文摘
The paper examines the correlations to obtain rough estimates of the shear wave velocity V S from non-seismic dilatometer tests (DMT) and cone penetration tests (CPT). While the direct measurement of V S is obviously preferable, these correlations may turn out useful in various circumstances. The experimental results at six international research sites suggest that the DMT predictions of V S from the parameters I D (material index), K D (horizontal stress index), M DMT (constrained modulus) are more reliable and consistent than the CPT predictions from q c (cone resistance), presumably because of the availability, by DMT, of the stress history index K D.