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In-situ determination of silty soil properties using the cone penetration test

Keaveny, Joseph M.; Mitchell, James Kenneth

UCB/GT-84-01, University of California, Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering, 1984-01, PDF (4 MB)

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the cone penetration test (CPT) on determining the properties of silty soils and identifies further research areas needed to overcome CPT test limitations on these soils.

Available online: http://library.eerc.berkeley.edu/documents/GEOTECH/UCB-GT-84-01.pdf