A standard penetration test was performed in a 150 mm diameter boring at a depth of 9.5 m be-low the ground surface. The driller used a UK-style automatic trip hammer and a standard SPT sampler. The actual blow count, N, was 19. The soil is a normally consolidated fine sand witha unit weight of 18.0 kN/m3 and D50 = 0.4 mm. The groundwater table is at a depth of 15 m. Determine the following:a. N60b. N1,60c. Drd. Consistency (based on Table 3.3)e. f′

A standard penetration test was performed in a 150 mm diameter boring at a depth of 9.5 m be-low the ground surface. The driller used a UK-style automatic trip hammer and a standard SPT sampler. The actual blow count, N, was 19. The soil is a normally consolidated fine sand witha unit weight of 18.0 kN/m3 and D50 = 0.4 mm. The groundwater table is at a depth of 15 m. Determine the following:a. N60b. N1,60c. Drd. Consistency (based on Table 3.3)e. f′

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter19: Drilled Shaft

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