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SPT Correlations-V5
SPT Correlations-V5
Length of the Split Spoon Sampler from the Start of the Rod (m): 0.8
1.5 3 C 19
3 4 C 19
4.5 4 NCF 19
6 7 NCF 19
7.5 10 NCF 19
9 18 NCF 19
10.5 23 NCF 19
12 21 NCF 19
13.5 42 NCF 19
15 38 NCF 19
16.5 34 NCF 19
18 50 NCF 19
19.5 50 NCF 19
21 50 NCF 19
Here silt is assumed
to be non-plastic.
Plastic silt should be
in the category of
other "O".
Relative Density of
SPT Corrected for
Submerged or Not Cohesionless Soil or
Effective Overburden Overburden Pressure
Submerged Consistency of
Pressure (short (for Cohesionless Soil
[ Submerged-1 and Cohesive Soil Based
ton/ft^2) Only), N1 [Rounded
Not Submerged-0] on N1 [C: Cohesive,
in this version]
NC: Cohesionless].
0 0.297619047619048 3 Soft
0 0.595238095238095 4 Soft
1 0.828317669172932 4 Very Loose
1 0.972271303258145 7 Loose
1 1.11622493734336 10 Loose
1 1.26017857142857 17 Medium (NC)
1 1.40413220551378 20 Medium (NC)
1 1.548085839599 18 Medium (NC)
1 1.69203947368421 35 Dense
1 1.83599310776942 30 Medium (NC)
1 1.97994674185464 26 Medium (NC)
1 2.12390037593985 37 Dense
1 2.26785401002506 36 Dense
1 2.41180764411028 35 Dense
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Table 3-4
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28.5 2 2
57 2 2
79.3197 2 2 11
93.1047 4 5 14
106.8897 6 7 14
120.6747 11 13 17
134.4597 13 15 17
148.2447 12 14 17
162.0297 23 27 17
175.8147 20 23 17
189.5997 17 20 17
203.3847 25 29 17
217.1697 24 28 17
230.9547 23 27 17
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Table 3-4 Table 3-4 Table 3-4
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26 28 27 16.881
28 30 29 23.409
28 30 29 28.134
30 34 32 37.406
30 34 32 39.956
30 34 32 37.742
33 38 35.5 51.401
33 38 35.5 47.176
33 38 35.5 42.829
33 38 35.5 51.167
33 38 35.5 49.411
33 38 35.5 47.693
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Equation 3-5c Equation 3-7 Equation 3-7
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Minimum Maximum
Consistency of Average Unconfined
Unconfined Unconfined
Saturated Cohesive Compressive
Compressive Compressive
Soil Strength, qu (kPa)
Strength, qu (kPa) Strength, qu (kPa)
24 3
24 3
3 9000 12124.3556529821
5 10000 15652.4758424985
8 11500 19798.9898732233
14 14500 26191.6017074176
17 16000 28861.7393793236
15 15000 27110.8834234519
29 22000 37696.1536499415
25 20000 35000
22 18500 32832.910318764
32 23500 39597.9797464467
31 23000 38974.3505398101
29 22000 37696.1536499415
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Table 5-6 Table 5-6 Table 5-6 Table 5-6
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8700 43150
14500 45250
23200 48400
40600 54700
49300 57850
43500 55750
84100 70450
72500 66250
63800 63100
92800 73600
89900 72550
84100 70450
Here Es is for
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Table 5-6 Table 5-6 Table 5-6 General
15740.3762917128
20368.95982532
25798.5408644222
34660.8403628978
38630.0791386754
36007.3426080292
53154.5124199301
48481.0506900154
44881.4351366277
56585.0260187546
55447.7346382201
53154.5124199301
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Table 2-8 Table 2-8 Table 2-8 Table 2-8
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2000 15000
2000 15000
5000 20000
10000 25000
10000 25000
30000 50000
30000 50000
30000 50000
50000 81000
50000 81000
50000 81000
50000 81000
50000 81000
50000 81000
BM Das [Principles] BM Das [Principles]
Table 2.6 Table 2.6
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N'60 Without
Overburden Pressure Minimum
Average Elastic
Correction for Consistency of Unconfined
Modulus of Soil, Es
Cohesive Soil Cohesive Soil Compressive
(kPa)
[Rounded in this Strength, qu (kPa)
version]
Maximum
Average Unconfined Undrained Shear
Unconfined
Compressive Strength of Cohesive OCR of Cohesive Soil
Compressive
Strength, qu (kPa) Soil, Cu (kPa)
Strength, qu (kPa)
N'60 Without
N'60 with all
Overburden Pressure
Corrections for Relative Density of
Correction for Relative Density of
Cohesionless Soil Cohesionless Fine
Cohesionless Soil Cohesionless Soil (%)
[Rounded in this and Medium Soil (%)
[Rounded in this
version]
version]
2 2 26.224 23.558
5 5 34.803 35.648
7 7 38.662 40.511
13 15 52.937 57.128
15 18 56.627 60.443
14 17 54.49 56.862
27 35 75.254 79.137
23 31 70.646 72.366
20 28 66.797 66.931
29 42 80.528 79.886
28 42 80.085 77.951
27 42 79.638 76.15
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Equation 2.21 Equation 2.26 Equation 2.27 Equation 2.28
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Elastic Modulus of
Cohesionless Soil, Es
(kPa)
1000
2500
3500
7500
9000
8500
17500
15500
14000
21000
21000
21000
Peak ground acceleration [fraction of "g"]: 0.2