Determination of undrained strength of fine-grained soils by means of SPT and its application in Turkey

Engineering Geology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-69

  Sivrikaya, O ^a   Togrol E ^b  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Correlation; Fine grained soils; SPT corrections factors; Standard Penetration Test; Turkey; Undrained shear strength

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

CORRECTIONS FACTORS; CORRELATION EQUATIONS; FINE-GRAINED SOILS; SOIL PROPERTIES; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST; TURKEY; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CORRELATION; IN SITU TEST; PENETRATION TEST; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRENGTH;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33745700241     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Aas G., Lacasse S., Lunne T., and Hoeg K. Use of in situ tests for foundation design on clay. Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering: ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication, Blacksburg vol. 6 (1986) 1-30
2. Broms B.B. Penetration tests. Proceedings of 4th International Geotechnical Seminar on Field Instrumentation and In-Situ Measurements, 25-27 November, Singapore (1986) 21-49
3. Broms B.B., and Flodin N. History of soil penetration testing. Proceedings of 1st International Symposium on Penetration Testing, ISOPT-1, Orlando (1988) 157-220
4. Clayton C.R.I. SPT energy transmission: theory, measurement and significance. Ground Engineering 23 10 (1990) 35-43
5. Clayton C.R.I. The Standard Penetration Test (SPT): methods and use. Construction Industry Research and Information Association Report 143 (1995), CIRIA, London 143 pp.
6. Coduto D.P. Foundation Design: Principles and Practice (1994), Prentice-Hall, USA 796 pp.
7. Décourt L. The Standard Penetration Test: State-of-the-Art-Report. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Publication No. 179, Part II (1990) 1-12 Oslo, Norway
8. De Mello V. The standard penetration test - a state-of-the-art report. Proceedings of the Fourth Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1971) 1-86
9. Durgunoǧlu H.T., and Toǧrol E. Penetration testing in Turkey: state-of-the-art report. Proceedings of the 1st European Symposium on Penetration Testing, Stockholm (1974) 137
10. Durgunoǧlu H.T., Sancio R.B., Bray J.D., Karadayllar T., and Önalp A. Soil exploration methods used in the soil behaviour modeling of liquifed soil for Adapazarý. 8th National Congress on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 26-27 October, Eskişehir, Turkey (2000) 391-398 (in Turkish with English Summary)
11. Farrar, J.A., 1999. Standard Penetration Test: Driller's/Operator's Guide. DSO-98-17, U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Dame Safety Office, Earth Sciences and Research Laboratory, May 1999.
12. Farrar, J.A., 2001. Private communication.
13. Farrar J.A., Nickell J., Alien M.G., Goble G., and Berger J. Energy loss in long rod penetration testing - Terminus Dam liquefaction investigation. Proceedings of the ASCE Specialty Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III, Seattle vol. 75 (1998) 554-567
14. Horn H.M. North American experience in sampling and laboratory dynamic testing. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal 2 2 (1979) 84-97
15. Kovacs W.D., Salomone L.A., and Yokel F.Y. Energy Measurement in the Standard Penetration Test (1981), U.S. Department of Commerce and National Bureau of Standards, Washington D.C.
16. Kulhawy F.H., and Mayne P.W. Manual on Estimating Soil Properties for Foundation Design (1990), Electric Power Institute, Palo Alto, California
17. McGregor J., and Duncan J.M. Performance and use of the standard penetration test in geotechnical engineering practice. Report of CGPR (1998), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia
18. Mitchell J.K., Guzikowski F., and Villet W.C.B. The Measurement of Soil Properties In-Situ - Present Methods - Their Applicability and Potential. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report vol. 6363 (1978), University of California, Berkeley
19. Mori H. Review of Japanese sub-surface investigation techniques. Journal of South East Asian Society Geotechnical Engineering 10 (1979) 219-242
20. Nixon I.K. Standard penetration test: state of the art report. Proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Penetration Testing, Amsterdam (1982) 3-24
21. Parcher J.V., and Means R.E. Soil Mechanics and Foundations (1968), Charles E. Merrill, Columbus, Ohio
22. Sanglerat G. The Penetrometer and Soil Exploration; Interpretation of Penetration Diagrams - Theory and Practice (1972), Elsevier Publishing Co., Amsterdam 464 pp.
23. Saran S. Analysis and Design of Substructures (1996), Balkema, Rotterdam
24. Schmertmann J.H. Discussion to de Mello (1971). Proceedings of the 4th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, San Juan, Puerto Rico vol. 3 (1971) 90-98
25. Schmertmann J.H., and Palacios A. Energy dynamics of SPT. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Division 105 GT8 (1979) 909-926
26. Seed H.B., Tokimatsu K., Harder L.P., and Chung R.M. The influence of SPT Procedures in soil liquefaction resistance evaluations. Earthquake Engineering Research Center Report No. UCB/EERC-84/15 (1984), University of California, Berkeley
27. Seed H.B., Tokimatsu K., Harder L.F., and Chung R.M. Influence of SPT procedures in soil liquefaction resistance evaluations. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 111 12 (1985) 1425-1445
28. u. 5th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey (2002) 943-952
29. Skempton A.W. Standard penetration test procedures and the effects in sands of overburden pressure, relative density, particle size, aging and overconsolidation. Geotechnique 36 3 (1986) 425-447
30. Sowers G.F. Modern procedures for underground investigations. ASCE 80 435 (1954) 11
31. Sowers G.F. Introductory Soil Mechanics and Foundations. 4th edition (1979), Macmillan, New York 621 pp.
32. Srithar S.T., and Ervin M.C. Evaluation of the efficiency of an automatic SPT hammer. Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 27-31 August, Istanbul, Turkey (2001) 511-514
33. Stroud M.A. The standard penetration test in insensitive clays and soft rock. Proceedings of the 1st European Symposium on Penetration Testing, Stockholm, Sweden vol. 2(2) (1974) 367-375
34. Tokimatsu K. Penetration tests for dynamic problems. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Penetration Testing, ISOPT-1, Orlando (1988) 117-136
35. Terzaghi K., and Peck R.B. Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice (1967), John Wiley, New York 729 pp.
36. Tschebotarioff G.P. Foundations, Retaining, and Earth Structures. 2nd edition (1973), McGraw-Hill, New York
37. Youd T.L., and Idris I.M. Summary Report: Proceedings of the NCEER Workshop On Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance of Soils, NCEER 97-0022, Salt Lake City, Utah (1997)