cone penetrometer

The dynamic cone penetrometer and its use on forest roads.

Development of a soil classification chart for a miniature cone penetrometer.

Dynamic cone penetrometer and forest road assessment.

Key words : groundwater, cone penetrometer, hydraulic barriers, contaminants.

Interpretation of calibration chamber tests involving cone penetrometer tests in sands'.

Another method for measuring the liquid limit is the fall cone test, also called the cone penetrometer test.

Key words: cone penetrometer, sands, in situ tests, state, calibration chamber, horizontal stress measurement.

Electric friction cone penetrometer testing.

This test is used to measure the in situ penetration resistance of soils by means of a dynamic cone penetrometer.

Key words: model test, dense sand, offshore pile driving, axial capacity, end bearing, skin friction, design parameters, cone penetrometer.

A special cone penetrometer system was built consisting of a sensitive 1 cm2 electric cone, depth transducer, and battery-operated chart recorder.

Geophysical data including data from cone penetrometer tests (CPT) can also be imported and plotted.

Archival research will be undertaken along with site investigation using cone penetrometer devices, core extraction and measurement of the propagation of seismic waves.

The present paper describes the development of an instrumented impact cone penetrometer for a direct measurement of in situ strength properties of a soil target.

Key words : seismic, cone penetrometer, sources, receivers, accelerometers, shear wave, velocity, downhole, digital, signal processing.

Two of the most commonly used instruments used for that purpose are the cone penetrometer (CPT) and the shear vane.

A dynamic cone penetrometer is an insitu test in which a weight is manually lifted and dropped on a cone which penetrates the ground.

SPT methodology is based on empirical correlations between cone penetrometer tests and standard penetration tests for typical Florida soil types.

In addition both Dynamic Cone Penetrometer test and Pocket Penetrometer tests are undertaken to provide an indication of the ground's allowable bearing capacity.

The Fall cone test, also called the cone penetrometer test is an alternate to the Casagrande method for measuring the Liquid Limit of a soil sample.

The cone penetration or cone penetrometer test (CPT) is a method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy.

The DCPT consists of a simple, inexpensive electric cone penetrometer attached to a 1.5 m (5 ft) length of AW drill rod.

LED-induced fluorescence has been used in situ to delineate aromatic hydrocarbon contamination as a cone penetrometer add on module and also as a percussive capable asset.

• Brooke Ocean Technology Ltd., for the Free Fall Cone Penetrometer Test (FFCPT)

In situ tests such as the cone penetrometer provide an important link between soil characterisation testing in the laboratory, and actual foundation response, because they are, in themselves, a form of model test.