Book Description

Proceedings of a session at the ASCE National Convention, held in Nashville, Tennessee, May 10, 1988. Sponsored by the Geotechnical Engineering Division of ASCE. This Geotechnical Special Publication contains eight papers on the evaluation of soil property values. The performance of geotechnical projects is dependent upon the appropriateness of the design theory to the boundary conditions and the characterization of the soil properties used in the theory. These papers assess the reliance of soil property values as verified by field or centrifugal model observations. The papers on centrifugal modeling examine slope stability assessment due to phreatic surface elevations and surcharge loadings on the slope crest. Centrifugal modeling was also used to evaluate settlements and capacities of shallow footings and large deformation consolidation of waste clays. Field performance papers discuss pile load test verification of designs based upon in situ tests. In addition, in situ tests were used to characterize seismic resistance, while visual observations evaluated braced cut performance.