On the Possibility of Testing Miocene Clay from Cracow Area using Weight Sounding Test (WST)

Olesiak, Sebastian

doi:10.2478/sgem-2014-0009

Abstract

Polish standards concerning field investigation with the use of a Weight Sounding Test (WST) probe give interpretation of results for non-cohesive soils only. The lack of such interpretation for cohesive soils excludes this testing equipment from use. This paper presents the results of geotechnical site investigation and laboratory tests performed for Miocene clays in Carpathian Foredeep in the Cracow area. Based on the analysis of the results a correlation was determined between the characteristic values for the WST probe (number of half-turns N_WST) and the selected properties of Miocene clays. The article is an attempt to create a complete interpretation of test results obtained for cohesive soil with WST equipment.

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On the Possibility of Testing Miocene Clay from Cracow Area using Weight Sounding Test (WST)

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