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The Marchetti flat dilatometer is a normalized test that provides an estimate of the settlement of foundations and coefficient K0 of the soil. Other applications being developed involve compacting control systems, detecting sliding surfaces on slopes, soil liquefaction, deformation of laterally loaded piles and other geotechnical problems by using the correlations. A Marchetti dilatometer test involves inserting a flat blade located at the end of a series of rods. Once the test depth is reached, a circular steel membrane located on one side of the blade is horizontally bent into the soil. The pressure is measured at the two levels of the bend in the blade. This chapter illustrates the general layout of the dilatometer test. Interpretation involves correcting pressures A and B using membrane correction values of AA, AB which are determined by free air calibration.
The Marchetti flat dilatometer is a normalized test that provides an estimate of the settlement of foundations and coefficient K0 of the soil. Other applications being developed involve compacting control systems, detecting sliding surfaces on slopes, soil liquefaction, deformation of laterally loaded piles and other geotechnical problems by using the correlations. A Marchetti dilatometer test involves inserting a flat blade located at the end of a series of rods. Once the test depth is reached, a circular steel membrane located on one side of the blade is horizontally bent into the soil. The pressure is measured at the two levels of the bend in the blade. This chapter illustrates the general layout of the dilatometer test. Interpretation involves correcting pressures A and B using membrane correction values of AA, AB which are determined by free air calibration.
Tests by Flat Dilatometer (DMT)
Monnet, Jacques (author)
2015-11-30
8 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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