Pressuremeter and static cone penetration tests in Obhor Sabkha, Saudi Arabia

Abstract EN

-The results of )Y prcssurcmctcr tests (PJ\'(Ts) at 6 locations .

and those of static cone penetration tests (CPTs) at 7 local ions in the clayey parts of Obhor Sabkha are presented.

Comparison of the results of these PMTs and CPTs with those offield vane shear tests (FVTs) and Mackintosh probing shows that they are equally suuahlc for site investigation in a clayey sahkha .

Based on the results obtained so far.

tentative correlations arc proposed between the different design parameters obtained from these ill situ tests .

Calculations show that for equal loads and footing sizex for lighl structures .

settlements based on CPT or PMT parameters are generally smaller than those based on consolidation lest results .