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Why is used in soil penetrometer test?

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Question added by ماحي عابد , Civil engineer , Technical building control
Date Posted: 2015/03/25
Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

A SPT is used to determine the bearing capacity of the soil. You hammer in a cone with a certain width and with a certain force and measure how many blows are needed to pass15 cm. That gives you a good idea what the soil can hold

محمد يونس
by محمد يونس , مهندس مشرف , الشركة العامة للكهرباء

 

i agree with wolf klaas 

SPT  test  the most commonly used in -site test  in a bore hole   , the test is made by making use of a

split spoon sampler it is tests of soil exploration.

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