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CPT -  CONE PENETROMETER TECHNOLOGY
         

 
         
 

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About Cone Penetrometer Testing
The electric cone penetrometer is utilized to perform Cone Penetration Testing (CPT). 
An electric cone attached to the end of a series of rods is pushed into the ground at a constant rate and nearly continuous measurements are made of the resistance to penetration on the cone. 
Load cells (bonded strain gauges) built inside the electronic cone record end bearing, qc, and friction sleeve stress, fs as the cone is being pushed into the ground. Soil behavior types identified within CPT logs are generated from the data collected during the CPT test and are based upon the soil classification chart for standard electronic friction cone (adopted from Robertson and Campanella UBC - 1983).  A sample Test Log can be viewed below.
 
 
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