In Situ Testing in Geomechanics: The Main Tests

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of symbols Introduction General considerations Codes of practice Interpretation methods Scope and purposes Standard penetration test (SPT) General considerations Standards and procedures Wave propagation analysis Measurements and corrections Characterization and classification Soil properties in granular materials Soil properties in cohesive materials Soil properties in bonded soils Soil properties in weak rock Direct design methods Soil liquefaction Concluding remarks Notes Piezocone penetration test (CPTU) Equipment and procedures New developments Specifications and standards Test results Soil classification Interpretation methods Soil properties in cohesive materials Granular soils Properties in silty soils Properties in bonded geomaterials Pile bearing capacity Liquefaction Notes Vane test General considerations Equipment and procedures Interpretation Shear strength Stress history Notes Pressuremeter tests General considerations Types of instruments Calibration procedures Experimental results Analysis of pressuremeter tests Pressuremeter tests in sand Cone pressuremeter tests in clay and sand Pressuremeter tests in cohesive-frictional soils Pressuremeter tests in unsaturated soil conditions Design rules Flat dilatometer test (DMT) General considerations Equipment and procedures Intermediate DMT parameters Interpretation of test results Soil characterization Geotechnical parameters in clay Geotechnical parameters in sand Direct applications Design parameters: guidelines Clay Sand 282 Residual soils Stiffness References and further reading Index