A cone penetration test has been conducted, and has measured a cone resistance of 85kg/cm² at a depth of 10 m. The vertical effective stress at this depth is 150 kPa, and theoverconsoliation ratio is 2. The soils at this depth are quartz sands. Compute the relativedensity, and classify the soil using Table 3.3. TABLE 3.3 CONSISTENCY OF COARSE-GRAINEDSOILS VARIOUS RELATIVE DENSITIES (Adaptedfrom Lambe and Whitman, 1969)Relative Density, D, (%)0-1515-3535-6565-8585-100ClassificationVery looseLooseMedium denseDenseVery dense"Lambe and Whitman used the term "medium," but "medium dense"is better because "medium" usually refers to the grain size distribu-tion.

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A cone penetration test has been conducted, and has measured a cone resistance of 85 kg/cm² at a depth of 10 m. The vertical effective stress at this depth is 150 kPa, and the overconsoliation ratio is 2. The soils at this depth are quartz sands. Compute the relative density, and classify the soil using Table 3.3.

A cone penetration test has been conducted, and has measured a cone resistance of 85 kg/cm² at a depth of 10 m. The vertical effective stress at this depth is 150 kPa, and the overconsoliation ratio is 2. The soils at this depth are quartz sands. Compute the relative density, and classify the soil using Table 3.3.

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Chapter12: Subsurface Exploration

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