CONE PENETRATION IN SOIL PROFILING

Continuous measurements of the cone resistance, q sub c, and the penetration pore pressure, u, in two sedimentary clay deposits indicate that quasi-static cone penetration data provide a very reliable method for evaluating soil stratification and variability in these two soils. A comparative analysis of field vane results and q sub c shows a correlation between shear strength variability and clay desiccation. The degree of scatter in q sub c and u measurements, and the ratio u/q sub c offer promising new methods of identifying soil types, detecting small changes in stratification and, possibly, for estimating the overconsolidation ratio of clays. (AUTHORS)

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• Authors:
  • Baligh, M M
  • Vivatrat, V
  • Ladd, C C
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 447-461
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: GT4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Cone penetrometers; Cones; Measurement; Pendulum tests; Pore pressure; Shear strength
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistance
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315386
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 15377
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM