CONE PENTERATION TESTING FOR SUBSOIL LIQUEFACTION EVALUATION IN SHANGHAI AREA

CPT is the principal method widely used in Shanghai and other soft soil areas for in-situ geotechnical investigation. A large amount of engineering data has been accumulated during the past years. The results are stable, reliable, objective and reproducible. In this paper, the author tries to approach a quick and easy method for judgement of liquefaction possibility. Large amounts of CPT data were collected for the purpose and recommendations were proposed for concerned parties.