Explaination about: In-Situ Testing & The Content of the Site Investigation Report.

Prepared by: Mohd Farhan Syazwan Bin Dzulkar Matrix No : 16QKA12F2019

 Standard Penetration Test (SPT) Is an in-situ dynamic penetration test designed to provide information on the geotechnical engineering properties of soil. The test uses a thick-walled sample tube, with an outside diameter of 50 mm and an inside diameter of 35 mm, and a length of around 650 mm. This is driven into the ground at the bottom of a borehole by blows from a slide hammer with a weight of 63.5 kg (140 lb) falling through a distance of 760 mm (30 in).

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 Standard Penetration Test (SPT) : The main purpose of the test is to provide an indication of the relative density of granular deposits, such as sands and gravels from which it is virtually impossible to obtain undisturbed samples. The great merit of the test, and the main reason for its widespread use is that it is simple and inexpensive. The soil strength parameters which can be inferred are approximate, but may give a useful guide in ground conditions where it may not be possible to obtain borehole samples of adequate quality like gravels, sands, silts, clay containing sand or gravel and weak rock.

 Cone Penetration Test (CPT) The cone penetration test (CPT) is a method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. The test method consists of pushing an instrumented cone, with the tip facing down, into the ground at a controlled rate (controlled between 1.5 -2.5 cm/s accepted). The resolution of the CPT in delineating stratigraphic layers is related to the size of the cone tip, with typical cone tips having a cross-sectional area of either 10 or 15 cm, corresponding to diameters of 3.6 and 4.4 cm.

 Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

 Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

 Plate Bearing Test (PBT) Plate load test is to find the bearing capacity and the settlement of the foundation. Description a test plate, square or circular in shape, are used. The plate is placed at the proposed level of the foundation and is subjected to incremental loading. Settlement at each increment of the loading is measured and a load-settlement curve is plotted. Bearing capacity and the settlement of the foundation are determined from the loadsettlement curves

 Plate Bearing Test (PBT)

 Trial Pit A trial pit is an excavation of ground in order to study or sample the composition and structure of the subsurface, usually dug during a site investigation, a soil survey or a geological survey. Trial pits are dug before the construction. They are dug to determine the geology and the water table of that site. Trial pits are usually between 1 and 4 metres deep, and are dug either by hand or using a mechanical digger. Building and construction regulations clearly state that any trial pits that concede deeper than 1.2 metres should be secured against structural collapse, if they are to be entered by people.

 Trial Pit

 A site investigation report is the basis for all subsequent decisions regarding cleanup of a contaminated site. A complete and well-organized report allows state regulators to make better and faster decisions including, in some cases, case closure. If a case closure request will be made at the end of the site investigation. Organization of Site Investigation Reports: Site investigation reports should be organized into the following sections. The Site Investigation Report Contents table and attachments that follow this outline, provide additional details about the information needed in each of the following sections:

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