At the Arcadia flood risk management project, in Arcadia, Wisconsin, geotechnical staff are gathering data using a unique method of subsurface exploration. The Cone Penetrometer Test, or CPT, is one ...

Dynamic Cone Penetrometers (DCPs) have emerged as essential tools in geotechnical engineering, offering a rapid and cost‐effective method for in situ evaluation of soil strength and stiffness. Their ...

We describe here a portable, electric penetrometer (PEP) for use in soft estuarine sediments. The PEP measures cone resistance, qc, and local unit side friction resistance, fs. It is composed of three ...

When a rainstorm finally comes after long periods of drought, you celebrate that your plants' roots finally have moisture. Dig down an inch or so, and the soil is still bone dry. How can that be, and ...