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1 Introduction to In Situ Testing |
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1.2 Role of In Situ Testing In Site Investigations |
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1.3 Advantages and Limitations of In Situ Tests |
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1.3.1 Advantages of In Situ Tests |
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1.3.1.1 Testing Soils that are Difficult to Sample |
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1.3.1.2 Determining Soil Properties that are Difficult to Measure by Laboratory Methods |
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1.3.1.3 Testing a Larger Volume of Soil |
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1.3.1.4 Avoiding Difficulties with Sampling and Laboratory Testing |
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1.3.1.5 Obtaining Near Continuous Profiling |
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1.3.1.6 Reduced Testing Time |
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1.3.1.7 Rapid Data Reduction |
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1.3.1.8 Assessing the Influence of Scale or Macro-Fabric on Soil Behavior |
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1.3.1.9 Conducting Tests in a Field Environment |
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1.3.2 Limitations of In Situ Tests |
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1.3.2.1 Unknown Boundary Conditions |
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1.3.2.2 Unknown Drainage Conditions |
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1.3.2.3 Unknown Disturbance |
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1.3.2.4 Modes of Deformation and Failure May be Unique |
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1.3.2.5 Strain Rates or Loading Rates are Higher than Laboratory and Full-Scale |
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1.3.2.6 Nature of the Soil Being Tested is Unknown |
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1.3.2.7 Effects of Environment Change on Soil Behavior are Difficult to Assess |
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1.3.2.8 Typical Difficulties with Field Work |
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6 | (1) |
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1.4 Applications of In Situ Tests |
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1.4.1 Stratigraphic Profiling |
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6 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Specific Property Measurement |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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1.5 Interpretation of In Situ Test Results |
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9 | (2) |
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1.6 Using In Situ Tests in Design |
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11 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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2 Standard Penetration Test (SPT) |
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13 | (1) |
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2.3 Mechanics of the Test |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (3) |
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18 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Split Barrel Sampler |
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2.6 Factors Affecting Test Results |
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2.6.1 Energy Delivered to the Sampler |
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2.6.2 SPT Hammer Energy Calibration |
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20 | (2) |
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2.6.3 Other Factors Affecting SPT Results |
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2.6.3.1 Diameter of Drill Rods |
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2.6.3.3 Sampler Dimensions |
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24 | (1) |
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2.6.3.4 Diameter of Borehole |
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25 | (1) |
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2.6.3.5 Method of Drilling/Drilling Fluid |
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2.6.3.6 Cleanout of the Borehole |
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26 | (1) |
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2.6.3.8 Seating of the Spoon |
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26 | (1) |
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2.6.3.9 Condition of the Drive Shoe |
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27 | (1) |
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2.7 Corrections to SPT Blow Counts |
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2.7.1 Corrections for Hammer Energy, Equipment, and Drilling: N to N60 |
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2.7.2 Correction for Overburden Stress in Sands: N60 to (Nt)60 |
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28 | (2) |
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2.8 Interpretation of Soil Properties |
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2.8.1 SPT in Coarse-Grained Soils |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.8.1.3 Soil Elastic Modulus |
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33 | (1) |
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2.8.1.4 Constrained Modulus |
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34 | (1) |
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2.8.1.5 Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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34 | (1) |
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2.8.1.7 Liquefaction Potential |
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35 | (4) |
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2.8.2 SPT in Fine-Grained Soils |
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2.8.2.1 Undrained Shear Strength |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (1) |
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2.8.2.3 In Situ Lateral Stress |
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43 | (1) |
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2.8.2.4 Soil Elastic Modulus |
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44 | (1) |
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2.8.2.5 Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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45 | (1) |
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2.8.3 SPT in Soft/Weak Rock |
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45 | (6) |
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2.9 Improvements to SPT Practice |
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51 | (5) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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2.9.3 Measurement of Penetration Record |
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2.9.4 Incremental Penetration Ratio |
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54 | (2) |
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2.9.5 Differential Penetration Record |
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2.10 Large Penetration Test |
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56 | (2) |
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2.11 Becker Penetration Test |
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58 | (1) |
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2.12 SPT in Geotechnical Design |
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58 | (2) |
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2.12.1 Shallow Foundations |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (13) |
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61 | (12) |
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3 Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCP) |
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77 | (7) |
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3.4.1.2 ASTM Light "Pavement" DCP |
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3.4.1.3 Mackintosh & JKR Probe |
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3.4.1.4 Lutenegger Drive Cone |
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3.5 Texas Cone Penetrometer |
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3.6 Swedish Ram Sounding Test |
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3.7 Factors Affecting Test Results |
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3.8 Presentation of Tests Results |
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3.8.1 Incremental Penetration Resistance |
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3.8.2 Cumulative Penetration Resistance |
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3.8.3 Penetration Distance per Hammer Blow |
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3.8.4 Dynamic Penetration Resistance |
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3.9 Interpretation of Test Results |
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88 | (5) |
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3.9.1 Correlations to SPT |
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88 | (2) |
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3.9.2 Correlations to CPT |
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90 | (1) |
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3.9.3 Direct Correlations to Soil Properties |
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3.9.3.1 Relative Density of Sands |
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90 | (1) |
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3.9.3.2 Undrained Shear Strength of Clays |
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90 | (1) |
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3.9.3.3 California Bearing Ratio |
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91 | (1) |
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3.9.3.4 Resilient Modulus |
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92 | (1) |
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3.9.3.5 Compaction Control |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (10) |
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4 Cone Penetration (CPT) and Piezocone (CPTU) Tests |
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103 | (1) |
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4.2 Mechanics of the Test - CPT/CPTU |
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104 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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4.3 Deploying Cone Penetrometers |
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4.3.1 Self-Contained Truck |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Portable Reaction Frame |
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4.5 Factors Affecting Test Results |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Rate of Penetration |
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113 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Surface Roughness of Friction Sleeve |
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113 | (1) |
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4.6 Data Reduction and Presentation of Results |
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113 | (5) |
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4.7 Interpretation of Results for Stratigraphy |
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4.7.1 Soil Identification from qc, fs, and Rf |
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4.7.2 Soil Identification from qt Bq, and Rf |
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4.7.3 Soil Identification from Qt, Bq, and Fr |
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4.7.4 Soil Behavioral Type from CPTU, Ic, and ICRW |
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4.8 Interpretation of Test Results in Coarse-Grained Soils |
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124 | (12) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (3) |
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4.8.3 Shear Strength (Drained Friction Angle) |
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128 | (1) |
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4.8.3.1 Φ' from Deep Bearing Capacity Theory |
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129 | (1) |
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4.8.3.2 Φ' from State Parameter |
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129 | (1) |
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4.8.4 Stress History and In Situ Stress |
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4.8.6 Constrained Modulus |
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132 | (1) |
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4.8.7 Shear Wave Velocity and Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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4.8.7.1 Shear Wave Velocity and Shear Modulus from qc |
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134 | (1) |
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4.8.8 Liquefaction Potential |
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4.9 Interpretation of CPT Results in Fine-Grained Soils |
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4.9.1 Undrained Shear Strength |
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137 | (1) |
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4.9.3 Stress history - Preconsolidation Stress, σp |
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142 | (1) |
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4.9.3.4 σp from qt, and u |
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4.9.4 Stress History - OCR |
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4.9.4.2 OCR from qt, and u |
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4.9.4.3 OCR from Pore Pressure Difference |
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146 | (1) |
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4.9.5 In Situ Lateral Stress |
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146 | (1) |
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4.9.5.2 Empirical Correlations to qt, and δu |
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4.9.6 Shear Wave Velocity and Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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4.9.6.1 Shear Wave Velocity from qc and qt |
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4.9.6.2 Shear Wave Velocity from fs |
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148 | (1) |
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4.9.6.3 Shear Modulus from qc and qt |
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148 | (1) |
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4.9.7 Constrained Modulus |
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148 | (1) |
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4.9.8 Coefficient of Consolidation |
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149 | (3) |
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4.9.9 Hydraulic Conductivity |
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152 | (1) |
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4.10 Advantages and Limitations of CPT/CPTU |
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153 | (1) |
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4.11 CPT-SPT Correlations |
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153 | (3) |
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4.12 CPT/CPTU in Foundation Design |
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156 | (3) |
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4.12.1 Shallow Foundations |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (8) |
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159 | (8) |
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167 | (28) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (4) |
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5.3.1 Unprotected Vane Through Casing |
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168 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Protected Rods and Unprotected Vane |
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169 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Protected Rods and Protected Vane |
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169 | (1) |
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5.3.4 Unprotected Rods and Unprotected Vane with Slip Coupling |
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170 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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5.5 Factors Affecting Test Results |
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173 | (8) |
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5.5.1 Installation Effects |
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173 | (1) |
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5.5.1.2 Insertion Pore Water Pressures |
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175 | (1) |
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5.5.2 Delay (Consolidation) Time |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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5.5.4 Progressive Failure |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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5.6 Interpretation of Undrained Strength from FVT |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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5.8 Measuring Postpeak Strength |
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183 | (1) |
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5.9 Field Vane Correction Factors |
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184 | (4) |
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5.10 Interpretation of Stress History from FVT |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (5) |
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190 | (5) |
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195 | (60) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (5) |
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197 | (3) |
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6.4.2 1 mm Expansion Pressure |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (7) |
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6.5.1 Lift-off and Penetration Pore Pressures |
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202 | (2) |
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6.5.2 1 mm Expansion Pressure |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (1) |
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6.6 Presentation of Test Results |
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208 | (3) |
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6.7 Interpretation of Test Results |
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211 | (31) |
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6.7.1 Evaluating Stratigraphy |
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211 | (2) |
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6.7.2 Interpretation of DMT Results in Fine-Grained Soils |
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213 | (1) |
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6.7.2.1 Undrained Shear Strength |
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213 | (5) |
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6.7.2.2 Stress History - OCR |
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218 | (4) |
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6.7.2.3 Preconsolidation Stress |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (3) |
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6.7.2.5 Constrained Modulus |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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6.7.2.7 Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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6.7.2.9 California Bearing Ratio |
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230 | (1) |
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6.7.2.10 Coefficient of Consolidation |
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230 | (4) |
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6.7.3 Interpretation of DMT Results in Coarse-Grained Soils |
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234 | (1) |
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6.7.3.1 Relative Density (Dr) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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6.7.3.3 Drained Friction Angle |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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6.7.3.6 Constrained Modulus |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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6.7.3.8 Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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240 | (1) |
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6.7.3.9 Coefficient of Subgrade Reaction |
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241 | (1) |
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6.7.3.10 Liquefaction Potential |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (10) |
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7 Pressuremeter Test (PMT) |
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255 | (36) |
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255 | (1) |
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7.2 Mechanics of the Test |
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256 | (1) |
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7.3 Pressuremeter Equipment |
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256 | (8) |
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7.3.1 Prebored Pressuremeters |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (3) |
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7.3.2 Self-Boring Pressuremeters |
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262 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Full-Displacement (Cone) Pressuremeters |
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263 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Push-in Pressuremeter |
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264 | (1) |
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7.4 Creating a Borehole for the PMT |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (1) |
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7.5.1 Test Procedure A - Equal-Pressure Increment Method |
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266 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Test Procedure B - Equal-Volume Increment Method |
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267 | (1) |
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7.5.3 Continuous Loading Tests |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (6) |
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7.6.1 Corrected Pressure-Volume Curve |
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267 | (1) |
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7.6.1.1 Initial Pressure, Po |
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268 | (1) |
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7.6.1.2 Creep Pressure, Pf |
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268 | (1) |
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7.6.1.3 Limit Pressure, PL |
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269 | (1) |
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7.6.1.4 Net Limit Pressure, PL* |
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270 | (1) |
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7.6.1.5 Pressuremeter Modulus, Em |
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270 | (1) |
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7.6.1.6 Unload-Reload Modulus, EVR |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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7.6.3 Relationships Between PMT Parameters |
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272 | (1) |
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7.7 Factors Affecting Test Results |
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273 | (3) |
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7.7.1 Method of Installation |
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274 | (1) |
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7.7.2 Calibration of Membrane |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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7.7.4 Geometry of Cutter (SBPMT) |
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276 | (1) |
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7.7.5 Rate of Installation (SBPMT) |
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276 | (1) |
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7.8 Interpretation of Tests Results in Fine-Grained Soils |
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276 | (4) |
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7.8.1 In Situ Horizontal Stress |
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277 | (1) |
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7.8.2 Undrained Shear Strength |
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277 | (1) |
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7.8.2.1 Theoretical Evaluation |
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277 | (1) |
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7.8.2.2 Empirical Approach |
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278 | (2) |
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7.8.3 Preconsolidation Stress |
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280 | (1) |
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7.8.4 Small-Strain Shear Modulus |
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280 | (1) |
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7.9 Interpretation of Test Results in Coarse-Grained Soils |
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280 | (1) |
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7.10 Pressuremeter Testing in Rock |
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280 | (1) |
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7.11 Correlations with Other In Situ Tests |
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281 | (1) |
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7.12 Applications to Design |
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281 | (3) |
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7.12.1 Design of Shallow Foundations |
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282 | (1) |
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7.12.1.1 Bearing Capacity |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (1) |
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7.12.2.1 Ultimate Axial Load of Deep Foundations |
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284 | (1) |
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7.12.2.2 Laterally Loaded Shafts and Piles |
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284 | (1) |
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284 | (7) |
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285 | (6) |
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8 Borehole Shear Test (BST) |
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291 | (16) |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (3) |
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293 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Shear Force Reaction Base Plate |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (3) |
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8.4.2 Single-Stage "Fresh" Testing |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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8.6 Interpretation of Test Results |
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298 | (1) |
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8.7 Range of Soil Applicability |
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298 | (1) |
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8.8 Factors Affecting Test Results |
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299 | (1) |
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8.9 Interface Shear Tests |
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299 | (2) |
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8.10 Comparison with Laboratory Tests |
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301 | (1) |
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8.11 Equipment Modifications |
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301 | (1) |
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8.12 Applications of BST for Design |
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302 | (1) |
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8.13 Advantages and Limitations |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (4) |
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304 | (3) |
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9 Plate Load Test (PLT) and Screw Plate Load Test (SPLT) |
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307 | (26) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (5) |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (3) |
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9.2.2.1 Tests on the Ground Surface |
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311 | (1) |
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9.2.2.2 Tests in an Excavation/Test Pit |
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311 | (1) |
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9.2.2.3 Tests in Lined Borings |
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311 | (1) |
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9.2.2.4 Horizontal Plate Load Tests |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (2) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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9.4 Presentation of Test Results |
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315 | (1) |
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9.5 Interpretation of Results |
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9.5.1 Subgrade Reaction Modulus |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (1) |
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9.5.4 Undrained Shear Strength of Clays |
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322 | (2) |
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9.5.5 Coefficient of Consolidation |
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324 | (2) |
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9.6 Plate Load as a Prototype Footing |
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326 | (2) |
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9.7 Summary of PLT and SPLT |
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328 | (5) |
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328 | (5) |
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333 | (20) |
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333 | (1) |
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10.2 Large-Scale In-Place Shear Box Tests |
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333 | (3) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Results and Interpretation |
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336 | (1) |
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10.3 Hydraulic Fracture Tests (HFTs) |
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336 | (7) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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10.3.2.1 Tests with Push-in Piezometer |
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337 | (1) |
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10.3.2.2 Tests in an Open Borehole |
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338 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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10.3.4 Results and Interpretation |
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339 | (4) |
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10.4 Push-in Earth Pressure Cells |
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343 | (10) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (2) |
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10.4.4 Results and Interpretation |
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346 | (3) |
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349 | (4) |
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