Transducer Calibration Report”

(sample in Appendix III), locate the “Linear Gage Factor” for each specific transducer serial number. In our example:

To calculate the pressure head (psi or kPa) on the VWT, multiply the appropriate “Linear Gage Factor”, by the difference between the zero reading and submerged reading. From our example:

0.006986 (psi/digit) x 2000 digits = 13.972 psi (96.33 kPa)

Therefore, VWT serial number 06-5822 has a pressure head of 13.972 psi (96.33 kPa).

To calculate the depth to water, simply convert psi (kPa) to feet (meters):

13.972 psi x 2.307 foot of head/psi = 32.23 feet of head.

96.33 kPa x 0.1020 meter of head/kPa = 9.826 meters of head

Now subtract the depth to the Port inlet (100ft/30.48m) from the pressure head.

100 ft – 32.23 feet of head = 67.77 ft.

30.48 m – 9.826 meters of head = 20.65 m

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