Abstract
Two centrifuge model tests were used to examine the effect of soil interlayering on the measured cone-penetration resistance in a layered soil model. The first centrifuge model included four soil profiles: two uniform loose and dense soil profiles and two two-layer sand profiles of loose over dense and dense over loose sands. The other centrifuge model involved a layer of loose or dense sand with varying thickness between overlying and underlying layers of low-plasticity clayey silt. Multiple cone-penetration soundings were performed using cone penetrometers with diameters of 6 and 10 mm. The results showed that the measured tip resistance in layered soils as well as the sensing and development distances depend on sand layer thickness and stiffness contrast between the subsequent soil layers. The results of these experiments were compared with the results obtained from analytical and numerical solutions. The results provide insights on the effect of thin-layer presence on cone tip measurements and an archived data set for evaluating design procedures and numerical analysis methods.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Nos. CMMI-1300518 and CMMI-1635398. Operation of the centrifuge facility at the University of California at Davis was supported as part of the Natural Hazards and Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) network under NSF Award No. CMMI- 1520581. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. The authors appreciate the assistance of the staff of the Center for Geotechnical Modeling at UC Davis.
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