Abstract Identification of ground conditions is a very important step before starting to build any geotechnical structure. Geotechnical investigations are performed to determine the soils conditions and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and design of a proposed engineering construction. Fines contents (FC) in sandy soils also…
A number of field testing techniques, such as standard penetration test (SPT), cone penetration test (CPT), and Swedish weight sounding (SWS), are popularly used for in-situ characterisation. The screw driving sounding (SDS) method, which has been recently developed in Japan, is an improved version of the SWS technique…
During past major earthquakes in Christchurch, enormous damage to engineered structures and lifelines has been caused by liquefaction-induced ground failures. Standard penetration test is the most commonly used in situ test for soil characterization of liquefaction resistance. However this test has some limitations. A major…