THE USE OF CONTINUOUS DYNAMIC PROBING IN GROUND INVESTIGATION. PENETRATION TESTING IN THE UK. PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND HELD IN BIRMINGHAM ON 6-8 JULY 1988

Continuous dynamic probing is a rapid and cost-effective technique of ground investigation although as yet not a widely adopted method in the UK. It is comparable with the standard penetration test carried out in conventional borehole investigations, and a simplified quantitative correlation is presented between dynamic probing penetration resistance and standard penetration test resistance (SPT N Value). This correlation is supported by results from recent investigations at four widespread locations in southern England involving adjacent paired holes in both non-cohesive deposits and chalk.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 828222.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • CARD, G B
  • Roche, D P
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 119-122
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Telford (Thomas) Limited
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chalks; Conferences; Dynamic penetration test; Granular soils; Measuring instruments; Pendulum tests; Soil mechanics; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604783
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-7277-1531-3
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM