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Marchetti, S. & Totani, G. 1989. Ch Evaluations from DMTA Dissipation Curves. Proc. XII ICSMFE, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 1: 281-286. July.

Marchetti, S., Totani, G., Calabrese, M. & Monaco, P. 1991. P-y curves from DMT data for piles driven in clay. Proc. 4th Int. Conf. Deep Foundation Inst. on Piling and Deep Foundations, Vol. 1: 263-272. Stresa. Apr.

Marchetti, S., Totani, G., Campanella, R.G., Robertson, P.K. & Taddei, B. 1986. The DMT- Method for Piles Driven in Clay. Proc. In Situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 765.

Masood, T. & Kibria, S. 1991. Experience with Dilatometer Testing In Cohesive Soils. Proc. 9th Asian Reg. Conf. Bangkok. Dec.

Mayne, P.W. 1987. Determining Preconsolidation of Stress and Penetration Pore Pressure from DMT Contact Pressures. ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Technical Note, Vol. 10, No. 3: 146-150. Sep.

Mayne, P.W. 1989. Discussion. ASCE Journal of Geotechn. Engineering, p. 1502. Oct.

Mayne, P.W. & Bachus, R.C. 1989. Penetration Pore Pressures in Clay by CPTU, DMT and SBP. Proc. XII ICSMFE, Vol. 1: 291.

Mayne, P.W. & Frost, D.D. 1988. Dilatometer Experience in Washington, D.C., and Vicinity. Transp. Res. Rec. 1169.

Meegoda, N.J. & Arulanandan, K. 1986. Electrical Method of Predicting In-Situ Stress State of Normally Consolidated Clays. Proc. In Situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-25, 1986. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 794.

Mejame, L.A. 1991. Dilatometer Testing of the Marine Clay Deposit at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire. N.S. Thesis, Civil Engineering. Univ. of N.H. Sept.

Mekechuk, J. 1983. Flat Dilatometer Use on C.N. Rail Line British Columbia. First Int. Conf. on the Flat Dilatometer, Mobile Augers and Research, Ltd., p. 43-52. Edmonton, Canada.

Mitchell, J.K. 1986. Ground Improvement Evaluation by In-Situ Tests. Proc. In Situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-25, 1986. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 221.

Motan, E.S. & Khan, A.Q. 1988. In Situ Shear Modulus of Sands by a Flat-Plate Penetrometer: A Laboratory Study. Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4: 257-262. Dec.

Motan, E.S. & Muhammed, A.G. 1984. A Flat-Dilatometer Study of Lateral Soil Response. Proc. of ASCE Symp. on "Analysis and Design of Pile Foundation", p. 232-248. San Francisco, CA. Oct.

Orchant, C.J., Kulhawy, F.H. & Trautmann, C.H. 1987. Critical Evaluation of In-Situ Test Methods and their Variability. Cornell Univ., Geotechn. Engineering Group. Report for Electric Power Research Institute on Project 1493-4. July.

Orchant, C.J., Trautmann, C.H. & Kulhawy, F.H. 1986. In Situ Testing to Characterize Electric Transmission Line Routes. Proc. In Situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-25, 1986. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 869.

Powell, J.J.M. & Uglow, I.M. 1986. Dilatometer Testing in Stiff Overconsolidated Clays. Proc. 39th Canad. Conf., Ottawa, p. 317-326.

Powell, J.J.M. & Uglow, I.M. 1988. Marchetti Dilatometer Testing in UK Soils. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Proc. Vol. 1: 555-562. March.

Powell, J.J.M. & Uglow, I.M. 1988. The Interpretation of the Marchetti Dilatometer Test in UK Clays. ICE Proc. Penetration Testing in the UK. Univ. of Birmingham, Paper 34: 121-125. July.

Reyna, F. & Chameau, J.L. 1991. Dilatometer Based Liquefaction Potential of Sites in the Imperial Valley. 2nd Int. Conf. on Recent Advances in Geot. Earthquake Engrg. and Soil Dyn.. St. Louis. May.

Robertson, P.K. 1986. In Situ Testing and its Application to Foundation Engineering. Canad. Geotechn. Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4: 573-594. Nov.

Robertson, P.K. & Campanella, R.G. 1986. Estimating Liquefaction Potential of Sands Using the Flat Plate Dilatometer. ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal: 38-40. March.

Robertson, P.K., Campanella, R.G., Davies, M.P. & Sy, A. 1989. An Evaluation of Pile Design in Fraser River Delta Using In Situ Tests. Foundation Engineering Current Principles and Practices. ASCE. Evanston, IL. p. 92-105.

Robertson, P.K., Campanella, R.G., Gillespie, D. & By, T. 1988. Excess Pore Pressure and the Flat Dilatometer Test. Proc. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Vol. 1: 567-576. March.

Robertson, P.K., Davies, M.P. & Campanella, R.G. 1987. Design of Laterally Loaded Driven Piles Using the Flat Plate Dilatometer. Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1: 30-38. March.

Roque, R., Janbu, N. & Senneset, K. 1988. Basic Interpretation Procedures of Flat Dilatometer Tests. Proc. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Vol. 1: 577-587. March.

Saye, S. & Lutenegger, A. 1988. Site Assessment and Settlement Evaluation of Firm Alluvial Sands and Clays with the Marchetti Dilatometer. Proc. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Vol. 1: 589-596. March.

Schmertmann, J.H. 1981. Discussion to Marchetti (1980). Journal of the Geotechn. Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 107, No. GT6: 831-832. June.

Schmertmann, J.H. 1982. A Method for Determining the Friction Angle in Sands from the Marchetti Dilatometer Test (DMT). Proc. 2nd European Symp. on Penetration Testing, Amsterdam, Vol. 2: 853. May.

Schmertmann, J.H. 1983. Past, Present and Future of the Flat Dilatometer. First Int. Conf. on the Flat Dilatometer. Mobile Augers and Research, Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, p. 13-18. Feb.

Schmertmann, J.H.     1983. Revised Procedure for Calculating  K0  and OCR from DMT's with ID>1.2  and which Incorporates the Penetration Measurement to Permit Calculating the Plane Strain Friction Angle. DMT Digest No. 1. GPE Inc., Gainsville, Florida, U.S.A.

Schmertmann, J.H.                                1984. The New In-Situ Marchetti Dilatometer Test. Geotechnical News, Vol. 2, No. 3: 34-35. Sep-Nov.

Schmertmann, J.H.                   1985. Measure and Use the In Situ Lateral Stress. Osterberg Volume, Northwestern Univ., Dept. of Civil Engineering, p. 189-213.

Schmertmann, J.H.          1985. Introduction to the Marchetti Dilatometer Test (DMT). Proc. Conf. on "Innovation in Geotechnical Engineering", Sponsored by Central PA Section ASCE and PennDOT, Harrisburg. Apr.

Schmertmann, J.H.                1986. Dilatometer to Compute Foundation Settlement. Proc. In Situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-25, 1986. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 303.

Schmertmann, J.H.         1986. Some 1985-86 Development in Dilatometer Testing and Analysis. Proc. PennDOT and ASCE Conf. on Geotechnical Engineering Practice, Harrisburg, PA. April.

Schmertmann, J.H.            1988. Dilatometers Settle In. Civil Engineering, ASCE: p. 68-70. March. Discussion: Santamarina, C. & Frost, D., p. 28. June. Closure: Schmertmann, J.H., p. 30. July.

Schmertmann, J.H. 1988. The Coefficient of Consolidation Obtained from p2 Dissipation in the DMT. Proc. Development in Geotechnical Engineering, Conf. by Central PA Section ASCE and PennDOT, Hershey, PA. Sep. (Also in DMT Digest No. 10, March).

Schmertmann, J.H.       1988. Guidelines for Using the CPT, CPTU and Marchetti DMT for Geotechnical Design. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Special Studies. Report No. FHWA-PA-87-023+24, Vol. 3-4.

Schmertmann, J.H. 1991. The Mechanical Aging of Soils. 25th Terzaghi Lecture ASCE Journal of Geotechn. Engineering, Vol. 117, No. 9: 1288-1330. Sept.

Schmertmann, J.H. 1991. Discussions to Leonards and Frost (1990). ASCE Journal of Geotechn. Engineering, Vol. 114, July 1988, in Vol. 117, No. 1: 172-188.

Schmertmann, J.H., Baker, W., Gupta, R. & Kessler, K. 1986. CPT/DMT Qc of Ground Modification at a Power Plant. Proc. In situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-25, 1986. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 985.

Schmertmann, J.H. & Crapps, D.K. 1983. Use of In Situ Penetration Tests to Aid Pile Design & Installation. Proc. of the GEOPILE '83 Conf., Hollywood, FL. Associated Pile & Fitting Corp. April.

Schmertmann & Crapps, Inc. 1988. Guideline Summary for Using the CPT and Marchetti DMT for Geotechnical Design. Rept. No. FHWA-PA-87-014-84-24 submitted to PennDOT, Office of Research and Special Studies, Harrisburg, PA, in 4 volumes with the 3 below concerning primarily the DMT: Vol. I - Summary (78 pp.); Vol III - DMT Test Methods and Data Reduction (183 pp.); Vol. IV - DMT Design Method and Examples (135 pp.).

Smith, G.M., Wardwell, R.E. & Nelson, J.D. 1984. In Situ Strength Measurement at an Inactive UMTrap Site. Proc. 6th Symp. on "Uranium Mill Tailings Management", Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, Colorado, p. 639-648. Feb.

Sonnefeld, S.L., Schmertmann, J.H. & Williams, R.C. 1985. A Bridge Site Investigation Using SPTs, MPMTs, and DMTs from Barges. Strength Testing of Marine Sediments: Laboratory & Insitu Measurements, ASTM SPT 883, p. 515-535.

Steiner, W., Metzger, R. & Marr, W.A. 1992. An Embankment On Soft Clay With An Adjacent Cut. ASCE Conf. on Stability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments II. Berkeley, CA.,705-720.

Sully, J.P. & Campanella, R.G. 1989. Correlation of Maximum Shear Modulus with DMT Test Results in Sand. Proc. XII ICSMFE, Vol. 1: 339-343.

Szabo, G. 1979. In situ Talajvizsgalatok Lapdilatometerrel. (in Hungarian) Melyepitestudomanyi Szemle, Kulonlenyomat 1979 Evfolyam 5 Szamabol, Budapest.

Tanaka, A., Bauer, G. & Carvalho, J.B. 1989. Failure and Analysis of a Concrete Silo. Proc. XII ICSMFE, Vol. 1: 345.

Tavenas, F. 1986. In Situ Testing: Where Are We? Where Should We Go? Geotechnical News, p. 35-38. Dec.

Totani, G. & Marchetti, S. 1988. Analisi dei Risultati delle Prove DMT nella Piana del Fucino. (In Italian). Atti Convegno CNR sul Tema "Deformazione dei Terreni ed Interazione Terreno-Struttura in Condizioni di Esercizio". Monselice (PD), 5-6 Ott. 1988, Vol. 1: 207-221.

Welsh, J.P. 1986. In Situ Testing for Ground Modification Techniques. Proc. In Situ '86 ASCE Spec. Conf. on "Use of In Situ Tests in Geotechnical Engineering". Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-25, 1986. ASCE Geotechn. Special Publ. No. 6: 47.

Whittle, A.J., Aubeny, C.P., Rafalovich, A., Ladd, C.C. & Baligh, M.M. 1991. Prediction and Interpretation of In Situ Penetration Tests in Cohesive Soils. Constructed Facilities Div., Dept. of Civ. Eng., MIT. Res. Rep. R91-01: 228.

Williams, R.C. & Sonnenfeld, S.L. 1982. Comparison of In Situ Testing Techniques. Proc. 1982 Annual Meeting, Florida Section, ASCE, Orlando, Sep. (Available from: Williams & Associated, Inc., 12290 US Highway 19 South, Clearwater, Florida, 33516).

Wong, J.T.F. & Dobie, M.J.D. 1990. Marchetti Dilatometer: Interpretation in Malaysian Alluvial Clays. Seminar on Geotechnical Aspects of the North-South Expressway, 5-6th Nov, pp. 87-96.


 

DMT BIBLIOGRAPHY  (1992-99 partial)

 


Abdel-Haq Ali and Hryciw Roman D."Ground Settlement in Simi Valley following the Northridge Earthquake" Jnl ASCE GGE, Vol. 124, No. 1, Jan. 1998, pp. 80-89

Bellotti R., Fretti C., Jamiokowski M. and Tanizawa (1994). "Flat Dilatometer Tests in Toyoura sand", Proc. 13 ICSMFE New Delhi, Vol.4, 1779-1782.

Bellotti Roberto, Benoît Jean, Carmelo Fretti and Jamiolkowski Michele, "Stiffness of Toyoura Sand from Dilatometer Tests" ASCE GGE, Vol. 123, No. 9, Sept. 1997, pp. 836-846

Bogossian F.,Muxfeldt A.S. and Dutra A.M.B. (1989) "Some Results of Flat Dilatometer Tests in Brazilian Soils", Proc. 12 ICSMFE Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 1, 187-190.

Butcher A.P. & Lord J.A. (1993) "Engineering properties of the Gault clay in and around Cambridge, UK", Proc. Int. Symp. on  Hard Soils-Soft Rocks, Athens 20-23 Sept., Vol. 1, 405-416.  Madingley OCR (Qc, DMT)

De Cock F., Van Impe W.F., Peiffer H. (1993) "Atlas screw piles and tube screw piles in stiff tertiary clays", Proc. BAP II Ghent 1993 Balkema, 359-367.

Decourt L. (1994) "The Behavior of a Building with Shallow Foundations on a stiff Lateritic Clay", Proc. Settlement '94, ASCE Confer. at Texas A&M Univ., Geot. Spec. Publ. No. 40, June Vol. 2, 1505-1515.

De Faria Cruz Nuno Bravo (1995) "A avaliaçao de Parametros Geotécnicos pelo Dilatòmetro de Marchetti", Thesis University of Coimbra, Portugal

Dumas J.C.(1992). Comparisons of settlements predicted by PMT and DMT in a silty-sandy soil in Quebec. Personal communication.

European Committee for Standardization: Eurocode 7.(1997) Geotechnical Design. Part 3 : Design assisted by field tests, "Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT)".

Finno R. J. (1993) "Analytical Interpretation of Dilatometer Penetration Through Saturated Cohesive Soils", Geotechnique 43 No.2, 241-254.

Fretti C., Lo Presti D. and Salgado R.(1992) "The Research Dilatometer : In Situ and Calibration Chamber Test Results", Riv. Italiana di Geotecnica, 26, No.4, 237-243.

Gabr M.A., Lunne T. and Powell J.J. (1994) "P-y Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles in Clay Using DMT", ASCE Jnl. GE, Vol. 120, 5, 816-837, May.

Hamza M. And Richards D.P. "Correlations of DMT, CPT and SPT in Nile Basin Sediment", Proc. 11th Afr. Conf. SMFE, Cairo Egypt, 437-446

Houlsby   (1995)   OCR  Cu  DMT  ECSMFE  Copenhagen 1995

Huang An Bin (1994) "An analytical Study of Cone Penetration Tests in Granular Material", Canad. Geot. J.Vol.31, 1, Feb 1994, 91-103 (lat stress behind cone not sensitive to lat stress)

Jamiolkowski, M. (1995) "Welcome address", CPT '95, Int. Symp. On Cone Penetr. Testing, Swedish Geot. Soc., Linkoping

Jendeby L. (1992) "Deep Compaction by Vibrowing", Nordic Geotechnical Meeting NGM-92, Vol. 1, 19-24

Kaggwa W.S., Jaksa M.B. and Jha R.K. (1995) "Development of automated dilatometer and comparison with cone penetration test at the Univ. of Adelaide, Australia", Proc. Int. Conf. On Advances in Site Investig. Practice, ICE, London Mar

Kamey T. And Iwasaki K. (1995) "Evaluation of undrained shear strength of cohesive solid using a Flat Dilatometer", Soils and Foundations, Vol. 35, 2, 111-116, June.

Kay J.N. & Chiu C.F. (1993). A Modified Dilatometer for Small Strain Stiffness Characterisation. 11th Southeast Asian Geot. Conf., 4-8 May 1993, Singapore, 125-128.

Laifa C. (1997). Interpretation of In-Situ Tests in Clay with particular reference to Reclaimed Sites. School of Civil and Structural Engineering, Nanyang Techn. Univ.

Marchetti S., Totani G. and Calabrese M. (1994) "Detecting Slip Surfaces in OC Clay Slopes by DMT-Kd", Unpublished Technical Note.

Marchetti S. (1994) "An example of use of DMT as an help for evaluating compaction of Subgrade and underlying Embankment", Internal Techn. Note, Draft Oct.

Marchetti S. (1997). "The Flat Dilatometer : Design Applications". Third Geotechnical Engineering. Conf. Cairo University, Jan. 1997, Keynote lecture, 26 pp.

Marchetti S. (1997). "The Flat Dilatometer : Design Applications". ThirdGeotechnical Engineering. Conf. Cairo University, Jan. 1997, Keynotelecture, 26 pp

Marchetti S. (1998) "Dilatometer testing and its application", Paper prepared for the seminars organized by the China Site Investigation Associations in Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou June-July 1998, 9 pp.

Marchetti S. (1999) "The Flat Dilatometer and its applications to Geotechnical Design", International Seminar, Japanese Geotechnical Society, Tokyo, 12 Feb 1999. 80 pp.

Marchetti S.(1999) "On the calibration of the DMT membrane", L'Aquila University, Italy, Unpublished report (March 1999)

Marchetti S. (1999) "Sand liquefiability assessment by DMT", L'Aquila University, Italy, Unpublished report (May 1999)

Masood T. & Kibria S. (1991) "Estimation of In Situ Lateral Stresses by Full Displacement Methods", Proc. 13 ICSMFE New Delhi, Vol.2, 689-694.

Massarsch K.R. (1994) "Settlement Analysis of Compacted Granular Fill", Proc. 13 ICSMFE New Delhi, Vol.1, 325-328.

Nash D.F.Y., Powell J.J.M. and Lloyd I.M. (1992). "Initial investigations of the soft clay test site at Bothkennar". Geotechnique 42, No.2, 163-181.

Olteanu A.C. (1996) "Analysis of Dilatometer Tests performed in Calibration Chamber on Ticino and Toyoura Sand", Thesis, Politecnico di Torino.

Ortigao J.A.R. (1994) "Dilatometer tests in Brasilia porous clay", Proc. 7th Int. Congress Int. Assoc. Of Engineering. Geology, Lisboa Portugal, Sept., 359-365

Ortigao J.A.R., Cunha R.P. & Alves L.S. (1996) "In situ tests in Brasilia porous clay", Canad. Geot. Jnl. 33: 189-198

Ortigao J. A. R., Loures T. R. R., Nogueira C. and Alves L. S. "Slope Failures in Tertiary Expansive OC Clays", Jnl. ASCE GGE, Vol. 123, No. 9, Sept. 1997, 812-817

Pasqualini E. & Rosi, C. (1993) "Experiences from a vibroflotation treatment" (in Italian), Meeting of the Geotechnical National Research Council Group, Rome, Nov., 237-240.

Peiffer H. and Van Impe (1993) "Evaluation of pile performance based on soil stress measurements- Field test program", Proc. BAP II Ghent 1993 Balkema, 385-389.

Peiffer H., Van Impe W.F., Cotvrindt G. and Bottiau (1993) "Evaluation of the influence of pile execution parameters on the soil condition around the pile shaft of a PCS-pile" Proc. BAP II Ghent 1993 Balkema, 217-220.

Peiffer H., Van Impe W.F.,Cortvrindt G. and Bottiau M.(1994) "DMT Measurements around PCS-PILES in Belgium" (1994) Proc. 13 ICSMFE New Delhi, Vol.2, 469-472.

Rankka K. (????) "Measuring and Predicting Lateral Earth Pressures in Slopes in Soft Clays in Sweden", Transportation Research Record No. 1278, pp. 172-182.

Ruesta F. and Townsend F.C. (1997). "Evaluatuon of Laterally Loaded Pile Group at Roosvelt Bridge", Jnl ASCE GGE,123,12, Dec. 97, 1153-11 61.

Sallfors G. (1988) "Validity of compression modulus determined by dilatometer tests", Proc. of two-day seminar at NGI on calibration of in situ tests.

Saye and Lutenegger (????) "Performance of two grain bins founded on compressible alluvium", ASCE Symposium Special Topics in Foundations

SETTLEMENT '94 ASCE Confer. at Texas A&M Univ. June 1994, Geot. Spec. Publ. No. 40 and 41.

Sawada S. and Sugawara N. (1995) "Evaluation of densification of loose sand by SBP and DMT", Proc. 4th Int. Symp. On Pressuremeter, Sherbrooke, Canada, 17-19 May '95, Balkema, 101-107.

Steiner W. (1994) " Settlement Behaviour of an Avalanche Protection Gallery Founded on Loose Sandy Silt", Settlement '94 ASCE Conf. at Texas A&M, Vol. 1, 207-221

Skiles D.L. and Townsend F.C. (1994) "Predicting Shallow Foundation Settlement in Sand from DMT", Proc. Settlement '94, ASCE Conf. at Texas A&M Univ., Geot. Spec. Pub. 40, June, Vol. 1, 132-142.

Tanaka H. and Tanaka M. (1998)."Characterization of Sandy Soils using CPT and DMT", Soils and Foundations, Japanese Geot. Soc.,Vol. 38, 3 , 55-65.

Totani G., Calabrese M., Marchetti S. and Monaco P (1997). Use of in situ flat dilatometer (DMT) for ground characterization in the stability analysis of slopes", Proc. XIV ICSMFE, Hamburg Session 1.2

Totani G., Calabrese M. and Monaco P (1998). "In situ determination of Ch by Flat Dilatometer (DMT)", Proc. First Intnl Conf. On Site Characterization ISC '98, Atlanta, Georgia (USA), Apr 1998, 883-888.

Totani G., Marchetti S., Calabrese M. and Monaco P. (1994) "Field Studies of an instrumented full-scale Pile driven in Clay" Proc. 13 ICSMFE New Delhi, Vol.2, 695-698.

Totani, G., Monaco, P., Calabrese, M., Taranta, T. and Monteferrante, A. (1999). "Ground Property Characterization for the Design of an Artificial Tunnel in a High-Speed Railway Line Project ", XI Panamerican Conf. on Soil Mechanics and Geot. Engineering, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, Aug.

Van Impe W.F.,De Cock F., Massarsch R. and Menge'. P. (1994) Recent Experiences and Developments of the Resonant Vibrocompaction Technique", Proc. 13 ICSMFE New Delhi, Vol.3, 1151-1156.

Whittle, A.J., Aubeny, C.P. (1992) The effects of installation disturbance on interpretation of in situ tests in clay. Proc. Wroth Memorial Symp., Oxford, 27-29 July : 742-767

Wang Chainchye E. and Borden Roy H."Deformation Characteristics of Piedmont Residual Soils" Jnl ASCE GE, Vol. 122, No. 10, October 1996, pp. 822-830

Wong J.T.F., Wong M.F. and Kassim K. (1993). Comparison between Dilatometer and Other In-Situ and Laboratory Tests in Malaysian Alluvial Clay. 11th Southeast Asian Geot. Conf., 4-8 May 93, Singapore, 275-279.

Yu, H.S. & Booker, J.R. (1992) Analysis of the Dilatometer Test in Undrained Clay" Proc. Wroth Memorial Symp., Oxford, 27-29 July : 783-795.

 

 



Flat dilatometer test (DMT)

 

 

STANDARDS, RECOMMENDATIONS, MANUALS

ASTM SUBCOMMITTEE  D 18.02.10 (1986), J.H. Schmertmann, Chairman, "Suggested Method for Performing the Flat Dilatometer Test", ASTM Geotechn. Testing Journal, Vol. 9, 2, June, 93-101.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE for STANDARDIZATION: EUROCODE 7 (1997)
Part 1 Geotechnical Design General Rules, Vol. 1, Sec. 3. Part 3 : Design assisted by field tests, "Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT)" (1997).

SWEDISH GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY (1994), "Recommended Standard for Dilatometer Test", SGF Report 1:95 E., 15 pp.

U.S. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (1992) , "The Flat Dilatometer Test " , Civ. Eng. Dept. Texas A & M Univ. for the Fed. Highway Administration Washington D.C. , Publ. FHWA-SA-91-044 , by Briaud J.L. & Miran J., 102 pp. June (Available from : National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 under : Government Accession No. PB92 178524).

SCHMERTMANN J.H. & CRAPPS D. (1988), "Guideline Summary for using the CPT and DMT for Geotechnical Design" , Rep. No. FHWA-PA-87-014-84-24 to PennDOT, Office of Research and Special Studies , Harrisburg , PA , in 4 Volumes .

CORNELL UNIV. Ithaca, N.Y. (1990), "Manual on Estimating Soil Properties for Foundation Design" Report No. EL-6800 Electric Power Research Institute, by Kulhawy F. & Mayne P., 250 pp.

 

 

 

Soa reports

Lunne, T., Lacasse, S.& Rad, N.S. 1989. SPT, CPT, Pressuremeter Testing and Recent Developments on In Situ Testing of Soils, Part I: All Tests Except SPT. Proc. XII ICSMFE, Rio de Janeiro, Session 2. Vol.4.:2339-2403.

Lutenegger, A.J. 1988. Current Status of the Marchetti Dilatometer Test. Invited Lecturer. Proc. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Vol. 1: 137-155. Mar.

Cestari, F. 1990. Prove geotecniche in sito. (In Italian). Ed. Geo-Graph.

MARCHETTI S. (1997). "The Flat Dilatometer : Design Applications". Third Geotechnical Engineering. Conf. Cairo University, Jan. 1997, Keynote lecture, 26 pp.

 


GROUPED FOR THEME - problem oriented

DETERMINATION OF Ch and K by DMT

Robertson, P.K., Campanella, R.G., Gillespie, D. & By, T. 1988. Excess Pore Pressure and the Flat Dilatometer Test. Proc. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Vol. 1: 567-576. March.

Schmertmann, J.H. (1988). The Coefficient of Consolidation Obtained from  Dissipation in the DMT. Proc. Development in Geotechnical Engineering, Conf. by Central PA Section ASCE and PennDOT, Hershey, PA. Sep. (Also in DMT Digest No. 10, March).

Marchetti, S. & Totani, G. 1989. Ch Evaluations from DMTA Dissipation Curves. Proc. XI ICSMFE, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 1: 281-286. July.

Totani G., Calabrese M. and Monaco P (1998). "In situ determination of Ch by Flat Dilatometer (DMT)", Proc. First Intnl Conf. On Site Characterization ISC '98, Atlanta, Georgia (USA), Apr 1998, 883-888.

 

 

PAPERS DEALING WITH DMT and PMT

Canou, J. & Tumay, M. 1986. Field Evaluation of French Self-Boring Pressuremeter PAF 76 in a Soft Deltaic Louisiana Clay. Proc. 2nd Int. Symp. on "The Pressuremeter and its Marine Applications", ASTM STP 950. (I haven't this reference).

Clarke, B.G. & Wroth, C.P. 1988. Comparison between Results from Flat Dilatometer and Self-Boring Pressuremeter Tests. ICE, Proc. Penetration Testing in the UK, Univ. of Birmingham, Paper No. 41: 141-144. July (Not very relevant to Menard PMT).

DMT Digest No. 9 (May 1987) Schmertmann J.H.S. Editor. Item 9A : Some interrelationship with p0 in clays

Dumas J.C.(1992). Comparisons of settlements predicted by PMT and DMT in a silty-sandy soil in Quebec. Personal communication.

Kalteziotis, N.A., Pachakis, M.D. & Zervogiannis, H.S. 1991. Applications of the Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT) in Cohesive Soils. Proc. X ECSMFE, Firenze, Vol. 1: 125-128 (interesting comparisons with Menard PMT)

Lutenegger, A.J. 1988. Current Status of the Marchetti Dilatometer Test. Invited Lecturer. Proc. ISOPT-1, Orlando, FL, Vol. 1: 137-155. Mar. (interesting comparisons with Menard PMT)

Lutenegger, A.J. & Blanchard, J.D. 1990. A Comparison between Full Displacement Pressuremeter Tests and Dilatometer Tests in Clay. Third Int. Symp. on Pressuremeters. Thomas Telford. London. (Not very relevant to Menard PMT)

Ortigao J.A.R., Cunha R.P. & Alves L.S. (1996) "In situ tests in Brasilia porous clay", Canad. Geot. Jnl. 33: 189-198

Sawada S. And Sugawara N. (1995) "Evaluation of densification of loose sand by SBP and DMT", Proc. 4th Int. Symp. On Pressuremeter,17-19 May '95, Balkema, 101-107.

Wong J.T.F., Wong M.F. and Kassim K. (1993). Comparison between Dilatometer and Other In-Situ and Laboratory Tests in Malaysian Alluvial Clay. 11th Southeast Asian Geot. Conf., 4-8 May 93, Singapore, 275-279.

 

LIQUEFACTION

Marchetti, S.(1982). Detection of liquefiable sand layers by means of quasi static penetration tests. Proc. 2nd European Symp. on Penetration Testing, Vol. 2: 689-695. Amsterdam, NL. May

Robertson, P.K. & Campanella, R.G. 1986. Estimating Liquefaction Potential of Sands Using the Flat Plate Dilatometer. ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal: 38-40. March.

Reyna F. & Chameau J.L.(1991). "Dilatometer Based Liquefaction Potential of Sites in the Imperial Valley". 2nd Int. Conf. on Recent Advances in Geot. Earthquake Engrg. and Soil Dyn. St. Louis. May

Abdel-Haq Ali and Hryciw Roman D."Ground Settlement in Simi Valley following the Northridge Earthquake" Jnl ASCE GGE, Vol. 124, No. 1, Jan. 1998, pp. 80-89

Marchetti, S. (1999c). "Sand liquefiability assessment by DMT", L'Aquila University, Italy, Unpublished report (May 1999).