<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Polish standards concerning field investigation with the use of a Weight Sounding Test (WST) probe give interpretation of results for non-cohesive soils only. The lack of such interpretation for cohesive soils excludes this testing equipment from use. This paper presents the results of geotechnical site investigation and laboratory tests performed for Miocene clays in Carpathian Foredeep in the Cracow area. Based on the analysis of the results a correlation was determined between the characteristic values for the WST probe (number of half-turns N<sub>WST</sub>) and the selected properties of Miocene clays. The article is an attempt to create a complete interpretation of test results obtained for cohesive soil with WST equipment.</p></abstract>

Polish standards concerning field investigation with the use of a Weight Sounding Test (WST) probe give interpretation of results for non-cohesive soils only. The lack of such interpretation for cohesive soils excludes this testing equipment from use. This paper presents the results of geotechnical site investigation and laboratory tests performed for Miocene clays in Carpathian Foredeep in the Cracow area. Based on the analysis of the results a correlation was determined between the characteristic values for the WST probe (number of half-turns NWST) and the selected properties of Miocene clays. The article is an attempt to create a complete interpretation of test results obtained for cohesive soil with WST equipment.

On the Possibility of Testing Miocene Clay from Cracow Area using Weight Sounding Test (WST)

AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining and Geoingeenering, Department of Geomechanics, Civil Engineering and Geotechnics, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, pawilon A1, pok. 309, tel. 12 617 47 69

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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Polish standards concerning field investigation with the use of a Weight Sounding Test (WST) probe give interpretation of results for non-cohesive soils only....

On the Possibility of Testing Miocene Clay from Cracow Area using Weight Sounding Test (WST)

Published Online: Jun 13, 2014

Page range: 71 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2014-0009

Keywords
geotechnical engineering, weight sounding test WST, geotechnical site characterization, soil laboratory investigation, undrained shear strength

© by Sebastian Olesiak

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

On the Possibility of Testing Miocene Clay from Cracow Area using Weight Sounding Test (WST)

Published Online: Jun 13, 2014

Page range: 71 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2014-0009

Keywordsgeotechnical engineering, weight sounding test WST, geotechnical site characterization, soil laboratory investigation, undrained shear strength

© by Sebastian Olesiak

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
geotechnical engineering, weight sounding test WST, geotechnical site characterization, soil laboratory investigation, undrained shear strength