SPT Values from Soil Description
SPT Values from Soil Description
(OP)
Afternoon all,
Does anyone know where I might find appropriate (approximate) values of SPT to use based on soil descriptions taken from window samples?
Cheers
BridgeBuilder
Does anyone know where I might find appropriate (approximate) values of SPT to use based on soil descriptions taken from window samples?
Cheers
BridgeBuilder





RE: SPT Values from Soil Description
Sand/gravel
SPT Relative Density
0-4 very loose
5-10 loose
11-30 medium dense
31-50 dense
50< very dense
Fine-
<2 very soft
2-4 soft
5-8 firm
9-15 stiff
16-30 very stiff
30< hard
RE: SPT Values from Soil Description
This is a multi-parametric evaluation that should be approached from the "other" direction.