FoundationEngineeringI,Spring2010

Prof.Dr.DerinUral,Res.Assist.Tolgazdoru

Homework#I
22/02/2011

Homework#1:StandardPenetrationTest
1. BrieflyexplaintestingproceduresoftheStandardPenetrationTest.Whyisthistestperformed?
WhatarethefactorsthataffectthemeasuredNvaluesinaStandardPenetrationTest?Trytogive
reasonsforeachfactorandexplainhowtheychangethetestresults.(30pts.)
2. WhichcorrectionfactorsareusedintheStandardPenetrationTest?Cantheybeusedinallsoil
types?Listthefactorsaccordingtotheirparametersandexplainhowtheyareused.(20pts.)
3. InaStandardPenetrationTestprocedure,safetypehammerandstandardsamplerareused.The
diameteroftheboreholeis80mm.Theresultsofthetestaregiveninthetablebelow.Assume
anaverageunitweightforthesoil, n 18.CkN/m3 and sat 20.DkN/m3 .TheGWTisatadepth
of9m.

a. DeterminethefieldSPTnumber(NfieldorN30)foreachtestdatapoint.(5pts.)
b. Usingthepropercorrectionfactors,calculatethecorrectedSPTnumber,(N1)60foreachtest
datapoint.(20pts.)
c. Using the correlations between SPTN and soil parameters, give information about the
consistencyorpackingstatusofthesoillayers.Determinethestrengthparametersofthe
soillayersusingthesecorrelations.(25pts.)

Depth(m)

1.50
3.00
4.50
6.00
7.50
9.00
10.50
12.00
13.50
15.00

015cm
4
3
4
4
2
3
7
9
1D
1A

SPT
1530cm
2
5
5
4
5
6
1A
1B
1C
10+E

3045cm
4
4
3
6
4
7
9
1C
1D
10+F

Soiltype

Sand
Sand
Sand
Sand
Sand
Sand
Siltyfinesand
Siltyfinesand
Siltyfinesand
Siltyfinesand

Notes:
AssumethatyourstudentIDis010040358.YouwilltakeA,B,C,D,EandFasfollows:
A=4
C=5
E=B+D=11
010040358
B=3
D=8
F=C+D=13
A BCD

Remembertociteyourreferences,especiallywhenusingthecorrelations.
Thedeadlineforthehomeworkis01.03.2010.