Ohio Department of Transportation. Development of CPT Driven Pile Direct Design Methodology for ODOT

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Ohio Department of Transportation. Development of CPT Driven Pile Direct Design Methodology for ODOT"

Transcription

1 Ohio Department of Transportation John R. Kasich, Governor Jerry Wray, Director Development of CPT Driven Pile Direct Design Methodology for ODOT Alexander B.C. Dettloff, P.E. Foundations Engineer Division of Engineering Office of Geotechnical Engineering October 28, 2015

2 ODOT CPT Rig 2

3 ODOT CPT Rig Manufactured by A.P. Van den Berg Track-Mounted CPT unit Hyson 200 kn VTS-D TM30 Crawler John Deere diesel engine, 93kW = 125 hp mm CPT Rods = 41.56m = Maximum Push = 200 kn = 45 kips 15cm 2 Type 2 Piezo-Cone w/ Seismic Module Seismic Hammer Trigger Beam on jacks ODOT CPT Rig 3

4 ODOT CPT Rig 4

5 ODOT CPT Rig 5

6 ODOT CPT Rig 6

7 ODOT CPT Rig 7

8 ODOT CPT Rig 8

9 ODOT CPT Rig 9

10 ODOT CPT Rig 10

11 ODOT CPT Rig 11

12 ODOT CPT Rig 12

13 ODOT CPT Rig 13

14 ODOT CPT Rig 14

15 ODOT CPT Rig 15

16 CPT Exploration 16

17 CPT Exploration 17

18 CPT Exploration 18

19 CPT Exploration 19

20 CPT Exploration 20

21 CPT Probe 21

22 CPT Probe 22

23 CPT Probe 23

24 CPT Probe 24

25 CPT Probe 25

26 CPT Probe 26

27 CPT Probe 27

28 CPT Probe A c = projected area of cone (not surface area of cone) A s = area of friction sleeve A n = cross-sectional area of load cell or shaft a or a n = Cone Net Area Ratio q c /u 2 from laboratory triaxial cell calibration (this is not A n /A c ) CPT Probe 28

29 CPT Probe Readings Q c = force acting on the cone measured by load cell F s = force acting on the friction sleeve measured by load cell u 2 = Pore Water Pressure measured by transducer behind the cone CPT Probe Readings 29

30 CPT Probe Readings 30

31 CPT Probe Readings u 0 = Equilibrium Pore Water Pressure calculated based on water table location u 1 = Pore Water Pressure measured by transducer in the cone u 2 = Pore Water Pressure measured by transducer behind the cone u 3 = Pore Water Pressure measured by transducer behind the sleeve CPT Probe Readings 31

32 CPT Probe Readings q c = Cone (Tip) Resistance = Q c /A c (typically in MPa) f s = Sleeve Friction = F s /A s (typically in MPa or kpa) u 2 = Pore Water Pressure from transducer (typically in kpa) CPT Probe Readings 32

33 CPT Probe Readings 33

34 CPT Cone (Tip) Net Area Ratio 34

35 CPT Cone (Tip) Net Area Ratio 35

36 q c is not necessarily directly useful Need to correct for pore water pressure q t = Corrected Tip Resistance = q c + u 2 (1-a) Corrected Tip Resistance 36

37 CPT Probe Data Direct Readings Q c,f s, u 2 Primary (Derived) Values q c, f s Secondary (Derived) Values q t, R f = Friction Ratio = (f s /q t ) x 100% Tertiary (or further) Correlations S u, ϕ, γ, Q t, F r, I c, Soil Behavior Type, etc. CPT Probe Data 37

38 CPT Probe Data Correlations exist for the following: S u, undrained shear strength ϕ, effective internal friction angle γ, soil unit weight Soil Behavior Type (SBT) Q t, Normalized Cone Resistance F r, Normalized Friction Ratio I c, Soil Behavior Type Index N 60, SPT blow count normalized at ER 60% CPT Probe Data 38

39 CPT Probe Data Correlations exist for the following: S t, soil sensitivity OCR, overconsolidation ratio K o, in-situ stress ratio D r, Relative Density ψ, state parameter E, Young s modulus k, coefficient of permeability consolidation characteristics (c v, c h, M) CPT Probe Data 39

40 CPT Direct Design 40

41 CPT Direct Design 41

42 CPT Direct Design Methods Under Consideration : Schmertmann, 1978 De Ruiter and Beringen, 1979 Bustamante and Gianeselli (LCPC), 1982, The "French Method" Aoki and De Alencar, 1975 Penpile (MissDOT), Clisby et al., 1978 Philipponnat, 1980 Price and Wardle, 1982 CPT Direct Design 42

43 CPT Direct Design Methods Under Consideration: Tumay and Fakhroo, 1982 Almeida et al., 1996 Eslami and Fellenius, 1997 Jardine and Chow (MTD), 1996 Powell et al., 2001 UWA-05 (Lehane et al.), 2005 Zhou et al., 1982 CPT Direct Design 43

44 CPT Direct Design 44

45 CPT Direct Design 45

46 CPT Direct Design What do we really want? Accuracy is nice, but getting CLOSE to the target only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades! If you are CLOSE to safety, but not quite there, you still have a failure! Overprediction = Unconservatism! CPT Direct Design 46

47 CPT Direct Design 47

48 CPT Direct Design 48

49 CPT Direct Design 49

50 CPT Direct Design 50

51 CPT Direct Design What do we really want? Best predictor of driven pile quantities! Spot-on prediction is the best but unlikely. Overprediction of capacity = quantity underrun Underprediction of capacity = excess quantity Underruns cost 2.5x the cost of overruns We want to waste the least cost in failure to predict the exact capacity (least wastage) CPT Direct Design 51

52 CPT Direct Design 52

53 CPT Direct Design 53

54 CPT Direct Design Methods we cut out right away: Tumay and Fakhroo, 1982 Almeida et al., 1996 Eslami and Fellenius, 1997 All 3 tend to greatly over-predict capacity Zhou et al., 1982 Does not predict ultimate capacity; assumes a drilled shaft load-deflection behavior CPT Direct Design 54

55 CPT Direct Design Methods we cut out right away: Jardine and Chow (MTD), 1996 UWA-05 (Lehane et al.), 2005 Both are quite complicated, and are not really CPT direct design methods. They both require additional inputs that cannot be derived through CPT probing, but need additional soil testing. CPT Direct Design 55

56 CPT Direct Design Methods using minimum path rule: Schmertmann, 1978 De Ruiter and Beringen, 1979 Tumay and Fakhroo, 1982 The Minimum Path Rule is is a graphical method that cannot be easily computerized, and is nearly impossible to implement in a spreadsheet solution. CPT Direct Design 56

57 Minimum Path Rule 57

58 CPT Direct Design Methods we reviewed further: Bustamante and Gianeselli (LCPC), 1982 Aoki and De Alencar, 1975 Philipponnat, 1980 Penpile (MissDOT), Clisby et al., 1978 Price and Wardle, 1982 Powell et al., 2001 CPT Direct Design 58

59 CPT Direct Design Equations tend to be in the form of: q s = αq c or αf s for Side Resistance q p = kq c for Tip Resistance α and k are generally functions of soil type and/or pile type CPT Direct Design 59

60 CPT Direct Design Methods and Equations: Method Factors q s q p LCPC q c q c /α k c q ca Aoki and De Alencar q c q c α s /F s q ca /F b Philipponnat q c q c α s /F s k b q ca Penpile q c,f s f s /( f s ) (in psi) 0.25q ca in clay, 0.125q ca in sand Price and Wardle q c,f s 0.53f s 0.35q ca Powell et al. q c,f s,u 2 (q c -σ vo )/k 1 (q c -σ vo )/k 2 CPT Direct Design 60

61 CPT Direct Design 61

62 CPT Direct Design 62

63 CPT Direct Design 63

64 CPT Direct Design 64

65 CPT Direct Design 65

66 CPT Direct Design 66

67 ? CPT Direct Design 67

68 CPT Direct Design Uses scaling of direct in-situ test data However, φ cpt =? Right now, AASHTO gives φ stat = 0.50 for CPT direct design with the Schmertmann method However, φ stat = 0.50 < φ dyn = 0.70 which penalizes CPT direct design compared to conventional design using SPT. CPT Direct Design 68

69 CPT Indirect Design Uses correlation to soil properties Eliminates the advantages of CPT Direct Design through multiple levels of correlation We consider this to be approximately equal to conventional design using SPT Use φ dyn = 0.70 per ODOT Bridge Design Manual Section b CPT Indirect Design 69

70 CPT Indirect Design We are utilizing the following items: Soil Behavior Type (SBT) I c, Soil Behavior Type Index S u, undrained shear strength ϕ, effective internal friction angle N 60, SPT blow count normalized at ER 60% γ, total soil unit weight Axial Resistance Software: DRIVEN, APILE, etc. CPT Indirect Design 70

71 CPT Indirect Design 71

72 Granular, Coarse Grained Cohesive, Fine Grained CPT Indirect Design 72

73 I c, Soil Behavior Type Index I c = (( log Q t ) 2 + (log F r ) 2 ) 0.5 Q t = normalized cone penetration resistance (dimensionless) = (q t σ vo )/σ vo F r = Normalized Friction Ratio (%) = (f s /(q t σ vo )) x 100% I c is used in various other correlations CPT Indirect Design 73

74 I c, Soil Behavior Type Index Generally, I c < 1.5 = Gravel to Sandy Gravel (A-1) I c = = Sand to Silty Sand (A-3) I c = = Sandy Silt to Silt (A-4) I c = = Silt and Clay to Silty Clay (A-6) I c > 3.0 = Clay (A-7) I c = 2.0 is the approximate dividing line between Granular and Cohesive soils CPT Indirect Design 74

75 Cohesive Soils Various correlations exist for Su, Peak Shear Strength However, we consider Peak Shear Strength to be unconservative for design of Driven Piles Instead, we use Remolded Shear Strength S u = f s = Sleeve Friction This gives a close agreement with conventional design using SPT correlations CPT Indirect Design 75

76 Granular Soils Various correlations exist for ϕ, Peak Friction Angle However, we consider Peak Friction Angle to be unconservative for design of Driven Piles, giving values up to 166% of what could be expected with SPT correlations Instead, we are correlating ϕ, effective internal friction angle, to N 60 and N1 60, based on AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Article CPT Indirect Design 76

77 SPT N 60 Correlation We use a correlation developed by Robertson (2012): (qt/pa)/n 60 = 10 ( Ic) q t = Corrected Tip Resistance = q c + u 2 (1-a) p a = Atmospheric Pressure I c = Soil Behavior Type Index CPT Indirect Design 77

78 γ, Total Soil Unit Weight We use a correlation developed by Robertson (2010): γ/γ w = 0.27 [log R f ] [log(q t /p a )] R f = Friction Ratio = (f s /q t ) x 100% γ w = Unit Weight of Water p a = Atmospheric Pressure CPT Indirect Design 78

79 References AASHTO. (2014). LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. 7 th Edition, AASHTO, Washington, DC. Almeida, M.S.S., Danziger, F.A.B., and Lunne, T. (1996). Use of the piezocone test to predict the axial capacity of driven and jacked piles in clay. Can. Geotech. J., 33 (1), ASTM D (2012). Standard Test Method for Electronic Friction Cone and Piezocone Penetration Testing of Soils. ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, References 79

80 References Aoki, N., and De Alencar, D. (1975). An approximate method to estimate the bearing capacity of piles. Proc., 5th Pan-American Conf. of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Buenos Aires, Vol. 1, Bustamante, M., and Gianeselli, L. (1982). Pile bearing capacity predictions by means of static penetrometer CPT. Proc., 2nd European Symp. on Penetration Testing, ESOPT-II, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Vol. 2, Clisby, M. B., Scholtes, R. M., Corey, M. W., Cole, H. A., Teng, P., and Webb, J. D. (1978). An evaluation of pile bearing capacities. Final Report, Mississippi State Highway Department, Volume 1. References 80

81 References De Ruiter, J., and Beringen, F. L. (1979). Pile foundations for large North Sea structures. Mar. Geotech., 3(3), Eslami, A., and Fellenius, B. H. (1997). Pile capacity by direct CPT and CPTU methods applied to 102 case histories. Can. Geotech. J., 34, Hu, Z. (2007). Updating Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) Pile/Shaft Design Procedures Based on CPT & DTP Data. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. References 81

82 References Jardine, R. J., and Chow, F. C. (1996). New design methods for offshore piles. MTD Publ. No. 96/103, Centre for Petroleum and Marine Technology (CPMT), London, U.K. Lehane, B.M., Schneider, J.A., and Xu, X. (2005b). CPT based design of driven piles in sand for offshore structures. UWA Report, GEO: NCHRP (2007) Synthesis 386: Cone Penetration Testing. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, References 82

83 References Philipponnat, G. (1980). Methode pratique de calcul d un pieu isole a l aide du penetrometre statique. Rev. Fr. Geotech., 10, Powell, J. J. M., Lunne, T., and Frank, R. (2001). Semiempirical design procedures for axial pile capacity in clays. Proc. XV ICSMGE, Istanbul. Price, G., and Wardle, I. F. (1982). A comparison between cone penetration test results and the performance of small diameter instrumented piles in stiff clay. Proc. of the 2nd European Symp. on Penetration Testing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Vol. 2, References 83

84 References Robertson, P.K., Cabal, K.L. (2014). Guide to Cone Penetration Testing for Geotechnical Engineering. 6 th Edition, Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc., Signal Hill, CA. Schmertmann, J.H. (1978a). Guidelines for cone penetration test, performance and design. Rep. No. FHWA-TS , U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 145. Titi, H. H., and Abu-Farsakh, M. Y. (1999). Evaluation of bearing capacity of piles from cone penetration test data. Rep. No. FHWA/LA.99/334, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA. References 84

85 References Tumay, M. T., and Fakhroo, M. (1982). Friction pile capacity prediction in cohesive soils using electric quasistatic penetration tests. Interim Research Rep. No. 1, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Research and Development Section, Baton Rouge, LA. Zhou, J., Xie, Y., Zuo, Z.S., Luo, M.Y. and Tang, X.J. (1982). Prediction of limit load of driven pile by CPT. Proc. of the 2nd European Symp. on Penetration Testing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Vol. 2, References 85

86 Thank You Questions? Comments? End of Presentation 86

Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Interpretation

Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Interpretation Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Interpretation Gregg uses a proprietary CPT interpretation and plotting software. The software takes the CPT data and performs basic interpretation in terms of soil behavior

More information

CPT Data Interpretation Theory Manual

CPT Data Interpretation Theory Manual CPT Data Interpretation Theory Manual 2016 Rocscience Inc. Table of Contents 1 Introduction... 3 2 Soil Parameter Interpretation... 5 3 Soil Profiling... 11 3.1 Non-Normalized SBT Charts... 11 3.2 Normalized

More information

CPT: Geopractica Contracting (Pty) Ltd Total depth: m, Date:

CPT: Geopractica Contracting (Pty) Ltd Total depth: m, Date: The plot below presents the cross correlation coeficient between the raw qc and fs values (as measured on the field). X axes presents the lag distance (one lag is the distance between two sucessive CPT

More information

Soil Behaviour Type from the CPT: an update

Soil Behaviour Type from the CPT: an update Soil Behaviour Type from the CPT: an update P.K. Robertson Gregg Drilling & Testing Inc., Signal Hill, California, USA ABSTRACT: One of the most common applications of CPT results is to evaluate soil type

More information

CPT Guide 5 th Edition. CPT Applications - Deep Foundations. Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. Dr. Peter K. Robertson Webinar # /2/2013

CPT Guide 5 th Edition. CPT Applications - Deep Foundations. Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. Dr. Peter K. Robertson Webinar # /2/2013 Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. Site Investigation Experts CPT Applications - Deep Foundations Dr. Peter K. Robertson Webinar #6 2013 CPT Guide 5 th Edition Robertson & Cabal (Robertson) 5 th Edition 2012

More information

Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Practice

Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Practice Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Practice Table Of Contents: LIST OF CONTENTS v (4) PREFACE ix (2) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi (1) SYMBOL LIST xii (4) CONVERSION FACTORS xvi (6) GLOSSARY xxii 1. INTRODUCTION

More information

LRFD Application in Driven Piles (Recent Development in Pavement & Geotech at LTRC)

LRFD Application in Driven Piles (Recent Development in Pavement & Geotech at LTRC) LRFD Application in Driven Piles (Recent Development in Pavement & Geotech at LTRC) 2007 Louisiana Transportation Engineering Conference February 12, 2007 Sungmin Sean Yoon, Ph. D., P.E. and Murad Abu-Farsakh,

More information

Implementation of Pile Setup in the LRFD Design of Driven Piles in Louisiana

Implementation of Pile Setup in the LRFD Design of Driven Piles in Louisiana Implementation of Pile Setup in the LRFD Design of Driven Piles in Louisiana Md. Nafiul Haque (Ph.D. Candidate) Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh, Ph.D., P.E. March 1, 2016 Louisiana Transportation Conference OUTLINE

More information

Minnesota Department of Transportation Geotechnical Section Cone Penetration Test Index Sheet 1.0 (CPT 1.0)

Minnesota Department of Transportation Geotechnical Section Cone Penetration Test Index Sheet 1.0 (CPT 1.0) This Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Sounding follows ASTM D 778 and was made by ordinary and conventional methods and with care deemed adequate for the Department's design purposes. Since this sounding was

More information

Prediction Model for Skin Friction and Tip Bearing Capacity of Bored Piles by FEM

Prediction Model for Skin Friction and Tip Bearing Capacity of Bored Piles by FEM International Journal of Advanced Structures and Geotechnical Engineering ISSN 2319-5347, Vol. 02, No. 04, October 2013 Prediction Model for Skin Friction and Tip Bearing Capacity of Bored Piles by FEM

More information

LRFD Calibration of Axially-Loaded Concrete Piles Driven into Louisiana Soils

LRFD Calibration of Axially-Loaded Concrete Piles Driven into Louisiana Soils LRFD Calibration of Axially-Loaded Concrete Piles Driven into Louisiana Soils Louisiana Transportation Conference February 10, 2009 Sungmin Sean Yoon, Ph. D., P.E. (Presenter) Murad Abu-Farsakh, Ph. D.,

More information

Minnesota Department of Transportation Geotechnical Section Cone Penetration Test Index Sheet 1.0 (CPT 1.0)

Minnesota Department of Transportation Geotechnical Section Cone Penetration Test Index Sheet 1.0 (CPT 1.0) This Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Sounding follows ASTM D 5778 and was made by ordinary and conventional methods and with care deemed adequate for the Department's design purposes. Since this sounding was

More information

3. EVOLUTION In 1948 the basic mechanical cone was developed (Figure 1) and this cone is still in use today as the

3. EVOLUTION In 1948 the basic mechanical cone was developed (Figure 1) and this cone is still in use today as the 1. WHAT IS CPT? A CPT is carried out by pushing a calibrated cone vertically into the ground and measuring the forces applied on its conical tip, the friction on the sides of the cone and, if using a piezocone,

More information

USE OF CPT/CPTU FOR SOLUTION OF

USE OF CPT/CPTU FOR SOLUTION OF USE OF CPT/CPTU FOR SOLUTION OF PRACTICAL PROBLEMS Tom Lunne, NGI USE OF CPT/CPTU FOR SULUTION OF PRACTICAL PROBLEMS Indirect design method: Interprete CPT/CPTU results to arrive at soil design parameters

More information

INTRODUCTION TO STATIC ANALYSIS PDPI 2013

INTRODUCTION TO STATIC ANALYSIS PDPI 2013 INTRODUCTION TO STATIC ANALYSIS PDPI 2013 What is Pile Capacity? When we load a pile until IT Fails what is IT Strength Considerations Two Failure Modes 1. Pile structural failure controlled by allowable

More information

CPT: _CPTU1. GEOTEA S.R.L. Via della Tecnica 57/A San Lazzaro di Savena (BO)

CPT: _CPTU1. GEOTEA S.R.L. Via della Tecnica 57/A San Lazzaro di Savena (BO) 468 - San Lazzaro di Savena (BO) +39.51.655377 Project: CPeT-IT v.1.7.6.4 - CPTU data presentation & interpretation software - Report created on: 5/1/16, 11.51.3 Project file: \\Server\server\GEOTEA\LAVORI\16\16.8_FA.TA.

More information

Cone Penetration Test Design Guide for State Geotechnical Engineers

Cone Penetration Test Design Guide for State Geotechnical Engineers Cone Penetration Test Design Guide for State Geotechnical Engineers Author: David Saftner Report Number: 2018-32 Date Published: November 2018 Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services &

More information

ABSTRACT. Use and Application of Piezocone Penetration Testing in Presumpscot Formation

ABSTRACT. Use and Application of Piezocone Penetration Testing in Presumpscot Formation ABSTRACT Use and Application of Piezocone Penetration Testing in Presumpscot Formation Presumpscot Formation is commonly referred to as glacial marine clay found along the coastline of eastern New England.

More information

Use of CPT for design, monitoring, and performance verification of compaction projects

Use of CPT for design, monitoring, and performance verification of compaction projects Cone Stress, q t (MPa) 2 3 Sleeve Friction (KPa) 2 4 Pore Pressure (KPa) 2 7, Friction Ratio (%) 2 3 4 Profile Mixed Y 2 2 2 2 CLAY 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 SAN D Use of CPT for design, monitoring, and performance

More information

A presentation of UniPile software for calculation of Capacity, Drag Force, Downdrag, and Settlement for Piles and Piled Foundations

A presentation of UniPile software for calculation of Capacity, Drag Force, Downdrag, and Settlement for Piles and Piled Foundations 528 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1E9 E: info@unisoftgs.com A presentation of UniPile software for calculation of Capacity, Drag Force, Downdrag, and Settlement for Piles and Piled Foundations

More information

Chapter 7 GEOMECHANICS

Chapter 7 GEOMECHANICS Chapter 7 Final SCDOT GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN MANUAL August 2008 Table of Contents Section Page 7.1 Introduction...7-1 7.2 Geotechnical Design Approach...7-1 7.3 Geotechnical Engineering Quality Assurance...7-2

More information

Engineering Units. Multiples Micro ( ) = 10-6 Milli (m) = 10-3 Kilo (k) = Mega (M) = 10 +6

Engineering Units. Multiples Micro ( ) = 10-6 Milli (m) = 10-3 Kilo (k) = Mega (M) = 10 +6 Engineering Units Multiples Micro ( ) = 10-6 Milli (m) = 10-3 Kilo (k) = 10 +3 Mega (M) = 10 +6 Imperial Units SI Units Length feet (ft) meter (m) Area square feet (ft 2 ) square meter (m 2 ) Force pounds

More information

www.novotechsoftware.com The standard penetration test (SPT) is an in-situ dynamic penetration test designed to provide information on the geotechnical engineering properties of soil. The test procedure

More information

TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD PAGE

TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD PAGE TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD PAGE 1. Report No. FHWA/LA.9/449 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. 4. Title and Subtitle Calibration of Resistance Factors Needed in the LRFD Design of Driven

More information

Examples of CPTU results in other soil types. Peat Silt/ clayey sands Mine tailings Underconsolidated clay Other

Examples of CPTU results in other soil types. Peat Silt/ clayey sands Mine tailings Underconsolidated clay Other Examples of : CPTU profiles other soil types Unusual behaviour Use of non-standard equipment Examples of CPTU results in other soil types Peat Silt/ clayey sands Mine tailings Underconsolidated clay Other

More information

Pile Drag Load and Downdrag in a Liquefaction Event

Pile Drag Load and Downdrag in a Liquefaction Event San Francisco 196 Fellenius, B.H. and Siegel, T.C, 7 Pile design consideration in a liquefaction event. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering, 132(9) 1412-1416. Pile Drag Load and

More information

GUIDE TO CONE PENETRATION TESTING

GUIDE TO CONE PENETRATION TESTING GUIDE TO CONE PENETRATION TESTING www.greggdrilling.com Engineering Units Multiples Micro (µ) = 10-6 Milli (m) = 10-3 Kilo (k) = 10 +3 Mega (M) = 10 +6 Imperial Units SI Units Length feet (ft) meter (m)

More information

Penetration Rate Effects on Cone Resistance: Insights From Calibration Chamber and Field Testing

Penetration Rate Effects on Cone Resistance: Insights From Calibration Chamber and Field Testing Penetration Rate Effects on Cone Resistance: Insights From Calibration Chamber and Field Testing R. Salgado, M. Prezzi Abstract. Cone penetration in mixed or intermediate soils (soils containing mixtures

More information

LRFD GEOTECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION

LRFD GEOTECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION LRFD GEOTECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION Ching-Nien Tsai, P.E. LADOTD Pavement and Geotechnical Services In Conjunction with LTRC WHY LRFD FHWA deadline - October 2007 LRFD is a better method Risk is quantified

More information

Axially Loaded Piles

Axially Loaded Piles Axially Loaded Piles 1 t- Curve Method using Finite Element Analysis The stress-strain relationship for an axially loaded pile can be described through three loading mechanisms: axial deformation in the

More information

Introduction to Cone Penetration Testing

Introduction to Cone Penetration Testing Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. Site Investigation Experts Introduction to Cone Penetration Testing Peter K. Robertson Webinar 2012 History of CPT First developed in 1930 s as mechanical cone Electric cones

More information

Interpretation of Flow Parameters from In-Situ Tests (P.W. Mayne, November 2001)

Interpretation of Flow Parameters from In-Situ Tests (P.W. Mayne, November 2001) Interpretation of Flow Parameters from In-Situ Tests (P.W. Mayne, November 2001) FLOW PROPERTIES Soils exhibit flow properties that control hydraulic conductivity (k), rates of consolidation, construction

More information

Correlations between soil parameters and penetration testing results

Correlations between soil parameters and penetration testing results 1 A 1 6 Correlations between soil parameters and penetration testing results Corrélation entre paramètres du sol et résultats de sondage J. FORMAZIN, Director, VEB SBK Wasserbau, KB Baugrund Berlin, Berlin,

More information

5th International Workshop "CPTU and DMT in soft clays and organic soils" Poznan, Poland, Sept , 2014

5th International Workshop CPTU and DMT in soft clays and organic soils Poznan, Poland, Sept , 2014 5th International Workshop "CPTU and DMT in soft clays and organic soils" Poznan, Poland, Sept. 22-23, 2014 THE SEISMIC DILATOMETER FOR IN SITU SOIL INVESTIGATIONS Diego Marchetti, Senior Eng., Studio

More information

Calibration of Resistance Factors for Drilled Shafts for the 2010 FHWA Design Method

Calibration of Resistance Factors for Drilled Shafts for the 2010 FHWA Design Method Calibration of Resistance Factors for Drilled Shafts for the 21 FHWA Design Method Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh, Ph.D., P.E. Qiming Chen, Ph.D., P.E. Md Nafiul Haque, MS Feb 2, 213 213 Louisiana Transportation

More information

IN SITU TESTING TECHNOLOGY FOR FOUNDATION & EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING. Wesley Spang, Ph.D., P.E. AGRA Earth & Environmental, Inc.

IN SITU TESTING TECHNOLOGY FOR FOUNDATION & EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING. Wesley Spang, Ph.D., P.E. AGRA Earth & Environmental, Inc. IN SITU TESTING TECHNOLOGY FOR FOUNDATION & EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING Wesley Spang, Ph.D., P.E. AGRA Earth & Environmental, Inc. Portland, Oregon In situ testing of soil, which essentially consists of evaluating

More information

INTELLIGENT COMPUTING FOR MODELING AXIAL CAPACITY OF PILE FOUNDATIONS

INTELLIGENT COMPUTING FOR MODELING AXIAL CAPACITY OF PILE FOUNDATIONS INTELLIGENT COMPUTING FOR MODELING AXIAL CAPACITY OF PILE FOUNDATIONS Mohamed A. Shahin BSc, MSc, PhD, MIEAust, MASCE Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University of Technology,

More information

INDOT/Purdue Pile Driving Method for Estimation of Axial Capacity

INDOT/Purdue Pile Driving Method for Estimation of Axial Capacity 1 2015 Purdue Road School Transportation and Conference and Expo INDOT/Purdue Pile Driving Method for Estimation of Axial Capacity Zaheer, Mir, INDOT Salgado, Rodrigo, Purdue University Prezzi, Monica,

More information

Table 3. Empirical Coefficients for BS 8002 equation. A (degrees) Rounded Sub-angular. 2 Angular. B (degrees) Uniform Moderate grading.

Table 3. Empirical Coefficients for BS 8002 equation. A (degrees) Rounded Sub-angular. 2 Angular. B (degrees) Uniform Moderate grading. Hatanaka and Uchida (1996); ' 20N 20 12N 20 ' 45 A lower bound for the above equation is given as; 12N 15 ' 45 Table 3. Empirical Coefficients for BS 8002 equation A Angularity 1) A (degrees) Rounded 0

More information

Soil type identification and fines content estimation using the Screw Driving Sounding (SDS) data

Soil type identification and fines content estimation using the Screw Driving Sounding (SDS) data Mirjafari, S.Y. & Orense, R.P. & Suemasa, N. () Proc. th NZGS Geotechnical Symposium. Eds. GJ Alexander & CY Chin, Napier Soil type identification and fines content estimation using the Screw Driving Sounding

More information

ASSESSMENT OF SHEAR STRENGTH IN SILTY SOILS

ASSESSMENT OF SHEAR STRENGTH IN SILTY SOILS Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2015 DOI: 10.1515/sgem-2015-0020 ASSESSMENT OF SHEAR STRENGTH IN SILTY SOILS KATARZYNA STEFANIAK Poznań University if Life Sciences, Institute of Construction

More information

Conventional Field Testing & Issues (SPT, CPT, DCPT, Geophysical methods)

Conventional Field Testing & Issues (SPT, CPT, DCPT, Geophysical methods) Conventional Field Testing & Issues (SPT, CPT, DCPT, Geophysical methods) Ajanta Sachan Assistant Professor Civil Engineering IIT Gandhinagar Conventional Field Testing 1 Field Test: In-situ shear strength

More information

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Achmus Institute of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Waterpower Engineering. Offshore subsoil investigations

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Achmus Institute of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Waterpower Engineering. Offshore subsoil investigations Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Achmus Institute of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Waterpower Engineering Offshore subsoil investigations Addis Ababa, September 2010 Offshore subsoil investigations Presentation

More information

IGC. 50 th INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE ESTIMATION OF FINES CONTENT FROM CPT PARAMETERS FOR CALCAREOUS SOILS OF WESTERN INDIAN OFFSHORE

IGC. 50 th INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE ESTIMATION OF FINES CONTENT FROM CPT PARAMETERS FOR CALCAREOUS SOILS OF WESTERN INDIAN OFFSHORE 5 th 5 th INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE 17 th 19 th DECEMBER 215, Pune, Maharashtra, India ESTIMATION OF FINES CONTENT FROM CPT PARAMETERS FOR CALCAREOUS SOILS OF WESTERN INDIAN OFFSHORE Alankar Srivastava

More information

Effective stress analysis and set-up for shaft capacity of piles in clay. Bengt H. Fellenius, Dr.Tech., P.Eng., M.ASCE

Effective stress analysis and set-up for shaft capacity of piles in clay. Bengt H. Fellenius, Dr.Tech., P.Eng., M.ASCE Fellenius, B.H., 28. Effective stress analysis and set-up for shaft capacity of piles in clay. Honoring John Schmertmann "From research to practice in geotechnical Engineering", The Geo-Institute of the

More information

Calculation types: drained, undrained and fully coupled material behavior. Dr Francesca Ceccato

Calculation types: drained, undrained and fully coupled material behavior. Dr Francesca Ceccato Calculation types: drained, undrained and fully coupled material behavior Dr Francesca Ceccato Summary Introduction Applications: Piezocone penetration (CPTU) Submerged slope Conclusions Introduction Porous

More information

Strength-Flow Parameters of Loose Silty Sands From Piezocone Tests

Strength-Flow Parameters of Loose Silty Sands From Piezocone Tests Strength-Flow Parameters of Loose Silty s From Piezocone Tests Reza Ziaie_Moayed i ; Seyed Abolhassan Naeini ii ; Mohammad Hassan Baziar iii ABSTRACT Piezocone penetration tests with dissipation phases

More information

PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO DETERMINING SOIL PARAMETERS

PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO DETERMINING SOIL PARAMETERS DGF Seminar in Cooperation with DONG Energy Wind Power DONG Energy Gentofte 1 April 2014 12:00 21:00 PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO DETERMINING SOIL PARAMETERS Lars Vabbersgaard Andersen, John Dalsgaard Sørensen,

More information

CHAPTER 7 ANALYSES OF THE AXIAL LOAD TESTS AT THE ROUTE 351 BRIDGE

CHAPTER 7 ANALYSES OF THE AXIAL LOAD TESTS AT THE ROUTE 351 BRIDGE CHAPTER 7 ANALYSES OF THE AXIAL LOAD TESTS AT THE ROUTE 351 BRIDGE 7.1 INTRODUCTION In this chapter, calculations using methods commonly employed in practice are presented for the pile axial load capacity,

More information

, with SPT N value is a very profitable approach since most field parameters are based on SPT N values and CPT tip resistance.

, with SPT N value is a very profitable approach since most field parameters are based on SPT N values and CPT tip resistance. DOI 0.007/s204059288x Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 6, January, 205 (Russian Original No. 6, NovemberDecember, 204) CORRELATION OF SPTCPT DATA FROM THE SUBSIDENCE AREA IN GOLCUK,

More information

Enhanced In-Situ Testing for Geotechnical Site Characterization. Graduate Course CEE 6423

Enhanced In-Situ Testing for Geotechnical Site Characterization. Graduate Course CEE 6423 Enhanced In-Situ Testing for Geotechnical Site Characterization SPT, VST, DMT, PMT, CHT, DHT, CPT Graduate Course CEE 6423 Paul W. Mayne, PhD, P.E. Professor, Geosystems Program Civil & Environmental Engineering

More information

Use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Geotechnical and Substructure Applications

Use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Geotechnical and Substructure Applications Use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Geotechnical and Substructure Applications i PI: Muhannad Suleiman Co-PI: Sri Sritharan Graduate Research Assistant: Thomas L. Vande Voort January 13, 29 IOWA

More information

EN Eurocode 7. Section 3 Geotechnical Data Section 6 Spread Foundations. Trevor L.L. Orr Trinity College Dublin Ireland.

EN Eurocode 7. Section 3 Geotechnical Data Section 6 Spread Foundations. Trevor L.L. Orr Trinity College Dublin Ireland. EN 1997 1: Sections 3 and 6 Your logo Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 Dissemination of information workshop 1 EN 1997-1 Eurocode 7 Section 3 Geotechnical Data Section 6 Spread Foundations Trevor L.L. Orr

More information

Chapter (11) Pile Foundations

Chapter (11) Pile Foundations Chapter (11) Introduction Piles are structural members that are made of steel, concrete, or timber. They are used to build pile foundations (classified as deep foundations) which cost more than shallow

More information

Evaluation of Cone Penetration Resistance in Loose Silty Sand Using Calibration Chamber

Evaluation of Cone Penetration Resistance in Loose Silty Sand Using Calibration Chamber Evaluation of Cone Penetration Resistance in Loose Silty Sand Using Calibration Chamber Downloaded from ijce.iust.ac.ir at 17:07 IRST on Wednesday October 31st 2018 Mohammad Hassan Baziar 1, Reza Ziaie_Moayed

More information

8.1. What is meant by the shear strength of soils? Solution 8.1 Shear strength of a soil is its internal resistance to shearing stresses.

8.1. What is meant by the shear strength of soils? Solution 8.1 Shear strength of a soil is its internal resistance to shearing stresses. 8.1. What is meant by the shear strength of soils? Solution 8.1 Shear strength of a soil is its internal resistance to shearing stresses. 8.2. Some soils show a peak shear strength. Why and what type(s)

More information

Vibroflotation Control of Sandy Soils using DMT and CPTU

Vibroflotation Control of Sandy Soils using DMT and CPTU Vibroflotation Control of Sandy Soils using DMT and CPTU Lech Bałachowski Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland, e-mail: abal@pg.gda.pl Norbert Kurek Menard Polska sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland,

More information

LRFD CALIBRATION OF AXIALLY-LOADED CONCRETE PILES DRIVEN INTO SOFT SOILS

LRFD CALIBRATION OF AXIALLY-LOADED CONCRETE PILES DRIVEN INTO SOFT SOILS Yoon, Au-Farsakh, Tsai, and Zhang LRFD CALIBRATION OF AXIALLY-LOADED CONCRETE PILES DRIVEN INTO SOFT SOILS Sungmin Yoon, Ph.D., P.E. Research Associate Louisiana Transportation Research Center Louisiana

More information

O-CELL RESPONSE USING ELASTIC PILE AND SEISMIC PIEZOCONE TESTS

O-CELL RESPONSE USING ELASTIC PILE AND SEISMIC PIEZOCONE TESTS O-CELL RESPONSE USING ELASTIC PILE AND SEISMIC PIEZOCONE TESTS P W MAYNE Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engrg., 79 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 3332-355 USA; email: pmayne@ce.gatech.edu

More information

Geotechnical Properties of Sediments by In Situ Tests

Geotechnical Properties of Sediments by In Situ Tests Geotechnical Properties of Sediments by In Situ Tests Sara Rios 1(&), António Viana da Fonseca 1, Nuno Cristelo 2, and Claver Pinheiro 1 1 CONSTRUCT-GEO, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,

More information

Fellenius, B. H., and Eslami, A.

Fellenius, B. H., and Eslami, A. Page SOIL PROFILE INTERPRETED FROM CPTu DATA Fellenius, B. H., and Eslami, A. Fellenius, B. H., and Eslami, A., 2000. Soil profile interpreted from CPTu data. Year 2000 Geotechnics Geotechnical Engineering

More information

Consolidation lateral stress ratios in clay from flat Dilatometer tests

Consolidation lateral stress ratios in clay from flat Dilatometer tests Consolidation lateral stress ratios in clay from flat Dilatometer tests Alan J. Lutenegger University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Keywords: stress ratio, clay, consolidation, Dilatometer

More information

Interpretation of SCPTu Data in Stiff Soils and Soft Rock

Interpretation of SCPTu Data in Stiff Soils and Soft Rock GeoEdmonton'08/GéoEdmonton008 Interpretation of SCPTu Data in Stiff Soils and Soft Rock Elbanna, M AMEC Earth & Environmental, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Woeller, D; Greig, J; Sharp, J; Grass, J

More information

Canadian Geotechnical Journal. CPT-based Soil Behaviour Type (SBT) Classification System an update

Canadian Geotechnical Journal. CPT-based Soil Behaviour Type (SBT) Classification System an update Canadian Geotechnical Journal CPT-based Soil Behaviour Type (SBT) Classification System an update Journal: Canadian Geotechnical Journal Manuscript ID cgj-2016-0044.r1 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted

More information

Liquefaction Induced Negative Skin Friction from Blast-induced Liquefaction Tests with Auger-cast Piles

Liquefaction Induced Negative Skin Friction from Blast-induced Liquefaction Tests with Auger-cast Piles 6 th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering 1-4 November 2015 Christchurch, New Zealand Liquefaction Induced Negative Skin Friction from Blast-induced Liquefaction Tests with Auger-cast

More information

SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL

SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL Soil Failure Criteria SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL Knowledge about the shear strength of soil important for the analysis of: Bearing capacity of foundations, Slope stability, Lateral pressure on retaining structures,

More information

ScienceDirect. Correlations between cone penetration test and seismic dilatometer Marchetti test with common laboratory investigations

ScienceDirect. Correlations between cone penetration test and seismic dilatometer Marchetti test with common laboratory investigations Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Energy Procedia 85 (2016) 399 407 Sustainable Solutions for Energy and Environment, EENVIRO - YRC 2015, 18-20 November 2015, Bucharest, Romania Correlations

More information

Evaluation of liquefaction resistance of non-plastic silt from mini-cone calibration chamber tests

Evaluation of liquefaction resistance of non-plastic silt from mini-cone calibration chamber tests Evaluation of liquefaction resistance of non-plastic silt from mini-cone calibration chamber tests C.D.P. Baxter, M.S. Ravi Sharma, N.V. Seher, & M. Jander University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, USA

More information

EVALUATION OF STRENGTH OF SOILS AGAINST LIQUEFACTION USING PIEZO DRIVE CONE

EVALUATION OF STRENGTH OF SOILS AGAINST LIQUEFACTION USING PIEZO DRIVE CONE 4 th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering June 25-28, 2007 Paper No. 1146 EVALUATION OF STRENGTH OF SOILS AGAINST LIQUEFACTION USING PIEZO DRIVE CONE Shun-ichi Sawada 1 ABSTRACT

More information

A practical method for extrapolating ambient pore pressures from incomplete pore pressure dissipation tests conducted in fine grained soils

A practical method for extrapolating ambient pore pressures from incomplete pore pressure dissipation tests conducted in fine grained soils A practical method for extrapolating ambient pore pressures from incomplete pore pressure dissipation tests conducted in fine grained soils J. Scheremeta; M.S., E.I. Knight Piésold and Co., Denver, Colorado,

More information

The 2009 Michael W. O'Neill Lecture Proceedings, CIGMAT - University of Houston - 06 March 2009

The 2009 Michael W. O'Neill Lecture Proceedings, CIGMAT - University of Houston - 06 March 2009 Mayne & Niazi (CIGMAT 9) - Page 1 The 9 Michael W. O'Neill Lecture Proceedings, CIGMAT - University of Houston - 6 March 9 Evaluating Axial Elastic Pile Response From Cone Penetration Tests Paul W. Mayne

More information

NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (APF) TAXIWAY D REALIGNMENT AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS NORTH QUADRANT ADDENDUM NUMBER TWO March, The following Addendum is hereby made a part of the Plans

More information

Friction (kpa) Cross correlation between qc qc & & fs fs

Friction (kpa) Cross correlation between qc qc & & fs fs CPT: CPT- Toal deph:. m, Dae: -- Surface Elevaion:. m Coords: X:., Y:. Cone Cone resisance Sleeve Sleeve fricion Pore Pore pressure Tip resisance (MPa), Fricion (kpa) Cross correlaion beween qc qc & &

More information

Shear Strength of Soil

Shear Strength of Soil 8 Shear Strength of Soil 8 1 INTRODUCTION As a structural member, a piece of steel is capable of resisting compression, tension, and shear. Soil, however, like concrete and rock, is not capable of resisting

More information

Use of CPT in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Use of CPT in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Use of CPT in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Prof. Scott M. Olson, PhD, PE Use of Cone Penetration Test for Foundation Analysis and Design 2006 Annual Meeting Transportation Research Board Geotechnical

More information

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Volume 1, No 4, 2011

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Volume 1, No 4, 2011 Undrained response of mining sand with fines contents Thian S. Y, Lee C.Y Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia siawyin_thian@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This

More information

LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS OF STIFFNESS OF SOFT CLAY USING BENDER ELEMENTS

LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS OF STIFFNESS OF SOFT CLAY USING BENDER ELEMENTS LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS OF STIFFNESS OF SOFT CLAY USING BENDER ELEMENTS ABSTRACT: S. H. Oh 1, D. S. Park 2, B. J. Kim 3, E. J. Kim 1 and Y. J. Mok 4 1 Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil Eng., Kyunghee

More information

Interpretation of in-situ tests some insights

Interpretation of in-situ tests some insights Interpretation of in-situ tests some insights P.K. Robertson Gregg Drilling & Testing Inc., Signal Hill, CA, USA ABSTRACT: The use and application of in-situ testing has continued to expand in the past

More information

Assessment of cyclic liquefaction of silt based on two simplified procedures from piezocone tests

Assessment of cyclic liquefaction of silt based on two simplified procedures from piezocone tests 3 rd International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 2014 Assessment of cyclic liquefaction of silt based on two simplified procedures from piezocone tests H.F. Zou, S.Y.

More information

Evaluation of Undrained Shear Strength of Loose Silty Sands Using CPT Results

Evaluation of Undrained Shear Strength of Loose Silty Sands Using CPT Results Evaluation of Undrained Shear Strength of Loose Silty Sands Using CPT Results Downloaded from ijce.iust.ac.ir at 3:55 IRST on Thursday October 18th 2018 S. A. Naeini 1, R. Ziaie_Moayed 2 1 Department of

More information

Determining G-γ decay curves in sand from a Seismic Dilatometer Test (SDMT)

Determining G-γ decay curves in sand from a Seismic Dilatometer Test (SDMT) Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization 4 Coutinho & Mayne (eds) 213 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978--415-62136-6 Determining G-γ decay curves in sand from a Seismic Dilatometer Test

More information

Geotechnical characterization of a heterogeneous unsuitable stockpile

Geotechnical characterization of a heterogeneous unsuitable stockpile Geotechnical characterization of a heterogeneous unsuitable stockpile K. Rengifo & F. Herrera Knight Piésold Consultores, Lima, Perú L. de la Cruz Minera La Zanja S.R.L., Lima, Perú ABSTRACT: Typically,

More information

Manual on Subsurface Investigations National Highway Institute Publication No. FHWA NHI Federal Highway Administration Washington, DC

Manual on Subsurface Investigations National Highway Institute Publication No. FHWA NHI Federal Highway Administration Washington, DC Manual on Subsurface Investigations National Highway Institute Publication No. FHWA NHI-01-031 Federal Highway Administration Washington, DC Geotechnical Site Characterization July 2001 by Paul W. Mayne,

More information

SOIL MECHANICS AND APPLIED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTAL FACTS OF SOIL BEHAVIOR

SOIL MECHANICS AND APPLIED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTAL FACTS OF SOIL BEHAVIOR SOIL MECHANICS AND APPLIED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING The Subsurface is Unknown to many and Blind Guesswork cannot be used to Determine the Character and Behavior of the Underlying Soil Conditions. FUNDAMENTAL

More information

Chapter 12 Subsurface Exploration

Chapter 12 Subsurface Exploration Page 12 1 Chapter 12 Subsurface Exploration 1. The process of identifying the layers of deposits that underlie a proposed structure and their physical characteristics is generally referred to as (a) subsurface

More information

This document downloaded from vulcanhammer.net vulcanhammer.info Chet Aero Marine

This document downloaded from vulcanhammer.net vulcanhammer.info Chet Aero Marine This document downloaded from vulcanhammer.net vulcanhammer.info Chet Aero Marine Don t forget to visit our companion site http://www.vulcanhammer.org Use subject to the terms and conditions of the respective

More information

Engineeringmanuals. Part2

Engineeringmanuals. Part2 Engineeringmanuals Part2 Engineering manuals for GEO5 programs Part 2 Chapter 1-12, refer to Engineering Manual Part 1 Chapter 13. Pile Foundations Introduction... 2 Chapter 14. Analysis of vertical load-bearing

More information

Neutral Plane Method for Drag Force of Deep Foundations and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

Neutral Plane Method for Drag Force of Deep Foundations and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Neutral Plane Method for Drag Force of Deep Foundations and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Timothy C. Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE Dan Brown and Associates, PC, Knoxville, Tennessee USA Rich

More information

San Francisco 1906 Fellenius, B.H. and Siegel, T.C, 2008

San Francisco 1906 Fellenius, B.H. and Siegel, T.C, 2008 San Francisco 196 Fellenius, B.H. and Siegel, T.C, 28 Pile design consideration in a liquefaction event. Pile drag load and downdrag considering liquefaction. ASCE Journal of Geot. and Geoenviron Engng.,

More information

TC211 Workshop CALIBRATION OF RIGID INCLUSION PARAMETERS BASED ON. Jérôme Racinais. September 15, 2015 PRESSUMETER TEST RESULTS

TC211 Workshop CALIBRATION OF RIGID INCLUSION PARAMETERS BASED ON. Jérôme Racinais. September 15, 2015 PRESSUMETER TEST RESULTS Jérôme Racinais September 15, 215 TC211 Workshop CALIBRATION OF RIGID INCLUSION PARAMETERS BASED ON PRESSUMETER TEST RESULTS Table of contents 1. Reminder about pressuremeter tests 2. General behaviour

More information

Jose Brito, Cenor, Portugal

Jose Brito, Cenor, Portugal Jose Brito, Cenor, Portugal Carsten S. Sorensen, COWI, Denmark In this example it is asked to design a square pad foundation according to Eurocode 7. The aim is the evaluation of the foundation width with

More information

Mechanical Wave Measurements. Electromagnetic Wave Techniques. Geophysical Methods GEOPHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION. Mechanical Wave Geophysics

Mechanical Wave Measurements. Electromagnetic Wave Techniques. Geophysical Methods GEOPHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION. Mechanical Wave Geophysics Geophysical Methods GEOPHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION Mechanical Wave Measurements Electromagnetic Wave Techniques Mechanical Wave Measurements Crosshole Tests (CHT) Downhole Tests (DHT) Spectral Analysis

More information

Correlation between SPT and CPT

Correlation between SPT and CPT Correlation between SPT and CPT Odong Guen Geotechnics and Geohazards Submission date: June 2014 Supervisor: Gudmund Reidar Eiksund, BAT Norwegian University of Science and Technology Department of Civil

More information

Suitability of the SDMT method to assess geotechnical parameters of post-flotation sediments.

Suitability of the SDMT method to assess geotechnical parameters of post-flotation sediments. Suitability of the SDMT method to assess geotechnical parameters of post-flotation sediments. Zbigniew Młynarek, Sławomir Gogolik August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznań, Poland Diego Marchetti

More information

Application of DCP in Prediction of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils

Application of DCP in Prediction of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils Application of DCP in Prediction of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils Louay Mohammad, Ph.D. Louisiana Transportation Research Center Louisiana State University 2006 Pavement Performance Seminar April

More information

In-class Exercise. Problem: Select load factors for the Strength I and Service I Limit States for the. Loading Diagram for Student Exercise

In-class Exercise. Problem: Select load factors for the Strength I and Service I Limit States for the. Loading Diagram for Student Exercise In-class Exercise Problem: Select load factors for the Strength I and Service I Limit States for the problem illustrated below. Loading Diagram for Student Exercise For this exercise, complete the following

More information

OVERVIEW REVIEW OF FOUNDATIONS & SOILS ENG.

OVERVIEW REVIEW OF FOUNDATIONS & SOILS ENG. Soil Borings. 14.485 CAPSTONE DESIGN OVERVIEW REVIEW OF 14.431 FOUNDATIONS & SOILS ENG. Geotechnical Report (not covered). Bearing Pressure Calculations. Settlement Calculations. Lateral Earth Pressure

More information

Theory of Shear Strength

Theory of Shear Strength MAJ 1013 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS Theory of Shear Strength Prepared by, Dr. Hetty 1 Strength of different materials Steel Concrete Soil Tensile strength Compressive strength Shear strength Complex behavior

More information

Safety Concepts and Calibration of Partial Factors in European and North American Codes of Practice

Safety Concepts and Calibration of Partial Factors in European and North American Codes of Practice Safety Concepts and Calibration of Partial Factors in European and North American Codes of Practice The Dutch approach on Geotechnical Design by Eurocode 7 Adriaan van Seters Hein Jansen Fugro GeoServices

More information

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat Johor, Malaysia

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat Johor, Malaysia SHEARING RATE EFFECTS ON RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SOFT SOILS (RECESS) CLAY USING CONE PENETRATION TEST (CPT) Azranasmarazizi Ayob 1, a, Nor Azizi Yusoff 2,b, Ismail Bakar 3,c,Nur Abidah Azhar 4, d, Ameer Nazrin

More information