Report on Cone Penetration Tests (CPTU)

Project: Gandharbpur Water Treatment SNC

Table of Contents

Chapter Title Page No.

Table of Contents...……………………………………………………………… i
List of Figures.…………………………………………………………………... ii
List of Tables.….………………………………………………………………... ii
List of Appendices.……………………………………………………………… ii

1.0 General…………………………………………………………………… 1
2.0 Applicable Standard…………………………………………………….... 1
3.0 CPTU System…………………………………………………………….. 1
3.1 Cone……………………………………………………………………… 2
3.1.1 Pore Pressure Filter………………………………………………………. 3
3.2 Measurements Recorded During CPTU Test…………………………….. 4
4.0 CPTU Test Program……………………………………………………… 5
5.0 Results of CPTU Test…………………………………………………….. 6
6.0 Liquefaction Calculation for Soil………………………………………... 10
7.0 Conclusion……………………………………………………………….. 10

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Report on Cone Penetration Tests (CPTU)
Project: Gandharbpur Water Treatment SNC
List of Figures
Figure 1: Photograph of CPTU Test……………………………………………... 1
Figure 2: CPTU System…………………………………………………………. 2
Figure 3: Cone Penetrometer; (a) Outside View (b) Inside View………………. 3
Figure 4: Design Features of Piezocone………………………………………… 4
Figure 5: Profiles of qc, qt and qe at CPTU-01 Test Point……………………….. 8
Figure 6: Profiles of Rf, fs, u2 and Dr at the CPTU-01 Test Point……………….. 9
Figure 7: CPT-based liquefaction triggering curves for Mf = 7.5 by Boulanger
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List of Tables
Table 1: Information Related to CPTU Test…………………………………... 5
Table 2: Average Values of CPTU Based Soil Parameters of All Soil Layers… 7

List Appendices
Appendix A ASTM D 5778-12 Standard Test Method for Electronic Friction Cone and
Piezocone Penetration Testing of Soils
Appendix B Calibration Certificate of CPTU Cone
Appendix C Plan View of the Location
Appendix D CPTU Test Results at CPTU Point
Appendix E Soil Behavior Type Classification by Software CPTask

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