Split spoon penetration testing in gravels

The widely used "Standard Penetration Test" (SPT) is considered unreliable for gravel deposits because gravel particles can be larger than the opening of the SPT split-spoon sampler and because drilling methods normally employed for SPT in sands are often impractical in gravels. The &qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniel, Christopher Ryan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10581