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1 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: / / Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ]..... MADE GROUND (Very dense sand) MADE GROUND (Hard sandy lay) Completely weathered CHALK Completely to highly loally partly weathered CHALK End o CPT run at. m Coordinates (metres) : CPT F.CKE/V E - N

2 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: / / Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ].... MADE GROUND (Medium dense loally loose silty sand with oasional layers o very sti lay) MADE GROUND (Medium dense beoming loose silty sand) Possibly CHALK Completely beoming highly weathered CHALK End o CPT run at. m CPT F.CKE/V

3 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: / / Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ].... MADE GROUND (Medium dense silty sand) MADE GROUND (Medium dense loally loose and dense silty sand with oasional layers o very sti sandy lay) Possibly CHALK Highly beoming partly weathered CHALK End o CPT run at. m Coordinates (metres) : CPT F.CKE/V E - N

4 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: / / Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ] MADE GROUND (Very dense sand) MADE GROUND (Interbedded medium dense silty sand and hard slightly sandy lay) MADE GROUND (Dense to very dense loally medium dense silty sand with oasional layers o hard slightly sandy lay) MADE GROUND (Medium dense very silty sand) Possibly CHALK Unable to penetrate through very dense or hard material. End o CPT run at. m Coordinates (metres) : CPT F.CKE/V E - N

5 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: / / Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ]. MADE GROUND (Very dense sand). Unable to penetrate through very dense or hard material. End o CPT run at. m Coordinates (metres) : CPT F.CKE/V E - N

6 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: / / Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ].. MADE GROUND (Very dense oasionally medium dense silty sand with some layers o hard sandy lay). Unable to penetrate through very dense or hard material. End o CPT run at. m Coordinates (metres) : CPT F.CKE/V E - N

7 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPTA Date: Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ] Cheked by: Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ].. MADE GROUND (Very dense silty sand). Unable to penetrate through very dense or hard material. End o CPT run at. m CPTA F.CKE/V

8 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPTB Cheked by: Date: Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ]..... MADE GROUND (Medium dense silty sand) MADE GROUND (Very sti to sti sandy lay) Completely to highly weathered CHALK Partly to slightly weathered CHALK End o CPT run at. m CPTB F.CKE/V

9 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ] MADE GROUND (Medium dense to dense silty loally very silty sand) MADE GROUND (Hard beoming very sti lay) MADE GROUND (Medium dense silty sand) MADE GROUND (Interbedded medium dense silty sand and hard to very sti sandy lay) Highly weathered CHALK Partly beoming slightly weathered CHALK End o CPT run at. m CPT F.CKE/V

10 Report No:CPT STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST CPT Cheked by: Date: Cone Resistane, q [ MPa ] Frition Ratio, R [ % ] Sleeve Frition, s [ MPa ] MADE GROUND (Very dense loally dense sand) MADE GROUND (Medium dense beoming loose silty loally very silty sand) MADE GROUND (Sti lay) MADE GROUND (Very dense to dense silty sand) Completely to highly weathered CHALK End o CPT run at. m CPT F.CKE/V

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