Correlation of the Texas Highway Department Cone Penetrometer Test with the Drained Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soils

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• Creators:
  Cozart, George D. ; Coyle, Harry M. ; Bartoskewitz, Richard E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cone penetrometers
  • Cohesionless materials
  • Drained soil
  • Shear strength
  • Internal friction
  • Correlation analysis
  • Bridges
  • N-value
  • Effective Overburden Pressure
  • Total Unit Weight
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TTI-2-5-74-10-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim: September 1973 - August 1975
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  Improved correlations have been developed between the Texas Highway Department (THD) Cone Penetrometer Test N-value and the drained shear strength of cohesionless soils. Cone penetrometer test data and undisturbed sand samples were obtained at five different test sites. To develop the correlations new techniques in sampling and testing of cohesionless soils were implemented. From the results of field and laboratory investigations reasonably good correlations were developed for both drained shear strength, S, and effective overburden pressure, p', with the THD Cone Penetrometer Test N-value.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83609/dot_83609_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7def7180e663ab2c662b81bada4a89b3d1d57e4b79c7adcd1ac3116ad9afc52c67788d7b3fe7ec8e3bb62592dce60929bf35e612831a9a0c8c155af583dfb07d