The responses of the individual base and side components of O-cell load tests on drilled shaft foundations can be evaluated within an elastic continuum framework using results from seismic piezocone tests (SCPTu). The SCPTu is an optimal means for collection ...

This report explores the current practices of departments of transportation associated with cone penetration testing (CPT). The report examines cone penetrometer equipment options field testing procedures CPT data presentation and geostratigraphic profiling ...

The paper presents the data and discousses the various methods of determining pile capacity and addresses influence of set up.

The flat plate dilatometer test (DMT) is well-recognized for its ability to calculate settlements of shallow foundations in a practical manner in soil types ranging from sand to silt to clay. Within the Piedmont physiographic province, an equivalent method ...

Recent research shows that G0 applies to both static and dynamic properties, as well as to both undrained and drained loading conditions in geotechnical situations. Since the traditional penetration readings from the cone correspond to failure states, an entire ...

The National Geotechnical Experimentation Site at Opelika, Alabama is underlain by residual silts and sands derived from the weathering of schist and gneiss of the Piedmont Geologic Province. Site characterization by in-situ tests has included anextensive ...

Laboratory and field measurements of the small-strain shear modulus of a Piedmont residual soil were compared to gain a better understanding of mechanisms affecting stiffness. Resonant column tests were performed to study influences of void ratio, overconsolidation ...

For this research effort, in-situ penetration tests have been performed at a number of test sites in the heart of the Mid America earthquake regions. Testing areas include Charleston SC, Memphis TN, West Memphis AR, Blytheville AR, Steele MO, and Caruthersville, ...

An analytical solution is presented for interpreting the coefficient of consolidation from piezocone dissipation tests in clayey and silty soils, based on principles of cavity expansion theory and critical-state soil mechanics. This solution accommodates the ...

Over the two decades since its introduction into the United States, the CPT has now established its position as a routine, reliable, and expedient means for site characterization, stratigraphic profiling, evaluation of soil engineering parameters, and geotechnical ...