Geophysical methods for determining the geotechnical engineering properties of earth materials.

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• Creators:
  Owen, William
• Corporate Creators:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Geotechnical Support
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Research Soils Soil Stabilization Testing
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Corporate Publisher:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation
• Abstract:
  Surface and borehole geophysical methods exist to measure in-situ properties and structural
  
  characteristics of earth materials. Application of such methods has demonstrated cost savings through
  
  reduced design uncertainty and lower investigation costs. Routine use of geophysical methods, however,
  
  remains limited due to the specialized nature of the work and limited industry experience with its
  
  application to real-world projects. In an attempt to address that issue, Caltrans staff submitted a proposal
  
  for research aimed at developing a reference document describing the quantitative measurements of
  
  material properties that may be obtained using geophysical methods. In support, Caltrans staff surveyed
  
  the available literature to evaluate: 1) the current state of the practice regarding the use of geophysics for
  
  transportation projects, 2) the body of available literature that documents the use of geophysical methods
  
  to derive engineering properties of soil and rock, and 3) any standardized or recommended methods and
  
  procedures.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:85b55719d6476e680d27ffb82bfdd740f15c2dd28da0de245b32712c621e07fc
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27555/dot_27555_DS1.pdf
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