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EGG Gregg In Situ Environmental and Geotechnical Site investigation Contractors Gregg In Situ Interpretations as of June 30, 2004(Release 1.22A) Gregg In Situ's interpretation routine provides a tabular output of geotechnical parameters based on current published CPT correlations and is subject to change to reflect the current state of practice. The interpreted values are not considered valid for all soil types. The interpretations are presented only as a guide for geotechnical use and should be carefully scrutinized for consideration in any geotechnical design. Reference to current literature is strongly recommended. Gregg In Situ does not warranty the correctness or the applicability of any of the geotechnical parameters interpreted by the program and does not assume liability for any use of the results in any design or review. Representative hand calculations should be made for any parameter that is critical for design purposes. The end user of the interpreted output should also be fully aware of the techniques and the limitations of any method used in this program. The purpose of this document is to inform the user as to which methods were used and what the appropriate papers and/or publications are for further reference. The CPT interpretations are based on values of tip, sleeve friction and pore pressure averaged over a user specified interval (e.g.0.20m). Note that qt is the tip resistance corrected for pore pressure effects and qc is the recorded tip resistance. Since all Gregg In Situ cones have equal end area friction sleeves, pore pressure corrections to sleeve friction, fs, are not required. The tip correction is: qt=qr+(1-a) •u2 where: qt is the corrected tip resistance q�is the recorded tip resistance U2 is the recorded dynamic pore pressure behind the tip(u2 position) a is the Net Area Ratio for the cone(typically 0.85 for Gregg In Situ cones) :. The total stress calculations are based on soil unit weights that have been assigned to the Soil Behavior Type zones,from a user defined unit weight profile or by using a single value throughout the profile. Effective vertical overburden stresses are calculated based on a hydrostatic distribution of equilibrium pore pressures below the water table or from a user defined equilibrium pore pressure profile(this can be obtained from CPT dissipation tests). For over water projects the effects of the column of water have been taken into account as has the appropriate unit weight of water. How this is done depends on where the instruments were zeroed(i.e. on deck or at mud line). Details regarding the interpretation methods for all of the interpreted parameters are provided in Table 1. The appropriate references cited in Table 1 are listed in Table 2. Where methods are based on charts or techniques that are too complex to describe in this summary the user should refer to the cited material. The estimated Soil Behavior Types (normalized and non-normalized) are based on the charts developed by Robertson and Campanella shown in Figures 1 and 2. The Bq classification charts are not reproduced in this document but can be reviewed in Lunne, Robertson and Powell(1997) or Robertson (1990). Where the results of a calculationlinterpretation are declared 'invalUthe value will be represented by the text strings"-9999"or"-9999.0". In some cases the value 0 will be used. Invalid results will occur because of(and not limited to) one or a combination of: 1. Invalid or undefined CPT data(e.g. drilled out section or data gap). 2. Where the interpretation method is inappropriate, for example, drained parameters in an undrained material (and vice versa). 3. Where interpretation input values are beyond the range of the referenced charts or specified limitations of the interpretation method. 4. Where pre-requisite or intermediate interpretation calculations are invalid. ' i