The Flat Dilatometer Test

Details

• Creators:
  Riaund, Jean-Louis ; Miran, Jerome
• Corporate Creators:
  PSC Associates, Inc.
• Contributors:
  Chang, Chien-Tan ; Chan, Peter ; Cheney, Richard S. ; DiMaggio, Jerry A. ; Dumas, Chris
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Technology Applications
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Design Dilatometers Foundations Geotechnical Engineering Loads Mat Foundations Pile Foundations Soil Tests
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-91-044
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Chang, Chien-Tan
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Technology Applications
• Abstract:
  A dilatometer test consists of pushing a flat blade located at the end of a series of rods. once at the testing depth, a circular steel membrane located on one side of the blade is expanded horizontally into the soil. The pressure is recorded at three specific moments during the test. The blade is then advanced to the next testing depth. The design applications of the dilatometer test includes: deep foundations under horizontal and vertical load, shallow foundations under vertical load, compaction control, and any other geotechnical problems which can be make use of the soil parameters obtained from the dilatometer test.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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