Standard Penetration Test (SPT)

Depth m 10 / Pa (from Table) 1.5

N 15 Terzaghi & Peck 150 kPa

Vane Shear test (VST)

Input Parameters: Colours:
Height of vane (H) cm 7.5 input
Diameter of the vane (D) cm 3.75
Output: output
Constant (k) cm3 193 By formula 25.41 calculation of input
Applied torque (T) kg-cm 50 By Chandler (1988) 25.37 kPa compare with output
deg 45 0.78539816 By general formula 23.96 value taken from table
deg 45 0.78539816 24.91 one time entered. Value
written for refrence only
Depth m 10 Skempton 19.22
kN/m3 17 Skempton corrected 20.18
kPa
GWT m 4 By Chandler (PI and ) 25.94
PI 17 Chandler's corrected 27.24
kN/m2 111.14 23.15
kPa 150 µ (From table) 1.05

Cone Penetration test (CPT)

Depth m 10 Keaveny & Mitchell
kN/m3 17
kN/m2 170
53
MPa 0.8
G MPa 0.2
kPa 0.5
400
12
PI 17 Shin et. al (2008)
Other method 12 53
µ (From table) 1.05 Lunne and Kleven 1981
15 40
Stark and Delashaw 1990
12 50
Hisham T. Eid & Timothy D. Stark
15.5 39
Meigh 1987
16 38

CPTU Test
1
(From table) 7 2
kPa 59
kPa 42
Du kPa 17

Dynamic Cone Tests

kg 50 Butcher et. al (1995
Depth m 10
kg 78 154
H m 0.5
A m2 0.015
e m 1
16350
S 2
6387

Pressuremeter Test (PMT)

kPa 500
kN/m3 17 Marsland and Randolph 43
Ko 0.78 Another method 67
Depth m 10 Briaud (1992) 56 kPa
kPa 132.6 Corelation Best Fit line 65
Np 8.5 Bergado et al. (1986) 85
=( - ) 367.4

Dilatometer test (DMT)

Depth m 10
kPa 310
kPa 530 Marchetti 31 kPa
kPa 42
kPa 111.14
2.4
0.8

California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

tsf 1.5
kPa 143.64
 kPa 23 67 kPa
CBR 6
 SHANSEP Method Colours:
a 0.3 input
m 0.7 output
150 su 41 kPa calculation of input
kPa
111.14 compare with output
OCR 1.35 value taken from table
one time entered. Value
written for refrence only

(kPa) Based on (kPa) Based on

Clay 187.5 Highly Plastic Soil 136.4
Input Parameters: Sanglerat (1972) Input Parameters:
Silty Clay 150 Sivrikaya & Togrol (2002) Low Plastic Soil 98.6
Fine Grained
Depth (m) = 8 Terzaghi and Peck (1962) Soil 93.75 Hammer Efficiency = 0.8 Fine Grained Soil 123.6
Fine Grained
= 15 Hara et al. (1974) Soil 203.79 Bore hole dia = 1 Decourt (1990) Clay 300
Highly Plastic
M.C = w (%) = 28 Soil 187.5 Sample correction = 1 Hettiarachchi & Brown (2009) Fine Grained Soil 82
Medium Plastic
LL = 30 Sowers (1979) Soil 112.5 Rod Length Correc. = 1 UU Test 99.58
Sivrikaya (2009)
PL = 15 Low Plastic Soil 56.25 20 UCS Test 94.96
PI = 15 Nixon (1982) Clay 180
Highly Plastic
Soil 72.75 Frazad Nassaji
Sivrikaya & Togrol (2002) Low Plastic Soil 50.25 Input Parameters Su(kPa)
Fine Grained
Soil 64.8 N(field) 15 39.4
Pl<20 97.5 N60 20 59.6
Stroud (1974) 20<PI<30 67.5 Wn 28 55.572
Pl>30 63 LL 40 77.188
Decourt (1990) Clay 187.5 PL 20
Ajayi & Balogun (1988) Fine Grained
95.05 PI 20
57.94
Soil
UU Test 60
Sivrikaya (2009)
UCS Test 38.99
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AASHTO Soil Classification System Single variable linear correlations for A-4a Soils Single-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-4a Soils Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-4a Soils Multi-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-4a Soils
% age passing % clay 45.836 316.09 %Silt 680.87 4695.27
SPT (N1)60, %C, t50 3.8628 26.638 SPT (N1)60, %C, %S 130.23 898.092
No. 10 (2 mm) 30 Soil A-4 %silt 62.964 434.2 %Silt 182.16 1256.19
psi kPa
20 Catogery A-4-a %Compaction 5.085 35.066 % Clay 41.963 289.378 %C, %S, PL, wf, phi, phi', %comp 604.97 4171.87
No. 40 (0.425 mm) % C, , % Comp 4.5526 31.395
psi kPa
No. 200 (0.075 mm) 48 Dry Unit weight 26.4971 182.72 % Gravel 20.496 141.342
SPT (N1)60, %C, %S 65.117
LL 21 %sand 27.584 190.22 %Silt 207.52 1431.06 449.046
PL 13 % Clay 46.182 318.471 Revised Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models
Natural moisture content 26.1368 180.24 psi kPa %C, %S, PL, wf, phi, phi', %comp 302.49
PI 8 % Clay 43.535 300.214 2085.94
%C, %S, %Comp -7.559 psi -52.13 kPa
Maximum Dry Unit pcf 120 PI 22.692 156.48 %Silt 121.95 840.983
% Clay %C % 38 Specific Gravity 36.42 psi 251.15 kPa % Clay 41.388 285.415
% Silt %M % 18 Final Moisture Content (CU %Silt 84.56 583.123
Test) 29.2712 201.85
% Sand %S % 28 Plasticity Index (PI) 24.3 167.573
% Gravel %G % 16 LL 23.2794 160.53 % Clay 58.809 405.549
Natural moisture
Effective friction angle 13.7376 94.734 % Clay 59.025 407.034
content % 9.2
Internal Friction angle 22.2262 153.27
Final Moisture Content
(CU Test) % 9.13 time for 50% consolidation 20.06 138.33

%Compaction %Comp % 85 % Gravel 20.296 139.96

PL 19.464 134.22
time for 50%
consolidation mins 3.6
Single-Variable Linear Correlations for A-6a Soils Single-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-6a Soils Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-6a Soils Multi-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-6a Soils
Specific Gravity 2.65 % clay 6.946 47.9 Effective friction angle -48.96 -337.645
% G, % C , LL, -14.98 -103.3 SPT (N1)60, Gs, PI, %G, %M, w, %Comp 11.773 81.1891
Dry Unit Weight pcf 130.3 %silt -12.262 -84.56 Specific Gravity 11.215 77.3386
psi kPa
Effective friction angle degree 26.6 %Compaction 10.563 72.842 Time for 50% consolidation 12.369 85.2939
SPT (N1)60, PI, w, %Comp 12.35 85.163 SPT (N1)60, %G, %M, PL, LL, w, %Comp 15.781 108.824
Internal Friction angle degree 34.2 Dry Unit weight 12.5183 86.326 % Sand 15.842 109.247
%sand 16.144 111.33 Natural Moisture Content (w) 34.681 239.158 psi kPa
Unconfined compressive
strength psi 32 SPT (N1)60, Gs, PI, %G, %M, w, %Comp 5.8867 40.5945
Effective friction angle 3.0136 20.782 Revised Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-6a Soils
Natural moisture content 15.5028 106.91
Effective friction angle 3.1542 21.7515
Gs, %S, LL, w 24.553 169.31 SPT (N1)60, %G, %M, PL, LL, w, %Comp 7.8904 54.4122
SPT Correction PI 8.748 60.326 Effective friction angle -2.989 psi -20.6107 kPa
psi kPa
Hammer Efficiency (Em) 0.8 Specific Gravity 223.4 1540.6 Specific Gravity 15.76 108.683
psi PI, %G, w, %Comp -1.22 -8.412
Final Moisture Content (CU Specific Gravity 17.521 120.827
Test) 10.0918 69.593 kPa
Bore hole dia (Cb ) 1 Effective friction angle -3.474 -23.9535
Bore size 2.5 to 4.5 in 1 LL 13.452 92.765 Effective friction angle -1.938 -13.3622
Unconfined compressive strength
Bore size upto 6 in 1.05 Effective friction angle -0.5848 -4.033 (qu) 13.612 93.8684
Bore size upto 8 in 1.15 Internal Friction angle 2.5784 17.781 Specific Gravity 17.468 120.459
Sample correction (Cs) 1 Specific Gravity 16.843 116.152
Time for 50% consolidation 12.6596 87.301
Smooth Sampler or liner 1
Without liner 1.2 % Gravel 12.942 89.248
Rod Length Correc. (Cr) 1 PL 18.818 129.77
Unconfined compressive
30 to 100 ft 1 strength (qu) 12.836 88.517
20 to 30 ft 0.95 Single-Variable Linear Correlations for A-6b Soils Single-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-6b Soils Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-6b Soils Multi-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-6b Soils
13 to 20 ft 0.85 % clay 9.199 63.436 PI -231.6 -1597.42
wf, t50 -535.6 -3693 Gs, %M, w 5E+06 4E+07
10 to 13 ft 0.75 %silt 12.226 84.31 %G 7.542 52.0096
psi kPa psi kPa
N field 13 %Compaction 14.665 101.13 %C 20.632 142.278
SPT (N1)60, %Comp 31.233 215.38 Gs, %M, w 3E+06 2E+07
Dry Unit weight 6.4131 44.225 %M -419.6 -2893.73
%sand 23.406 161.41 %S -100.6 -693.876
Depth ft 10 PL 1509 10406.1 Revised Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-6b Soils
Natural moisture content 4.3698 30.134
pcf 118 Dry Unit Weight (UC Test) -11.37 -78.4043
PL, LL 222.26 1532.7
GWT ft 4 PI 1.705 11.758 w -1189 -8202.12
psi kPa
psf 805.6 Specific Gravity 61.52 424.24 wf 5279.4 36407.1
%G, %Comp 22.136 152.65
psi qu 1008.8 6956.91
Final Moisture Content (CU
Test) 54.8712 378.39 kPa
Over burden Correc. (CN) 1.575634 t50 25.216 173.892
LL -49.53 -341.6 phi -151.7 -1046.25
Effective friction angle 11.2574 77.631 phi' -283.7 -1956.69
16
Internal Friction angle 15.5844 107.47 %comp -100.6 -693.565
Dry Unit Weight (C-U Test) 27.904 192.423
time for 50% consolidation 12.6812 87.45
Dry Unit Weight (C-U Test) 18.973 130.836
% Gravel 7.302 50.355 Dry Unit Weight (C-U Test) 18.97 130.82
PL 4.687 32.322 Dry Unit Weight (C-U Test) 19.72 135.988
Unconfined compressive 8.808 60.74 Dry Unit Weight (C-U Test) 23.775 psi 163.949 kPa
strength
t50 20.732 142.965
t50 24.211 166.956
t50 13.594 93.7472
wf 57462 396255
wf 3176.7 21906.8
LL 0.0003 0.00173
LL 0.0031 0.02117
t50 15.806 108.997
t50 23.52 162.196
qu 9.095 62.7191
wf 106.46 734.138
wf 74.48 513.616
LL -95.72 -660.111
wf 106.37 733.524
LL -68.2 -470.315
LL -95.72 -660.111
Single-Variable Linear Correlations for A-7-6 Soils Single-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-7-6 Soils Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-7-6 Soils Multi-Variable Nonlinear Regression Analysis for A-7-6 Soils
% clay 9.22 63.581 Friction angle 2434.7 16789.8 (N1)60, PI, Gs, %G, %M, %S, PL, LL, gd, w,
SPT (N1)60, qu 2.836 19.557 1E-10 8.8E-10
%comp
%silt 9.242 63.733 %G 6.4774 44.6684 psi kPa psi kPa
%Compaction -0.425 -2.931 %G 8.3981 psi 57.913 kPa
PI, Gs, phi, phi' , %comp -13.26 -91.43 Gs, %M, w 6E-11 4.4E-10
Dry Unit weight 19.875 137.06 PL 118.04 813.969
%sand 8.184 56.437 %G -18.37 -126.645
%S -3.435 -23.6878 Revised Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for A-7-6 Soils
Natural moisture content 4.3698 30
%M, PL 48.191 332.33
PI 9.466 65.278
psi kPa
Specific Gravity -30.1 psi -207.6
Gs, %C, %S, PI, %Comp -12.79 -88.18
Final Moisture Content (CU kPa
Test) 14.039 96.813

LL 18.493 127.53
Effective friction angle 6.2754 43.275
Internal Friction angle 10.0732 69.465

time for 50% consolidation 9.4862 65.417

% Gravel 9.793 J78*6.896

PL 21.462 148
Unconfined compressive
strength 5.267 36.321
Single-Variable Linear Correlations for all types of Soils Multi-Variable Linear Regression Models for all types of Soils
% clay 9.388 64.74 SPT (N1)60, Pi, Gs, %G, %C, %M,
%silt 11.914 82.159 %S, PL, LL, gd, w, wf, qu, -16.33 psi -112.6 kPa
%Compaction 5.39 37.169 t50,phi, phi', %comp
Dry Unit weight 12.8593 88.678
%sand 12.7 87.579

Natural moisture content 13.6696 94.266

PI 12.534 86.434
Specific Gravity 47.14 325.08
psi
Final Moisture Content (CU
Test) 15.7399 108.54 kPa

LL 15.521 107.03
Effective friction angle 40.2392 277.49
Internal Friction angle 16.1644 111.47

time for 50% consolidation 12.0016 82.763

% Gravel 10.865 74.925

PL 18.976 130.86
Unconfined compressive
strength 9.456 65.209