Cone penetration testing (CPT) is an extensively utilized and cost effective tool for geotechnical site characterization. CPT consists of pushing at a constant rate an electronic cone into penetrable soils and recordi...Cone penetration testing (CPT) is an extensively utilized and cost effective tool for geotechnical site characterization. CPT consists of pushing at a constant rate an electronic cone into penetrable soils and recording the resistance to the cone tip (q<sub>c</sub> value). The measured q<sub>c</sub> values (after correction for the pore water pressure) are utilized to estimate soil type and associated soil properties based predominantly on empirical correlations. The most common cone tips have associated areas of 10 cm<sup>2</sup> and 15 cm<sup>2</sup>. Investigators also utilized significantly larger cone tips (33 cm<sup>2</sup> and 40 cm<sup>2</sup>) so that gravelly soils can be penetrated. Small cone tips (2 cm<sup>2</sup> and 5 cm<sup>2</sup>) are utilized for shallow soil investigations. The cone tip resistance measured at a particular depth is affected by the values above and below the depth of interest which results in a smoothing or blurring of the true bearing values. Extensive work has been carried out in mathematically modelling the smoothing function which results in the blurred cone bearing measurements. This paper outlines a technique which facilitates estimating the dominant parameters of the cone smoothing function from processing real cone bearing data sets. This cone calibration technique is referred to as the so-called CPSPE algorithm. The mathematical details of the CPSPE algorithm are outlined in this paper along with the results from a challenging test bed simulation.展开更多
Cone penetration testing (CPT) is a widely used geotechnical engineering </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in-situ</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;...Cone penetration testing (CPT) is a widely used geotechnical engineering </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in-situ</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> test for mapping soil profiles and assessing soil properties. In CPT, a cone on the end of a series of rods is pushed into the ground at a constant rate and resistance to the cone tip is measured (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">). The </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> values are utilized to characterize the soil profile. Unfortunately, the measured cone tip resistance </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> blurred and/or averaged which can result in the distortion of the soil profile characterization and the inability to identify thin layers. This paper outlines a novel and highly effective algorithm for obtaining cone bearing estimates </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> from averaged or smoothed </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> measurements. This </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> optimal filter estimation technique is referred to as the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HMM-IFM</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> algorithm and it implements a hybrid hidden Markov model and iterative forward modelling technique. The mathematical details of the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HMM-IFM</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> algorithm are outline</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d in this paper along with the results from challenging test</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">bed. The test</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">b</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ed simulations have demonstrated that the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HMM-IFM</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> algorithm can derive accurate </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> values from challenging averaged </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> profiles. This allows for greater soil resolution and the identification and quantification of thin layers in a soil profile.展开更多
Cone penetration testing (CPT) is a cost effective and popular tool for geotechnical site characterization. CPT consists of pushing at a constant rate an electronic penetrometer into penetrable soils and recording con...Cone penetration testing (CPT) is a cost effective and popular tool for geotechnical site characterization. CPT consists of pushing at a constant rate an electronic penetrometer into penetrable soils and recording cone bearing (q<sub>c</sub>), sleeve friction (f<sub>c</sub>) and dynamic pore pressure (u) with depth. The measured q<sub>c</sub>, f<sub>s</sub> and u values are utilized to estimate soil type and associated soil properties. A popular method to estimate soil type from CPT measurements is the Soil Behavior Type (SBT) chart. The SBT plots cone resistance vs friction ratio, R<sub>f</sub> [where: R<sub>f</sub> = (f<sub>s</sub>/q<sub>c</sub>)100%]. There are distortions in the CPT measurements which can result in erroneous SBT plots. Cone bearing measurements at a specific depth are blurred or averaged due to q<sub>c</sub> values being strongly influenced by soils within 10 to 30 cone diameters from the cone tip. The q<sub>c</sub>HMM algorithm was developed to address the q<sub>c</sub> blurring/averaging limitation. This paper describes the distortions which occur when obtaining sleeve friction measurements which can in association with q<sub>c</sub> blurring result in significant errors in the calculated R<sub>f</sub> values. This paper outlines a novel and highly effective algorithm for obtaining accurate sleeve friction and friction ratio estimates. The f<sub>c</sub> optimal filter estimation technique is referred to as the OSFE-IFM algorithm. The mathematical details of the OSFE-IFM algorithm are outlined in this paper along with the results from a challenging test bed simulation. The test bed simulation demonstrates that the OSFE-IFM algorithm derives accurate estimates of sleeve friction from measured values. Optimal estimates of cone bearing and sleeve friction result in accurate R<sub>f</sub> values and subsequent accurate estimates of soil behavior type.展开更多
Blind tip reconstruction(BTR) method is one of the favorable methods to estimate the atomic force microscopy(AFM) probe shape. The exact shape of the characterizer is not required for BTR, while the geometry of the sa...Blind tip reconstruction(BTR) method is one of the favorable methods to estimate the atomic force microscopy(AFM) probe shape. The exact shape of the characterizer is not required for BTR, while the geometry of the sample may affect the reconstruction significantly. A cone-shaped array sample was chosen as a characterizer to be evaluated. The target AFM probe to be reconstructed was a diamond triangular pyramid probe with two feature angles, namely front angle(FA) and back angle(BA). Four conical structures with different semi-angles were dilated by the pyramid probe. Simulation of scanning process demonstrates that it is easy to judge from the images of the isolated rotary structure, cone-shaped, the suitability of the sample to be a tip characterizer for a pyramid probe. The cone-shaped array sample was repeatedly scanned 50 times by the diamond probe using an AFM. The series of scanning images shrank gradually and more information of the probe was exhibited in the images, indicating that the characterizer has been more suitable for BTR. The feature angle FA of the characterizer increasingly reduces during the scanning process. A self-adaptive grinding between the probe and the characterizer contributes to BTR of the diamond pyramid probe.展开更多
文摘Cone penetration testing (CPT) is an extensively utilized and cost effective tool for geotechnical site characterization. CPT consists of pushing at a constant rate an electronic cone into penetrable soils and recording the resistance to the cone tip (q<sub>c</sub> value). The measured q<sub>c</sub> values (after correction for the pore water pressure) are utilized to estimate soil type and associated soil properties based predominantly on empirical correlations. The most common cone tips have associated areas of 10 cm<sup>2</sup> and 15 cm<sup>2</sup>. Investigators also utilized significantly larger cone tips (33 cm<sup>2</sup> and 40 cm<sup>2</sup>) so that gravelly soils can be penetrated. Small cone tips (2 cm<sup>2</sup> and 5 cm<sup>2</sup>) are utilized for shallow soil investigations. The cone tip resistance measured at a particular depth is affected by the values above and below the depth of interest which results in a smoothing or blurring of the true bearing values. Extensive work has been carried out in mathematically modelling the smoothing function which results in the blurred cone bearing measurements. This paper outlines a technique which facilitates estimating the dominant parameters of the cone smoothing function from processing real cone bearing data sets. This cone calibration technique is referred to as the so-called CPSPE algorithm. The mathematical details of the CPSPE algorithm are outlined in this paper along with the results from a challenging test bed simulation.
文摘Cone penetration testing (CPT) is a widely used geotechnical engineering </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in-situ</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> test for mapping soil profiles and assessing soil properties. In CPT, a cone on the end of a series of rods is pushed into the ground at a constant rate and resistance to the cone tip is measured (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">). The </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> values are utilized to characterize the soil profile. Unfortunately, the measured cone tip resistance </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> blurred and/or averaged which can result in the distortion of the soil profile characterization and the inability to identify thin layers. This paper outlines a novel and highly effective algorithm for obtaining cone bearing estimates </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> from averaged or smoothed </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> measurements. This </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> optimal filter estimation technique is referred to as the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HMM-IFM</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> algorithm and it implements a hybrid hidden Markov model and iterative forward modelling technique. The mathematical details of the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HMM-IFM</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> algorithm are outline</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d in this paper along with the results from challenging test</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">bed. The test</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">b</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ed simulations have demonstrated that the </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HMM-IFM</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> algorithm can derive accurate </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> values from challenging averaged </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">q</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m</span></sub></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> profiles. This allows for greater soil resolution and the identification and quantification of thin layers in a soil profile.
文摘Cone penetration testing (CPT) is a cost effective and popular tool for geotechnical site characterization. CPT consists of pushing at a constant rate an electronic penetrometer into penetrable soils and recording cone bearing (q<sub>c</sub>), sleeve friction (f<sub>c</sub>) and dynamic pore pressure (u) with depth. The measured q<sub>c</sub>, f<sub>s</sub> and u values are utilized to estimate soil type and associated soil properties. A popular method to estimate soil type from CPT measurements is the Soil Behavior Type (SBT) chart. The SBT plots cone resistance vs friction ratio, R<sub>f</sub> [where: R<sub>f</sub> = (f<sub>s</sub>/q<sub>c</sub>)100%]. There are distortions in the CPT measurements which can result in erroneous SBT plots. Cone bearing measurements at a specific depth are blurred or averaged due to q<sub>c</sub> values being strongly influenced by soils within 10 to 30 cone diameters from the cone tip. The q<sub>c</sub>HMM algorithm was developed to address the q<sub>c</sub> blurring/averaging limitation. This paper describes the distortions which occur when obtaining sleeve friction measurements which can in association with q<sub>c</sub> blurring result in significant errors in the calculated R<sub>f</sub> values. This paper outlines a novel and highly effective algorithm for obtaining accurate sleeve friction and friction ratio estimates. The f<sub>c</sub> optimal filter estimation technique is referred to as the OSFE-IFM algorithm. The mathematical details of the OSFE-IFM algorithm are outlined in this paper along with the results from a challenging test bed simulation. The test bed simulation demonstrates that the OSFE-IFM algorithm derives accurate estimates of sleeve friction from measured values. Optimal estimates of cone bearing and sleeve friction result in accurate R<sub>f</sub> values and subsequent accurate estimates of soil behavior type.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51305298,No.51675379)Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology(Grant No.13JCQNJC04700)
文摘Blind tip reconstruction(BTR) method is one of the favorable methods to estimate the atomic force microscopy(AFM) probe shape. The exact shape of the characterizer is not required for BTR, while the geometry of the sample may affect the reconstruction significantly. A cone-shaped array sample was chosen as a characterizer to be evaluated. The target AFM probe to be reconstructed was a diamond triangular pyramid probe with two feature angles, namely front angle(FA) and back angle(BA). Four conical structures with different semi-angles were dilated by the pyramid probe. Simulation of scanning process demonstrates that it is easy to judge from the images of the isolated rotary structure, cone-shaped, the suitability of the sample to be a tip characterizer for a pyramid probe. The cone-shaped array sample was repeatedly scanned 50 times by the diamond probe using an AFM. The series of scanning images shrank gradually and more information of the probe was exhibited in the images, indicating that the characterizer has been more suitable for BTR. The feature angle FA of the characterizer increasingly reduces during the scanning process. A self-adaptive grinding between the probe and the characterizer contributes to BTR of the diamond pyramid probe.