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Study of Dynamic Penetration Test for Improvement of Possibilities Engineering Geological Investigation in Ostrava Basin

Matej Fuka, Marian Marschalko, Veronika Kristkova, Ludek Kovar
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2008, Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 375-392
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The study deals with dynamic penetration, which is a field survey method, in which its selected physical or mechanical properties and layer interfaces are determined on the basis of the resistance of the tip of the provided tip into the examined soils. Dynamic penetration is performed by striking the rod with a hammer of the prescribed weight and fall, recording the number of strokes required to penetrate the rod with the prescribed length (usually 10-20 cm). The measured characteristic is the specific dynamic penetration resistance, which represents the resistance of the tip during the dynamic penetration test. The location of the study is linked to a selected part of the Ostrava Basin. The aim of the study is to study the application of dynamic penetration in a selected part of the Ostrava Basin for the needs of improving the possibilities of engineering geological research in this area, while the typical dynamic resistances for the corresponding classes of basic soils were studied.
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