A New Approach to the Determination of Mineral and Organic Soil Types Based on Dilatometer Tests (DMT)
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In order to identify the soil type in the ground, Marchetti’s nomogram chart is commonly used on the basis of dilatometer tests (DMT). In this chart, the material index values (ID) and the dilatometer modulus (ED) are used to determine the state and type of soils predominant in mineral soils. Unfortunately, this classification is not accurate enough for the identification of organic soils. This article proposes a new classification based on a nomogram chart for both mineral soils and organic soils using (p0), (p1) readings and pore water pressure (uo).
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OpenAlex topics: Soil Geostatistics and Mapping · Soil and Unsaturated Flow · Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159 St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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