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Interpretation of cone penetration results in multilayered soils
Author(s) -
Vreugdenhil Roger,
Davis Rob,
Berrill John
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1096-9853
pISSN - 0363-9061
DOI - 10.1002/nag.1610180902
Subject(s) - layering , penetration (warfare) , cone (formal languages) , soil water , geotechnical engineering , penetration test , geometry , geology , cone penetration test , materials science , mathematics , soil science , algorithm , operations research , botany , subgrade , biology
A simple approximate analysis is presented for interpretation of cone penetration results when the cone resistance is affected by layering of soils with different stiffnesses. It is argued that the cone resistance senses the presence of a nearby layer elastically, and an approximate elastic analysis is developed to quantify the effect. Good comparisons with calibration chamber experimental results are found.