DEM examination of SPT correction factors
The Standard Penetration Test (SPT) is the most widely used method for dynamic testing of soils. The test is simple and robust but difficult to control and not fully standardized. As a result, experimental results typically show large variations and poor repeatability. To mitigate that correction fa...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repository: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/347993 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/347993 https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914017 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Soil mechanics--Testing Mecànica dels sòls -- Proves Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia::Mecànica de sòls |
| Summary: | The Standard Penetration Test (SPT) is the most widely used method for dynamic testing of soils. The test is simple and robust but difficult to control and not fully standardized. As a result, experimental results typically show large variations and poor repeatability. To mitigate that correction factors such as energy normalization and rod length have been introduced in SPT practice. This study provides an examination of the two correction factors using models based on the discrete element method (DEM). |
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