Journal Published Online: 01 December 1988
Volume 11, Issue 4

Effects of Borehole Fluid on Standard Penetration Test Results

CODEN: GTJODJ

Abstract

The standard penetration test (SPT) represents the most widely used in-situ test method for evaluating the liquefaction resistance of saturated soils. Significant progress has been made in recent years in developing correlations between SPT results obtained using different test procedures and equipment in order to develop a higher degree of standardization for SPT testing. One of the heretofore unresolved factors affecting SPT results is the effect of borehole fluid type (for example, water or drilling mud). This paper presents a study in which field data were obtained from SPT performed in adjacent boreholes, some filled with water and others filled with drilling mud, at four different sites in order to investigate this effect. A total of 213 SPT were considered: 147 SPT in mud-filled boreholes and 66 SPT in water-filled boreholes. Borehole fluid type (drilling mud versus water) was found to have no significant effect on STP resistances measured so long as careful and appropriate drilling and sampling procedures are employed.

Author Information

Seed, RB
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Harder, LF
California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA
Youd, TL
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Pages: 9
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Stock #: GTJ10655J
ISSN: 0149-6115
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ10655J