<p>Soil behavior is complex and thus requires quantification by a reasonably good number of different engineering parameters. Consequently, the seismic piezocone test (SCPTu) is particularly well-suited to being an efficient and economical tool for routine ...

For a practical approach in routine site characterizations, the minimal standard of work should be seismic piezocone tests (SCPTu) or seismic flat dilatometer tests (SDMT), as up to 5 separate measurements of soil behavior are captured during a single sounding. ...

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 ...

Site investigations for ports, bridges, and offshore facilities benefit from the use of piezocone tests in the field exploration program since multiple continuous readings with depth are obtained by the soundings. The interpretation of the piezocone resistances ...

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 interpretation of in-situ geotechnical test data needs a unified approach so that soil parameters are evaluated in a consistent and complementary manner with laboratory results. A common thread in assessing in-situ tests is the focus on the geologic stress ...

Interrelationships between the flat dilatometer readings (lift-off pressure, p0, and expansion pressure, p1) and piezocone readings (cone tip stress, qt, and penetration porewater pressures, u2) are explored for three soft clay sites. Within the intact regions, ...

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 ...

Field measurements for soil permeability include pumping tests with measured drawdown, slug tests, and packer methods. Laboratory methods include falling head and constant head types in permeameters, controlled gradient, and constant rate of strain consolidation. ...