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Domain for soil consistency DESCRIPTION of RESULT entity
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References |
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AS 1726-1993 1993, Geotechnical site investigations. Standard
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Qualifier 1: minimum undrained shear stress, kPa
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Qualifier 2: maximum undrained shear stress, kPa
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Note:
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Attribute |
Code |
Parent |
Category |
Synonyms |
Description |
Qualifier 1 |
Qualifier 2 |
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soil_consistency |
SFTV |
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very soft |
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undrained shear strength <=12 kPa, soil exudes between the fingers
when squeezed in hand |
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12 |
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soil_consistency |
SFT |
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soft |
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undrained shear strength 12-25 kPa, soil can be moulded by light finger
pressure |
12 |
25 |
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soil_consistency |
FRM |
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firm |
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undrained shear strength 25-50 kPa, soil can be moulded by strong
finger pressure |
25 |
50 |
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soil_consistency |
STF |
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stiff |
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undrained shear strength 50-100 kPa, soil cannot be moulded by fingers,
can be indented by thumb |
50 |
100 |
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soil_consistency |
STFV |
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very stiff |
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undrained shear strength 100-200 kPa, can be indented by thumb nail |
100 |
200 |
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soil_consistency |
HRD |
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hard |
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undrained shear strength >200 kPa, can be indented with difficulty
by thumb nail |
200 |
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soil_consistency |
LSEV |
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very loose |
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density index <=15% |
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soil_consistency |
LSE |
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loose |
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density index 15-35% |
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soil_consistency |
DNSM |
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medium dense |
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density index 35-65% |
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soil_consistency |
DNS |
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dense |
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density index 65-85% |
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soil_consistency |
DNSV |
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very dense |
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density index >85% |
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soil_consistency |
UNK |
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unknown |
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soil consistency is unknown |
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