EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON APPLICATION OF STATIC CONEPENETROMETER TO SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION OF SOFT SUBSOILS

The application of the Static Conepenetrometer to subsurface investigation of soft subsoils was analyzed experimentally. The fundamental relation between the cone bearing value and the cohesion, angle of shearing resistance, sensitivity ratio and the effective overburden pressure of the soil in situ was derived, assuming that the three dimensional failure surface fits the test results. Since the relation varies in accordance with the vertex angle, base area, sleeve length of a cone and also with the penetrating speed, the degrees of influences of these factors were measured through the experiments. On the basis of these data, the correct interpretation and the effective way to make use of the penetration resistance of a static conepenetrometer were studied.

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• Corporate Authors:

  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Muromachi, T
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 61-66
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Soil mechanics; Subsoil
• Old TRIS Terms: Conepenetromoters; Subsoil analysis
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041113
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Technical Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1974 12:00AM