{"id":15962,"date":"2015-10-02T18:03:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geostru.eu\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15962"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:54:18","slug":"soil-geotechnical-properties-estimation-methods","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.geostru.eu\/en\/shop\/book-en\/soil-geotechnical-properties-estimation-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Methods for estimating the geotechnical properties of the soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">Methods for estimating the geotechnical properties of the soil<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>PREFACE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong> LIST OF SYMBOLS<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 1. SOIL CLASSIFICATION<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 2. SOIL PENETRATION TESTS<\/strong><br \/>\n2.1. Standard penetration tests<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 40px\">2.1.1. Cohessionless soils<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 80px\">The angle of shearing resistance<br \/>\nRelative density<br \/>\nShare wave velocity<br \/>\nUnit weight<br \/>\nOedometric modulus<br \/>\nElasticity modulus<br \/>\nShear modulus<br \/>\nPoisson ration<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 40px\">2.1.2. Cohesive soils<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 80px\">Undrained cohesion<br \/>\nUnit weight<br \/>\nOedometric modulus<br \/>\nElasticity modulus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 40px\">2.1.3. Liquefaction according to Seed &amp; Idriss<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">2.2. Cone penetration tests<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 40px\">2.2.1. Cohesionless soils<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 80px\">The angle of shearing resistance<br \/>\nShare waves velocity<br \/>\nOedometric modulus<br \/>\nElasticity modulus<br \/>\nShear modulus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 40px\">2.2.2. Cohesive soils<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 80px\">Undrained cohesion<br \/>\nOedometric modulus<br \/>\nShear modulus<br \/>\nOverconsolidation ratio<br \/>\nUnit weight<br \/>\nShear waves velocity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;padding-left: 40px\">2.2.3. Liquefaction, according to Robertson &amp; Wride<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">2.3. Pressuremeter tests<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>3. GEO FORMULAS<\/strong><br \/>\n3.1. Earth thrust<br \/>\n3.2. Consolidation<br \/>\n3.3. Rock mechanics<br \/>\n3.4. Permeability<br \/>\n3.5. Infinite slope<br \/>\n3.6. Dynamic conditions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>4. AUTHORS<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>5. BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Semi-empirical correlations of geotechnical parameters based on in-situ soil tests<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This text is designed for all professionals who operate in the geotechnical subsurface investigation.\u00a0The purpose of this text is to provide an easy reference tool relative to the means available today.\u00a0Theoretical insights have been avoided, for which please refer to the attached bibliography, except in cases considered essential for understanding the formulation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The reason for this is obvious: make the text as easy to read as possible.\u00a0After briefly introducing volumetric and density relationships with the most common definitions used for soils, in the following chapters, we briefly described some of the most widespread in situ geotechnical testing and correlations to derive empirically geotechnical parameters and several useful formulations available today in the field of Geology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The text concludes with the inclusion of formulas used in Technical Geology, considered of daily use to those working in the sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The topics are intended to provide a basic understanding of the in situ geotechnical testing and evaluation of geotechnical parameters necessary to define the geotechnical model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162716 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geostru.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Methods-for-estimating-the-geotechnical-properties-of-the-soil-qrcode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geostru.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Methods-for-estimating-the-geotechnical-properties-of-the-soil-qrcode.png 96w, https:\/\/www.geostru.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Methods-for-estimating-the-geotechnical-properties-of-the-soil-qrcode-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Language:\u00a0<strong>English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The book is available in a digital multimedia format that can be browsed online, is responsive on any device (mobile phone, tablet and PC) and is enriched with video content and an integrated AI assistant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2kjTND9iNEF5bC3A7MOShx?si=712cd73660244fbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Listen to the podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[195],"product_tag":[383],"class_list":{"0":"post-15962","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-book-en","7":"product_tag-geotechnical-properties-of-the-soil","8":"description-off","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"taxable","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"product-type-external"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.0) - 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