In continuation to the previous article about Soil Shear Strength, which was published in VertekCPT University Blog, today is highlighted another very important application of using CPT. This capabili...
Read MoreShear strength is the ability of a material to resist shear forces - that is, forces that produce a sliding failure in the material parallel to the direction of the force. The diagram above demonstrat...
Read MoreOverburden Stress, also called Vertical Stress or Overburden Pressure, is the pressure imposed on a layer of soil by the weight of the layers on top of it. Overburden stress can cause errors or drift...
Read MoreCPT cones are available in multiple sizes, with the 10cm2 being the industry standard. Larger and smaller CPT cone sizes are also available tailored to the needs of any testing situation. Read on for...
Read MoreApart from correcting and adjusting soil behavior type characterizations, pore pressure data can be used in a variety of ways, with the most important being the ability to estimate the groundwater con...
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