Using the Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) for Evaluation of Dams and Levees: Agenda


Using the Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) for Evaluation of Dams and Levees: Agenda

August 13, 2024
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • ASDSO introduction and remarks (5 minutes) 
  • The CPT basics; Concepts, Normalization, CPT Soil Characterization Chart, and Prediction of normalized geotechnical properties (20 minutes) 
  • CPT depth plots; Strength depth plots, Log-Log vertical stress plots, and Stress Focus plots (15 minutes) 
  • Using the CPT toward the goal of Seepage evaluation (20 minutes) 
  • Q&A session (5 minutes) 
  • Geology and the investigation (5 minutes) 
  • Requirements for CPT investigation of earth structures (10 minutes) 
  • What is required for planning a comprehensive CPT investigation (10 minutes) 
  • Efforts required during the field CPT investigation (5 minutes) 
  •  Performing borings “after CPT soundings” (10 minutes) 
  • Comprehensive evaluation of CPT data (10 minutes) 
  • Q&A and final comments (5 minutes)