In-Situ Testing Group

Dr. Paul W. Mayne

Papers

• Mayne, P.W. and Cargill, E. (2022). CPTU evaluations in Appalachian Piedmont residual sandy silts. Proceedings, 5th Intl. Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'22, Bologna), Paper ID 1242: 559-565. (1.1 MB pdf)

• Mayne, P.W., Paniagua, P., Di Buò, B. and Agaiby, S.S. (2022). Evaluating geoparameters of Maine sensitive clay by CPTU. Proceedings, 5th Intl. Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'22, Bologna), Paper ID 1110: 552-558.(2.7 MB pdf)

• Mayne, P.W. and Peuchen, J. (2022). Undrained shear strength of clays from piezocone tests: a database approach. Proceedings, 5th Intl. Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'22, Bologna), Paper ID 1107: 546-551.(1.3 MB pdf)

• Enterzari, I., Sharp, J. and Mayne, P.W. (2022). A data-driven approach to predict shear wave velocity from CPTu measurements. Proceedings, 5th Intl. Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'22, Bologna), Paper ID 1252: 374-380.(1.1 MB pdf)

• Mayne, P.W. and Sharp, J. (2022). Screening for flow liquefaction for tailings and natural soils by CPTU. Proceedings, 20th Intl. Conf. on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE, Sydney), Vol 2, Australian Geomechanics Society, NSW: 459-464(1.7 MB pdf)

• Agaiby, S.S. and Mayne, P.W. (2021). CPTU identification of regular, sensitive, and organic clays towards evaluating preconsolidation stress profiles. AIMS GeoSciences 7 (4): 553-573.(1.7 MB pdf)

• Mayne, Paniagua, et al. (2019) on CPTU in sensitive clay (1.3 MB pdf)

• Mayne & Agaiby (2019). on CPTU in organic clay (2.0 MB pdf)

• Mayne & Sharp (2019). CPTU for flow liquefaction (1.0 MB pdf)

• Agaiby, Mayne (2018). Evaluating rigidity index of clays from CPTu (629.87kB)

• Ouyang & Mayne (2018). NTH method using mini-CPTu in centrifuge clay deposits(687.77kB)

• Mayne & Peuchen (2018). CPTu Nkt factor for CAUC from 62 clays(476.28kB)

• Mayne (2017). 34th Manuel Rocha Lecture: Yield stress of soils from CPT (1.8 MB pdf)

• Mayne,Niazi (2017). Field investigations for deep foundations (2.3 MB pdf)

• Ouyang,Mayne (2017). Nexus between CPTu and DMT in soft-firm clays (652 kB pdf)

• Mayne (2016), ISC5 Keynote, Evaluating effective stress parameters and undrained shear strength of soft-firm clays from CPT and DMT (1.35 MB pdf)

• Mayne (2014), Interpretation of geotechnical parameters from seismic piezocone tests, 3rd Intl. Symposium on CPT (1.2 MB pdf)

• Mayne (2012), SFGE Keynote titled "Quandary in geomaterial characterization: new versus the old" (1.78 MB pdf)

• Mayne, Coop, Springman, Huang, and Zornberg (2009): SOA-1 at 17th ICSMGE (7.16 MB pdf)

• Mayne (2007). Overview Paper on In-Situ Testing - Singapore Workshop (3.07 MB pdf)

• O-cell response using elastic theory and seismic piezocone tests: Mayne & Woeller, 2009 (823 KB pdf)

• Piezocone profiling of clays for maritime investigations: Mayne, 2008 (1.06 MB pdf)

• Interrelationships of DMTs and CPTUs in clays : Mayne, 2006 (567 KB pdf)

• Equivalent CPT Method for DMT Settlement Computations in the Piedmont, Mayne 2002 (212 KB pdf)

• Monotonic & Dilatory Piezocone Dissipation in NC and OC Geomaterials. (114 KB pdf)

• Enhanced Geotechnical site characterization by Seismic Piezocone Penetration Tests (2.40 MB pdf)

• Characteristic piezocone response in piedmont residual soils (379 KB Word file)

• Field and laboratory measurements of dynamic shear modulus of piedmont residual soils (289 KB pdf)

• Site Characterization of Piedmont Residual Soils at the NGES, Opelika, Alabama (1.28 MB pdf)

• Axial drilled shaft response by seismic cone (661KB pdf)

• Flow Properties from Piezocone Dissipation Tests (298 KB pdf)

• Synopsis of OCR Method for Clay (685 KB pdf)

• Bali 2001 Keynote: Stress-strain strength flow characteristics from enhanced in-situ testing (2.49 MB pdf)

• Use of elastic continuum solution and DMT modulus for evaluating drilled shaft axial response in the Piedmont, 1999 (120KB pdf).

• Mayne & Kulhawy (1982). Ko-OCR relationships in soils (2.09MB pdf).

• Mayne (1980). Cam-clay predictions of undrained shear strength (1.14MB pdf).

Presentations

• Agaiby, S.S. and Mayne, P.W. (2022). Analytical CPTU solutions applied to Boston Blue Clay, Site and Soil Characterization (Proc. GeoCongress 2022, Charlotte, GSP 333), ASCE, Reston, VA: 465-478. (2.6 MB PDF)

• 26th Szechy Lecture (2020), Budapest (22.6 MB PPT)

• 21st Robert L. Schiffman Lecture (2019) at Cornell University (44.7 MB PPT)

• LISBON 2017 MRL - Yield Stress from CPT (39.2 MB PPT)

• Simplified Critical State Soil Mechanics (3.6 MB PPT)

• Example Critical State Soil Mechanics Worked Problem (67 KB pdf)

• State-of-the-Art (SOA-1) PPT: Geomaterial Behavior & Testing (Mayne, Coop, Springman, Huang, & Zornberg), 17th ICSMGE Alexandria, Egypt (October 2009, 7 MB)

• Critical State Soil Mechanics for Dummies (Mayne, 2006)

• Istanbul 2001, Session 1.2: Soil Property Characterization by In-Situ Tests (Using Netscape? Download Powerpoint PPS  here)

• Closing Remarks at In-Situ 2001 - Bali

Report Documents

• NCHRP 258 Manual on Subsurface Investigations (2019) (Go to http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/178722.aspx)

• MnDOT Manual on CPT for State Highway Geotechnical Engineers (2018) (14 MB pdf)

• 2018 NUREG/CR-7238 Guidance Document: Conducting Paleoliquefaction Studies for Earthquake Source Characterization (Go to https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/contract/cr7238/)

• Subsurface Investigation:  Geotechnical Site Characterization (2002) in Turkish (21 MB pdf)

• NHI (2002) Manual on Subsurface Investigations:  Geotechnical Site Characterization (16 MB pdf)

• NHI (2002) errata: Page 10-27 with Rock Mass Modulus: (jpg)

• NCHRP Synthesis 368 on Cone Penetration Testing, 2007 (7 MB pdf)

• EPRI Report TR-100221 - Undrained Lateral Shaft Response (1992) by Mayne, Kulhawy, & Trautmann (13 MB) (Go to www.epri.com and Search = TR-100221)

• Kulhawy & Mayne 1990 - EPRI Soil Properties Manual (9 MB)

• Mayne and Chen (1994): "Profiling OCR in clays by piezocone" (22.7 MB pdf)

• Burns & Mayne (1998):  "Penetrometers for Soil Permeability and Chemical Detection" GIT Report to NSF (2.9 MB pdf )

• Schneider and Mayne (2000).MAE REPORT CD 03:  "Soil Liquefaction Response In Mid-America Evaluated By Seismic Piezocone Tests"

• US National Report on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'95) by Mayne, Mitchell, Auxt, & Yilmaz. (691 KB pdf)

• ADSC-ASCE-FHWA Report:  Axial Drilled Shafts in the Piedmont (1993) by Harris & Mayne

• Geotech. Eng. Circular No. 5: "Evaluation of Soil & Rock Properties" by Sabatini, Bachus, Mayne, Schneider, & Zettler, 2002, FHWA (8.52 MB pdf)

• Soil Liquefaction by Alisha Kaplan
   

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Geosystems Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

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