Measurement of In Situ Density of Sand in a Chamber by Using a Thermal Conductivity Penetrometer

Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 1995)

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Measurement of In Situ Density of Sand in a Chamber by Using a Thermal Conductivity Penetrometer

Singh, G
Course director, University of Leeds, Leeds,

Das, BM
Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento, CA

Chong, MK
Engineer, Housing Department,

Abstract

Reliable in situ testing during soil exploration is of great help to geotechnical engineers in design considerations. This paper describes the theory and the laboratory test results for determination of the density of a sand with a quasi-static penetrometer by measuring its thermal conductivity. Effects of disturbance caused by the penetrometer have been studied. It is shown that it is possible to obtain the density of sand by precalibrating the penetrometer.

Keywords:
density, disturbance, in situ testing, penetrometer, sand, thermal conductivity

Paper ID: GTJ11006J
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ11006J
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		SEDL / Journals / Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ) / Citation Page Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 1995) Click here to download this paper now for $25 PDF (272K) View License Agreement ISSN: 1945-7545 CODEN: GTJODJ Page Count: 8 Measurement of In Situ Density of Sand in a Chamber by Using a Thermal Conductivity Penetrometer Singh, G Course director, University of Leeds, Leeds, Das, BM Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento, CA Chong, MK Engineer, Housing Department, Abstract Reliable in situ testing during soil exploration is of great help to geotechnical engineers in design considerations. This paper describes the theory and the laboratory test results for determination of the density of a sand with a quasi-static penetrometer by measuring its thermal conductivity. Effects of disturbance caused by the penetrometer have been studied. It is shown that it is possible to obtain the density of sand by precalibrating the penetrometer. Keywords: density, disturbance, in situ testing, penetrometer, sand, thermal conductivity Paper ID: GTJ11006J DOI: 10.1520/GTJ11006J ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. Author Title Measurement of In Situ Density of Sand in a Chamber by Using a Thermal Conductivity Penetrometer Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D18