A brief introduction to cone penetration testing (CPT) in frozen geomaterials

Instruments and Methods Cone penetration testing (CPT) in Antarctic firn: an introduction to interpretation

Commercial cone penetration testing (CPT) equipment was adapted to allow penetrative testing in hard polar firn to depths of 10m. The apparatus is hydraulically driven, rate-controllable and able to penetrate firn with a resistance of 10MPa. It can be mounted on many types of typical polar vehicles, requiring connection to only hydraulics and 12V electricity. Data recorded include both cone tip...

Guide to Cone Penetration Testing

Using Miniature Cone Penetration Test (Mini-CPT) to determine engineering properties of sandy soils

In-situ testing techniques have proven to be successful in improving the speed and reliability of geotechnical investigations. One of the most common in-situ methods in engineering geology and site investigation is Cone Penetration Test (CPT), which is mainly used for characterization of soils, as it is a robust, simple, fast, reliable and economic test that can provide continuous soundings of ...

A Brief Introduction to Property Testing

This short article provides a brief description of the main issues that underly the study of property testing. It is meant to serve as a general introduction to a collection of surveys and extended abstracts that cover various specific subareas and research directions in property

NCHRP Synthesis 368 – Cone Penetration Testing

Systematic, well-designed research provides the most effective approach to the solution of many problems facing highway administrators and engineers. Often, highway problems are of local interest and can best be studied by highway departments individually or in cooperation with their state universities and others. However, the accelerating growth of highway transportation develops increasingly ...