LABORATORY STANDARD PENETRATION TESTS ON FINE SANDS
The Standard Penetration Test (SPT) is critically examined with respect to its ability to estimate relative density in situ. Twenty-six tet specimens, 4-ft in diameter by 6-ft high, were constructed using Reid Bedford Model sand and Ottawa sand. Using field drilling equipment, the SPT was performed at three overburden pressures on test specimens built to various densities. The results are presented as a family of curves correlating relative density with the SPT N-values at the testing pressures. It is concluded that the SPT is fairly repeatable in homogeneous deposits; however, variations in density, structure, or lateral stress within the test medium will produce widely scattered N-values. Thus, estimates of in-situ relative densities from N-values should be considered gross values or trends and should not be interpreted as accurate determinations for any specific case. /Author/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at ASCE Annual Convention and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa., September 27-October 1, 1976.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Marcuson III, W F
- Bieganousky, W A
- Publication Date: 1977-6
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 565-588
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Serial:
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Volume: 103
- Issue Number: GT-6
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 1090-0241
- Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Estimates; Laboratory tests; Overburdens; Pendulum tests; Pressure; Sand; Soil penetration test; Specific gravity
- Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral stress
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00165366
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 12987 Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM