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Empirical Value for Soil Sample Recovery (R/r) %

Consistency Very Soft Medium Stiff Very Stiff Hard
Soft

SPT (N) ˂ 2 2 - 4 4 - 8 8 – 16 16 - 32 ˃ 32

Bulk Density 14 - 18 16 -19 - - 18 – 22 -
(KN/M )
3
q u 0 - 24 24 - 48 48 - 96 96 - 192 192 - 385 ˃ 385
2
(KN/m )

Table 3: Empirical Value of Unconfined Compressive Strength & Consistency of Cohesive Soil Soil sample Split spoon sampler

R= 300mm
R/r =(300/450)*100%
= 66.67%

r= 450mm

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