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DMTP — Flat Dilatometer Test - Derived Parameters

Path: PROJLOCADMTGDMTTDMTP · Family: In-Situ Loading, Deformation & Geophysics

Editions: 4.2

New in AGS 4.2

This group was introduced in AGS edition 4.2.

Key chain

Identified by LOCA_ID, DMTG_TESN, DMTT_DPTH. Inherits DMTG_TESN, DMTT_DPTH, LOCA_ID from DMTT.

Heading Status Type Unit Description
LOCA_ID (key) KEY ID Location identifier
DMTG_TESN (key) KEY X Test reference
DMTT_DPTH (key) KEY 2DP m Depth of result
DMTP_BUW OTHER 1DP kN/m3 Estimated bulk unit weight of soil, gamma (can be custom or correlation from software)
DMTP_TVS OTHER 0DP kPa Estimated total vertical stress, sigma_v, (based on DMTP_BUW)
DMTP_EVS OTHER 0DP kPa Estimated effective vertical stress, sigma'_v (Calculated from DMTP_TVS and DMTP_U0 or DMTG_WAT)
DMTP_U0 OTHER 1DP kPa In situ pore pressure, u_o (can be custom or based on depth below DMTG_WAT)
DMTP_ID OTHER 2DP Material index, I_D
DMTP_KD OTHER 1DP Horizontal stress index, K_D
DMTP_ED OTHER 1DP MPa Dilatometer modulus, E_D
DMTP_UD OTHER 2DP Pore pressure index u_D
DMTP_VS OTHER 0DP m/s Shear wave velocity (correlated), V_s
DMTP_VDM OTHER 1DP MPa Vertical drained constrained modulus, M
DMTP_SU OTHER 0DP kPa Undrained shear strength, s_u, fine soils only
DMTP_PHI OTHER 1DP deg Effective angle of internal friction, phi', coarse soils only
DMTP_K0 OTHER 2DP Coefficient of lateral earth pressure at rest, K_0, fine soils only
DMTP_THS OTHER 0DP kPa Estimated total horizontal stress, sigma_h
DMTP_EHS OTHER 0DP kPa Estimated effective horizontal stress, sigma'_h
DMTP_OCR OTHER 1DP Over-consolidation ratio, OCR, fine soils only
DMTP_MPS OTHER 1DP kPa Estimated maximum preconsolidation stress, sigma'_p, (calculated from DMTP_OCR and DMTP_EVS)
DMTP_DSD OTHER X Interpreted soil description
DMTP_BUWM OTHER X Method for estimated bulk unit weight of soil, gamma_b
DMTP_TVSM OTHER X Method for estimated total vertical stress, sigma_v
DMTP_EVSM OTHER X Method for estimated effective vertical stress, sigma'_v
DMTP_U0M OTHER X Method for in situ pore pressure, u_o
DMTP_IDM OTHER X Method for material index, I_D
DMTP_KDM OTHER X Method for horizontal stress index, K_D
DMTP_EDM OTHER X Method for dilatometer modulus, E_D
DMTP_UDM OTHER X Method for pore pressure index u_D
DMTP_VSM OTHER X Method for shear wave velocity (correlated), V_s
DMTP_VDMM OTHER X Method for vertical drained constrained modulus, M
DMTP_SUM OTHER X Method for undrained shear strength, s_u, fine soils only
DMTP_PHIM OTHER X Method for effective angle of internal friction, phi', coarse soils only
DMTP_K0M OTHER X Method for coefficient of lateral earth pressure at rest, K_0, fine soils only
DMTP_THSM OTHER X Method for estimated total horizontal stress, sigma_h
DMTP_EHSM OTHER X Method for estimated effective horizontal stress, sigma'_h
DMTP_OCRM OTHER X Method for over-consolidation ratio, OCR, fine soils only
DMTP_MPSM OTHER X Method for estimated maximum preconsolidation stress, sigma'_p, (calculated from DMTP_OCR and DMTP_EVS)
DMTP_DSDM OTHER X Method for interpreted soil description
DMTP_REM OTHER X Remarks
FILE_FSET OTHER X Associated file reference