Abstract: Cone penetration testing (CPT) in calibration chambers is used to develop empirical correlations and validate numerical models. Hundreds of tests have been performed over the last few decades on sands, but nearly all ...

Abstract: The direct simple shear (DSS) test is commonly used to assess the shear strength of soil, estimate liquefaction resistance, or calibrate constitutive models under the assumption of idealized simple shear conditions even ...

Abstract: In practice, liquefaction assessment is driven by earthquake case histories, but the case-history database is limited and there are important gaps in the information available. As a result, laboratory tests have continued ...

Abstract: Determination of the base contribution to total pile capacity is an important aspect in the design of end-bearing piles. For driven piles, dynamic load testing and signal matching are the predominant approach for estimating ...

Abstract: The Becker penetration test (BPT) is a widely used tool for the characterization of gravelly soils, especially for liquefaction assessment. An instrumented Becker penetration test (iBPT) was developed and integrated into ...

Abstract: The Becker penetration test (BPT) is a widely used tool for characterizing gravelly soils, especially for liquefaction assessment. Interpretation of BPT data is complicated by the variable energy transferred from the hammer ...