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Site characterization is a fundamental step towards the proper design, construction and long term
performance of all types of geotechnical projects, ranging from foundation, excavation, earth dams, Geotechnical and Geotechnical and Geophysical
embankments, seismic hazards, environmental issues, tunnels, near and offshore structures. The
Fourth International Conference on Site Characterization (ISC-4) was held in Porto de Galinhas, Geophysical Site
Pernambuco, Brazil, from 17 to 21 September 2012, under the responsibility of TC-102/TC-16 Site Characterization 4
Characterization 4
on In-Situ Testing of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
(ISSMGE), the Brazilian Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS), and
the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil (UFPE). Financial support of ISC-4 was provided
by the Brazilian National Science and Education Councils (CNPq and CAPES), sponsors and
exhibitors and other organizations and companies.

The fourth conference followed the successful series of international conferences held in Atlanta
(ISC-1, 1998), Porto (ISC-2, 2004), and Taipei (ISC-3, 2008). ISC-4 congregated several
researchers, geotechnical engineers, and practitioners from all over the world involved with the
conference general themes, namely practical application of novel and innovative technologies in
geotechnical and geophysical engineering, along with their interpretation and utilization for the
purposes of site characterization. The two volumes making up Geotechnical and Geophysical
Site Characterization 4 contain 8 keynote Lectures prepared by experts in the field, including the
5th James K. Mitchell Lecture presented by Dr. Peter K. Robertson, and 4 Workshop Lectures
and 217 technical papers from 40 different countries. The books are divided into 11 general
themes:
1. Direct-push and Borehole-type in-situ test;
2. Development of new equipment and methods;
3. New approaches for interpreting data;
4. Applications to shallow and deep foundations;
5. Special uses of in-situ tests;
6. Site investigation for infrastructure projects;
7. Geophysical;
8. Seismic ground hazards;
9. Investigation in very soft to extremely soft soils;
10. Non-textbook type geomaterials;
11. Environmental geotechnics. EDITORS EDITORS:

COUTINHO ROBERTO QUENTAL COUTINHO
Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization 4 will be much of interest to academics,
engineers and professionals involved in Geotechnical Engineering. MAYNE PAUL W. MAYNE

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SITE CHARACTERIZATION
ISC-4, PORTO DE GALINHAS – PERNAMBUCO, BRASIL, 17–21 SEPTEMBER 2012
Geotechnical and Geophysical
Site Characterization 4
Editors
Roberto Quental Coutinho
Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil
Paul W. Mayne
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,
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Table of contents
Introduction xxvii
VOLUME 1
Keynote lectures
The James K. Mitchell Lecture: Interpretation of in-situ tests—some insights 3
P.K. Robertson
Variable penetration rate cone testing for characterization of intermediate soils 25
J.T. DeJong, R.A. Jaeger, R.W. Boulanger, M.F. Randolph & D.A.J. Wahl
Combined use of geophysical methods in site characterization 43
S. Foti
Relating foundation capacity in sands to CPT qc 63
B.M. Lehane
Site characterization in nearshore and offshore geotechnical projects 83
J. Peuchen
Beyond coefficient of variation for statistical characterization of geotechnical parameters 113
K.K. Phoon & J. Ching
The mechanics of cone penetration: Contributions from experimental and theoretical studies 131
R. Salgado
Workshop lectures
Aspects on soil investigation for embankments on soft soil 157
D.A. Kort
The detection of hidden shear zones in clay: A relevant issue in landslide hazard assessment 167
L. Picarelli, L. Comegna, P. Tommasi & G. Urciuoli
Application of in situ testing in tailing dams, emphasis on liquefaction: Case-history 181
A.V. da Fonseca
Session report & papers technical session
1 Direct-push in-situ test – Theme 1 – Technical Session 1
In situ evaluation of relative density from piezocone penetration tests of clean sand from China 207
G.-J. Cai, S.-Y. Liu, Y. Cheng, Hai-feng Zou, G.-Y. Du, Bei-bei Ren & A.J. Puppala
Cyclic sleeve friction test for the design of piles under cyclic loading 213
P. Reiffsteck, A. Puech, S. Po, F. Pilnière & J. Gaschet
Centrifuge modelling of CPT in layered soils 219
P.Q. Mo, A.M. Marshall & H.-S. Yu
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Interpretation of consolidation parameters from CPTU results in sensitive clays 227
A. Bihs, S. Nordal, N. Boylan & M. Long
Using CPT for management of filling work 235
H. Tanaka, T. Oka & T. Sakaiya
Use of CPTU and SDMT to characterise silty soil 241
R. Carroll, M. Long & D. Ward
SPT hammer motion and its effect on impact energy 251
C. Lee, S. An, W. Woo & W. Lee
Discrete element modelling of cone penetration tests in granular materials 257
O. Falagush, G. McDowell & H.-S. Yu
Piezocone sleeve friction setup in low plasticity clays of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA 263
J.N. Hotstream & J.A. Schneider
Application of piezocone tests in the determination of non-hydrostatic distribution
of water pressure in mine tailings profiles 269
W. Tschuschke, M. Kroll & M. Walczak
Impact of effective area ratio assumption on PCPT-based soil classification 275
Y. Hatipkarasulu & M.T. Tümay
Stress history of Venice Lagoon sands from DMT and CPTU 283
P. Monaco, S. Amoroso, D. Marchetti, G. Totani, S. Cola & P. Simonini
CPTU and DMT for estimating soil unit weight of Lake Bonneville clay 291
A.T. Ozer, S.F. Bartlett & E.C. Lawton
2 Direct-push in-situ test – T1 – TS4
Session report: Direct push-in in situ test 299
Z. Młynarek
A comparative study of soil-rock total sounding and CPTu in glacial deposits 313
G. Nilsson & H. Löfroth
Measurements of energy and dynamic force using instrumented SPT in a soil profile and wave
propagation analysis 319
V.H. Restrepo, J.A. Rodríguez & E.P. Nicolas
CPTs executed in difficult conditions using CPTWD (Cone Penetration Test While Drilling)
and its future developments 329
M. Sacchetto & A. Trevisan
The seismic SPT to determine the maximum shear modulus 337
R.A.A. Pedrini & H.L. Giacheti
In-situ evaluation of compressibility for normally consolidated clays using PCPT 343
J.S. Lee, D. Park & D. Kyung
Comparison of predicted embankment settlement from piezocone penetration test with field
measurement and laboratory estimated 349
M. Abu-Farsakh & X. Yu
Evaluation of deep sand unit weight estimated from CPT 357
V.K. Singh & S.G. Chung
Behavior of the Standard Penetration Test (SPT) in sandy deposits 365
N.T. Dung & S.G. Chung
Experiences in the use of DMT—SDMT in Costa Rica, Central America 375
L.A. Vargas & M. Coto-Loría
Secondary compression of Venice Lagoon sands and silts from CPTU 383
S. Bersan, S. Cola, P. Simonini, G. Gottardi & L. Tonni
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Energy ratio of SPT practice performed in Thailand 391
S. Yimsiri
Measuring energy in dynamic probing 399
S.J. Ibáñez, C. Sagaseta & V. López
Piezocone testing for use in the classification of soil behavior and flow
characteristics: An experience carried out in Suape, Pernambuco 405
M.I.M.C.V. Bello & R.Q. Coutinho
Site characterisation by in situ and laboratory tests of the sea bed in the Genova
Harbour, Italy 415
A. Cavallaro, S. Grasso, M. Maugeri & E. Motta
3 Geotechnical profiling and measurement of soil stiffness – T1 – TS7
Session report: Geotechnical profiling and “in situ” measurement of soil stiffness 425
M. Arroyo
Experimental study of drilling parameters using a test embankment 435
G. Laudanski, P. Reiffsteck, J.-L. Tacita, G. Desanneaux & J. Benoît
Determination of soil stiffness parameters using in-situ seismic methods-insight
in repeatability and methodological aspects 441
T. Godlewski & T. Szczepański
Determining G-γ decay curves in sand from a Seismic Dilatometer Test (SDMT) 447
S. Amoroso, B.M. Lehane & M. Fahey
Two in one: Parallel seismic for foundation length determination and downhole seismic
for soil properties using a single borehole 453
E. Niederleithinger
Geotechnical and geophysical characterization of a pile test site
in post-glacial soil 459
E. Niederleithinger, M. Baessler, M. Herten, M. Rumpf & J. Tronicke
Building a robust geological model to support geotechnical analysis 465
M.A. Tutton, R. David, G.E. Meyer, P.M. Rao & C.A. Waterton
Determination of hydraulic conductivity from piezocone tests 475
Q. Wang, L. Tong, S. Liu & Q. Wang
Site characterization by Seismic Dilatometer (SDMT) in the area of L’Aquila following
the April 6, 2009 earthquake 481
S. Amoroso, P. Monaco, F. Totani, G. Totani & D. Marchetti
Use of the Seismic Dilatometer (SDMT) to estimate in situ G-γ decay curves in various
soil types 489
S. Amoroso, P. Monaco & D. Marchetti
Characterization of soft glacial soils: A tricky business 499
W. Steiner
In situ characterization of the Saint-Jude landslide, Quebec, Canada 507
A. Locat, S. Leroueil, P. Locat, D. Demers, D. Robitaille & G. Lefebvre
The ability of in situ tests to detect the soil region affected by an embankment
on soft clay 515
G.M.F. Jannuzzi, F.A.B. Danziger, I.S.M. Martins & G.V.M. Guimarães
Continuous SCPT signal enhancement by identifying, quantifying and extracting frequency
anomalies within statistically describable background noise 523
E. Baziw & G. Verbeek
Wireless in geotechnical engineering: A CPTUwl prototype 531
J.B. Martins, A.G. Correia, A. Teixeira & P.M. Mendes
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4 Development of new equipment and methods – T2 – TS3
Session report: Development of new equipment and methods 539
J.A. Howie
Profiling hydraulic conductivity in situ 545
A.C. Larrabee, J. Benoît & P. Reiffsteck
A feasibility study of Standard Penetration Test with Torque measurement (SPT-T) in Iran 553
A. Heydarzadeh, A. Fakher & M. Moradi
A push-in earth pressure cell for estimating soil properties 561
A.J. Lutenegger
The design, development and application of a new DMT 565
R. Colcott & B.M. Lehane
Effects of time dependency on earth pressure measurements taken by inclinodeformometer 571
M.V. Schwager, P.W. Oberender & A.M. Puzrin
Detection of ground movements using soil-embedded distributed fiber optic sensors 579
D. Hauswirth, M. Iten & A.M. Puzrin
High yield electrical prospection for characterization of soil 587
O. Guerrero, J.F. Lataste & A. Marache
Piezoball testing in soft lake sediments 597
C. Colreavy, C.D. O’Loughlin & D. Ward
The Geomechameter, an in-situ apparatus adapted to the suffusion measurement 603
J. Monnet
Determination of axial resistance of deep foundations using torque penetrometer test 609
N.W. Wainaina, D.G. Li, M.A. Wang, N.R. Boyette & G.C. Bodenheimer
Development and application of cone resistivity penetrometer 617
H.K. Yoon, Y.M. Kim, Y.H. Byun & J.S. Lee
A new coring method: Controlled penetration speed 623
M. Magagnoli
Cyclic multi-piezo-friction sleeve penetrometer testing for liquefaction assessment 629
J.D. Frost, A. Martínez & G.L. Hebeler
An innovative low-cost SDMT marine investigation for the evaluation of the liquefaction
potential in the Genova Harbour, Italy 637
A. Cavallaro, S. Grasso, M. Maugeri & E. Motta
Some considerations about SOA-1 summary (Alexandria 2009) 645
G. Togliani
A submersible drill rig for coring soils and rocks 653
M. Devincenzi, N.P. García, K. Samoili & M. Arroyo
5 Development of new equipment and methods – T2 – TS6
Session report: Applications of shear wave velocity on various geotechnical problems 661
D.-S. Kim, J.-U. Youn & H.-J. Park
Settlement calculation and back-analysis of soil properties for a test embankment on a soft clay
ground improved by PVD and vacuum-assisted preloading at a site in Vung Tau, Vietnam 675
N.D. Quang, S.M. Dang & T.H. Seah
A local geological-geotechnical classification for preliminary characterization of coarse grain alluviums 685
A. Cheshomi & A. Fakher
Comparative analysis of methodics of testing pile by ASTM and GOST standards 695
A.Zh. Zhussupbekov, A.S. Tulebekova, R. Lukpanov & T. Muzdybayeva
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Behaviour of reinforced beach sand under the effect of rapid impact loading 701
F. Daliri & A.K. Khaniki
Shear wave velocity via inversion of full waveforms 709
K.T. Tran & D.R. Hiltunen
Quality assessment of soil-cement column using electrical resistivity 717
M.J. Arai, M. Fujii, K. Watanabe & K. Cholho
The use of trench cutter for diaphragm walls in urban applications and cut off walls
in challenging ground conditions 723
F.-W. Gerressen
Profiling subsurface stratigraphy using torque measurements from installation
of a helical plate 731
A.J. Lutenegger & G.L. Seider
A new Swedish large-diameter sampler for soft and sensitive clays 737
R. Larsson, H. Åhnberg & H. Löfroth
On the use of penetration tests and geophysical methods for mapping of quick clay deposits 743
R. Larsson & K. Lundström
A probabilistic method to assess the subsurface erosion of non-cohesive soils 749
B. Zakizadeh, O. Naeeni & A. Fakher
Geotechnical site characterisation for future Superporto Do Açu, Brazil 757
R.G. Escoubès, M. Devincenzi & S. Peña
Characterization of the susceptibility of the soils to internal erosion 765
J. Monnet, O. Plé, D.M. Nguyen & P. Plotto
Soil improvement using electro-osmotic chemical treatment with harmonic waves 771
S.-C. Chien, C.-Y. Ou & F.-C. Teng
An experimental study to understand the creeping displacement behavior of landslides
soils in residual-state of shear 777
A.D.R. Bhat, R.C. Tiwari, B.N.P. Bhandary & R. Yatabe
Effects of curing time on the tensile characteristics of lightly stabilized granular
base materials 783
D.K. Paul & C.T. Gnanendran
6 New approaches for interpreting data – T3 – TS9
Session report: New approaches for interpreting testing data 791
F. Schnaid
Unified interpretation approach applied to a CPTU based project 799
S. Rios & A.V. da Fonseca
Effect of penetration rate on piezocone parameters in two silty deposits 809
Y. Suzuki, B.M. Lehane & A. Fourie
3D DEM simulations of CPT in sand 817
J. Butlanska, M. Arroyo & A. Gens
Prediction of bearing capacity from steel piles using dynamic energy transfer measurements 825
M.J. Langone & F. Schnaid
Investigation on inherent variability of soil properties from cone penetration test 831
R.J. Chenari, M.S. Seyedein, S. Faraji & A.E. Kenarsari
Comparative study of the SPT penetration resistance measured in two seasons in a tropical soil 837
S.F. Marchezini, R.P. Cunha & W. Conciani
Effects of data smoothing and reduction on CPT-based probabilistic soil classification 843
M.T. Tümay & Y. Hatipkarasulu
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