Study of S_u Predicted by Pressuremeter Test

Abstract

There are at least five different methods for interpreting the results of field pressuremeter tests. Each of these methods yields different values of undrained shear strength when applied to the same pressuremeter test. A laboratory pressuremeter model was designed to simulate the pressuremeter test. Sedimented kaolinite samples were used for the laboratory model tests. These samples were consolidated to different values of the maximum vertical pressure and with overconsolidation ratios ranging from one to eight. For comparison purposes, two sets of