Seasonal influence on cone penetration test: An unsaturated soil site example

Interpretation of electric cone penetration test(CPT) based pore water pressure measurement(CPTu) is well established for soils with behavior that follows classical soil mechanics. The literature on the interpretation of these tests performed on unsaturated tropical soils is limited, and little is known about the influence of soil suction on in situ test data. In this context, the CPT data are presented and discussed to illustrate the seasonal variability in an unsaturated tropical soil site. The test data show that soil suction significantly influenced CPT data up to a depth of 4 m at the study site. It shows the importance of considering seasonal variability in unsaturated soil sites caused by soil suction, which was related to water content through a soil-water retention curve(SWRC). It is also important to consider this aspect in the interpretation of CPT data from these soils.

在巴西城市垃圾站运用不同技术的地质环境场地勘查

本文介绍了用于评价巴西城市垃圾站污染的不同地质环境场地勘查技术。在本项研究中采用了地表地球物理勘查（地电勘查）、电阻率孔压静力触探试验（RCPTU）、直接贯入取样器采集土样以及从监测井采集水样等不同技术。为了鉴别污染羽（渗滤液）是否存在和流动方向，以及确定RCPTU实验和采集土样、水样的最佳位置，应用地电勘查方法是必不可少的。对地下水样的化学分析有助于更好地了解污染羽的流动方向。静力触探技术对于热带土壤存在一些局限性，这是因为地下水位有时会低于椎体无法贯入的地层，以及土壤成因和不饱和条件可影响土壤特性。地电测量结果以及土壤和地下水取样的综合分析支持RCPTU实验结果。所有实验结果的分析表明，污染羽已超过填埋场的西-西北边界。地质环境实验室实验结果表明，垃圾站的污染正在蔓延，需要对地下水进行持续监测。