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1. Depth where net increase in vertical pressure becomes less than 10%
of the initial overburden pressure

2. Maximum depth reached by the pressure bulb or isobar

diagram drawn with an intensity of pressure varying from 1/5th or
1/10th of the loading intensity, q (i.e. 0.2q to 0.1q). (where q = loading
intensity at the base of footing)

3. Equal to 1.5 to 2 times the width or smaller lateral dimension of the

loaded area
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 Design
Design Features
Features Affecting
affecting Sampledisturbance
the sample Disturbance

• Area ratio
• Inside Clearance
• Outside Clearance
• Recovery Ratio
• Inside wall friction
• Design of non-return value
• Method of applying force
• Sizes of sampling tubes
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Sampling Tude
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IS: 6935-1973: Methods of Determination of Water Level in a Bore Hole

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Automatic
Water
Level
Recorder

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Geotechnical Engineering - II

Standard Penetration Test

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Standard Split-Spoon Sampler

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Wash
Boring
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Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
Since 1902
SPT Hammers

SAFETY

PIN WEIGHT

AUTO

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Record of
Data during
SPT

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Disadvantage of SPT (Idriss and Boulanger 2008)

missed SPT Interval

strata ! of 1.5 m
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Figure:
Standard penetration test data
along with typical bore log in
the study area

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Soil Exploration
Programme

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 •DOI:
•10.13140/RG.2.2.22590.69445

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