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1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SITE CHARACTERIZATION - ISC'98/ATLANTA/GEORGIA/USA/19-22 APRIL 1998 Geotechnical Site Characterization Edited by Peter K. Robertson Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University ofalberta, Edmonton, Canada Paul W. Mayne School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA VOLUME 2 UIMIVERSITATSBI9UOTHEK HAiVNOVER TECHNISCHE INFORMATIONSBIBLIOTHEK A.A.BALKEMA/ROTTERDAM/BROOKPIELD/1998

2 Table of contents Geotechnical Site Characterization, Robertson & Mayne (eds) 7998 Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN Pressuremeter testing Effects of pressuremeter geometry on the results of tests in sand 721 R.Ajalloeian&H.SYu New design rules for the bearing capacity of shallow foundations based on Menard 727 pressuremeter tests S.Amar, EBaguelin, Y.Canepa & R.Frank Properties of clays from Menard pressuremeter test results 735 R.Bahar Laboratory pressuremeter tests on reconstituted silt samples 741 S Belkacemi &J.L Kauschinger Using pressuremeter to obtain parameters to elastic-plastic models for sands 747 J.Biarez, M.Gambin, AGomes-Correia, E.Flavigny & D.Branque Quantification of the soil disturbance generated by selfboring pressuremeters 753 R.P.Cunha Interpretation of selfboring pressuremeter tests using a curve fitting approach 759 R.P.Cunha & R.G.Campanella The Menard pressuremeter for quality control of soil densificau'on 765 J.-M.M. Debats, R.AFrank, M.P.Gambin & P.ASavasta A new method to estimate the angle of internal friction of sand using a pressuremeter test 771 R.Fukagawa, T.Muro, K.Hata &N.Hino A new approach to the Menard PMT parameters 777 M.P.Gambin & J. F.Jezequel Strain level dependency of pressuremeter shear modulus of clay 783 K.Hata, R.Fukagawa, T.Muro & Y.Morita Pressuremeter testing for drilled shafts in gravelly clay 789 JMO.Hughes, KGertje & MJ.Wu Development of automatic cyclic pressuremeter and its application to evaluation 795 of deformation and strength of ground Y.Koike & I.Furuta

3 Determining the characteristics of self-hardened suspension by pressuremeter tests 801 M.Matys Incorporating the unloading portion in the interpretation of pressuremeter test in cohesive soil 805 D.Penumadu Assessment of soil properties in cohesive-frictional materials with pressuremeter tests 811 F. Schnaid &F.M. Mdntaras Deformation and in-situ stress testing Measurement and prediction of effective stress in an overconsolidated clay 819 I.G.Doran, V.Sivakumar, AS.Johnson & SJ.Cummings Evaluation of coefficient of lateral subgrade reaction based on horizontal loading test for piles 825 Y.Ikeda & H.Matuzawa A new self boring in-situ friction testing technique 831 Y.Maeda, G.-LXu, H.Ochiai, M.Sakate, T.Sakata, T.Ogata & K.Uno Seismic flat dilatometer tests in Piedmont residual soils 837 G.K.Martin & P.W.Mayne Measurement of matric suction in compacted soils used modified tensiometer 845 T.Nishimura Tensiometers; their design and use for civil engineering purposes 851 A M. Ridley, F. Marsland &AR. Patel International development of the field compressometer 857 J. M. Strout & K. Senneset The field compressometer test in Norway 863 J. M. Strout & K. Senneset Push-in total stress cells for horizontal pressure measurement in clay 869 J.P.Sully & R.G.Campanella Dilatometer tests in a Leda clay crust 877 ATanaka & G.EBauer In situ determination of c h by flat dilatometer (DMT) 883 G.Totani, M.Calabrese & P.Monaco A large scale plane strain test facility 889 D. De S. Udakara & J. N. Kay Dynamic penetration testing Long-term set-up of driven piles in non-cohesive soils evaluated from dynamic tests 895 on penetration rods GAxelsson Comparison of SPT energy measurement methods 901 J.J.Butler, J.ACaliendo & G.GGoble VI

4 CPT-SPT correlations for some Brazilian residual soils 907 F.AB.Danziger, CF.Politano &B.R.Danziger A more rational utilization of some old in situ tests 913 L.Decourt Summary of Standard Penetration Test (SPT) energy measurement experience 919 J.AFarrar Calibration of the blunt tipped dynamic penetrometer for silica sands 927 S. Fityus SPT N-value and S-wave velocity of gravelly soils with different particle gradings 933 T.Kokusho & Y.Yoshida Standard penetration tests with torque measurement 939 AJ.Lutenegger & S.P.Kelley The practice of the standard penetration test in degradable soils 947 EPadillaC. Spatial distribution characteristics of soil strength in embankment estimated by portable 953 dynamic cone penetration test T.Sugiyama,KOkada, T.Kakio,H.Muraishi & T.Noguchi Static penetration testing Site characterization of a lacustrine very soft Rio de Janeiro organic clay 961 M.S.S. Almeida Methods of pile design based on CPT and SPT results 967 P.Bandini & R. Salgado Evaluation of liquefaction potential and lateral deformations using CPT and field case 977 histories M. H. Baziar & R. Ziaie-Moayed Cone penetration testing in the Mid-Mississippi River Valley 983 KM.Berry, S. M.Olson & M.Lamie Horizontal cone penetration testing 989 W.Broere & A Evan Tol Site characterization of soil deposits using recent advances in piezocone technology 995 R.G.Campanella, M.P.Davies, H.Kristiansen & C.Daniel Geotechnical site characterization of Recife soft clays 1001 R.Q.Coutinho, J.T.R.Oliveira & AT.J.Oliveira Role of piezocone tests in heavy lift foundation design 1007 J. R. Davie, K R. Bell, M. B. Fitzsimmons &D.A Haggerty An integrated CPT approach for a major housing development project 1015 H.T.Durgunoglu,H.F.Kulac, Slkiz & CG.Olgun VII

5 Undrained shear strength from cone penetration test 1021 KT.Eid&T.D. Stark Cone penetration resistance of sand from seismic tests 1027 X Eslaamizaad &P.K. Robertson Cone penetration testing in Irish soils 1033 A Faulkner, B. M. Lehane & E. R. Farrell Stiffness of carbonatic Quiou sand from CPT 1039 V.Fioravante, V.N.Ghionna, M.B.Jamiol'cowski & S.Pedroni CPT data for the bearing capacity of piles with variable section calculation 1051 ALGotman CPT for the bases deformability evaluation 1057 N.Z. Gotman Geometry and scale effects in CPT and pile design 1063 M.W.Gui & M.D.Bolton Delineating geostratigraphy by cluster analysis of piezocone data 1069 Y.AHegazy & P.W.Mayne Interpretation of signals from an acoustic cone penetrometer 1075 G.T.Houlsby & B. M. Ruck In-situ soil characterization using Vision Cone Penetrometer (VisCPT) 1081 R.D.Hryciw,AM.Ghalib & SARaschke Uncertainty propagation in CPT-based liquefaction resistance evaluation 1087 CH.Juang & T.H.Tao Effect of negative pore pressure on the result of soundings and in situ tests in silt 1093 R.Larsson Estimations of geotechnical properties from piezocone penetration tests in Korea 1099 SJ.Lee&M.M.Kim Direct shear tests between diatomaceous mudstone and friction sleeve materials 1105 with different surface roughness T.Matsumoto, KTakesue,H.Sasao & T.Igarashi Clay stress history evaluated from seismic piezocone tests 1113 P.W.Mayne, P.K.Robertson & T.Lunne Acoustic emission cone penetration testing (AE - CPT) 1119 P.Menge Investigation methods for soft tailings deposits 1125 T.ANewson & M.Fahey Commercial CPT profiling in soft rocks and hard soils 1131 J.Peuchen VIII

6 Cone penetration testing in cemented soils: Comparisons between field and laboratory 1139 chamber test results AJ.Puppala, SArslan, MXTumay & Y.B.Acar Some theoretical and practical problems of CPT use 1147 I.B.Ryzhkov Comparison between CPTU data, mechanical and consolidation behaviour of soils 1153 Statistical and mathematical analysis M.Sacchetto, GCibin, G.DiDio, V.Salomoni & M.Soranzo Aspects of cone penetration in natural weakly-cemented deposits 1159 F. Schnaid, N. C. Consoli & J. H.Averbeck Correlation of CPT and modulus of subgrade reaction in silty sand A Shihata & J. KAzhar Experience from site investigations in glacial soils of the Alpine region 1171 W.Steiner & G.Togliani Correlation between ultimate pile skin friction and CPT data 1177 KTakesue, T.Matsumoto &H.Sasao A continuous intrusion electronic miniature cone penetration test system 1183 for site characterization M.T.Tumay, P. U. Kurup &R.L Boggess Obtaining material properties for slope stability analysis of gold tailings dams in South Africa 1189 J.P.van derberg, SW.Jacobsz & J.M.Steenkamp Correct use of cone penetrometer sensors to predict subsurface conditions 1195 J.LWalker, CMRose, SCArmstrong & J.CBurton Vane test used for very soft soil-like materials characterization 1201 J.Zdlesky, J.Kos, J.Saldk, V.Halama, P.Karlin & V.Hofejsi Advanced interpretation for strength and deformation Application of in-situ testing on cohesive soils 1209 FMAbdrabbo & R.M.El-Hansy Site investigation and parameter evaluation for analysis of a landslide along the Gota River, 1219 Sweden H.Andersson, EOttosson & G.Sdllfors Performance of in situ testing methods in predicting deep foundation capacity 1225 D. C. Brahana, J. Wang & R. Russo Comparison of strength and stiffness parameters for a Piedmont residual soil 1229 D.A Brown &J.Vinson Uncertainty in undrained shear strength assessment using cone penetration test 1235 H.T. Fung & J.N.Kay IX

7 Drained and undrained shear strengths of a liquefied gravelly fill from Kobe Port Island 1241 MHatanaka &AUchida Burnaby Lake - A case history of piezocone testing and ground penetrating radar 1247 J. A Howie, D.SCavers & W.SKarlen Site characterization of a dynamically compacted silty fine sand 1253 ARHuang, J.W.Chang,D.D.SChen & CCYeh Chamber calibration of CPT under simulated field conditions 1259 AB.Huang &H.H.Hsu Evaluation of undrained strengths obtained from three shear tests 1265 Alizuka, T.Hirose, D.Shin, KOhmori & H.Ohta Analysis of a survey on sand compressibility and its application in predicting drained friction 1273 angle of sand based on CPT C. HJuang, R. D. Holtz & A -B. Huang Deformational characteristics of granite weathered residual deposit 1279 D.-SKim, G.-CKweon, S-Y.Chung &J.-Y.Park Estimating method of shearing resistance parameters of compacted gravelly soils in field 1285 by laboratory tests H-G.Lee Shear modulus and damping of a stiff marine clay from in situ and laboratory tests 1293 D. CF.Lo Presti, M. Maugeri, A Cavallaro & O. Pallara Which soil-investigation methods can we trust: Field tests or laboratory tests? 1301 P. D. Long Evaluation of cone penetration testing as an in situ liquefaction resistance measurement 1309 O.Matsuo & T.Tsutsumi Characterization of Welland Clay at Forkes Road 1317 ELMatyas, T.CKim & SQ.Ahmad Iowa borehole shear testing in unsaturated soil 1321 G. A Miller, SAzad & CEHassell Comprehensive slope stability analysis in unsaturated silts and sands 1327 A -L Oberg-Hogsta A correlation of soil strength between different sounding tests on embankment 1333 KOkada, T.Sugiyama, H.Muraishi, T.Noguchi &M.Samizo Geotechnical and seismic surveys for site characterization 1339 KPitilakis, KLontzetidis, D.Raptakis & Th.Tika New technology of determination of physical and mechanical characteristics of soils 1345 V.V.Podtelkov, T.Y.Lebedinskaya & V.AHaznaferov Undrained monotonic behavior of sand from self-boring pressuremeter 1349 D. Roy, R. G. Campanella, P. M. Byrne & J. Hughes

8 Estimation of cyclic strength of sand from self-boring pressuremeter tests 1355 D. Roy, J. Hughes & R. G. Campanella Characterizing stiffness and strength of soft Bangkok clay from in-situ and laboratory tests 1361 SShibuya, LT.Hanh, KWilailak, T.N.Lohani,H.Tanaka & KHamouche Deformation and strain fields beneath an embedded circular plate 1367 J.M. Strout Correlation between SPT and seismic CPT 1375 Y.Suzuki, T.Sanematsu & KTokimatsu Characterization of a saprolitic soil from Porto granite by in situ testing 1381 A Viana da Fonseca, M. Matos Fernandes & A S. Cardoso Strength profiling in soft offshore soils 1389 P.G.Watson, T.ANewson & M.F.Randolph Advanced interpretation for flow and consolidation Potentiometric surface mapping with a CPT: Case studies and a word of caution 1397 P.KAggarwal Evaluating the state of consolidation of clay at a reclaimed site 1403 M.F.Chang, V.Choa, LF.Cao & AArulrajah Pore pressure dissipation rates as a discriminant in evaluating permeability distributions 1409 from piezocone tests D.Elsworth, P.KAggarwal, AJ.Kondas & M.Loureiro Hydraulic conductivity assessment at the Trino Vercellese power station site: 1415 Large and small scale tests D. Faiella & R. Lancellotta A new CPT method for estimating soil hydraulic properties 1421 R.Kodesovd, M.M.Gribb &J.Simiinek TC16 Report Pressuremeter testing in onshore ground investigations: A report by the ISSMGE 1429 Committee TCI6 B.G.Clarke & M. P.Gambin Author index 1469 XI

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