Author(s):
G. Purdue, H.M. Coyle
Publication Date
June 1970
Abstract
This study involved a series of field tests conducted with a recently developed in-situ testing device. The in-situ testing device was used to measure values of skin friction and point bearing taken during soil sampling operations. The test procedure was adapted for use with a standard core drilling rig. All load measurements were made at the ground surface.|The in-situ measured values of skin friction and point bearing taken during sampling operations were compared with measured values of skin friction and point bearing taken from two full-scale instrumented test piles. All tests were conducted at one test site in a clay soil. It was necessary to develop adjustment factors to correct for the size and shape effects. The adjustment factors were correlated with the plasticity index of the soil.
Report Number:
125-4
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