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Size effects in miniature cone penetration tests (CPTs) are examined by performing a series of 1 g laboratory tests using three penetrometers of 3, 6, and 12 mm in diameter (D) in two grades of dry Leighton Buzzard sand respectively. It is found that the size effects primarily depend on three non-dimensional geometrical parameters, including relative penetration depth (H/D), normalised surface roughness of the cone (Ra/d50), and normalized cone size (D/d50). Test results showed that: (1) H/D is a major size factor influencing the cone resistance at relatively shallow depths, and its influence may disappear while the localized failure mechanism dominates. (2) the cone resistance may increase with a decreasing value of D/d50 in some circumstances, and this effect attenuates in loose sand; (3) the cone resistance is positively related to Ra/d50, especially for cones with an intermediate rough interface. These size dependent behaviour is attributed to the dependency of the failure pattern and sand properties on the stress level, strain level, and non-local interactions of underlying microstructures and the dependency of the shearing resistance of sand-cone interface on Ra/d50.
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Zhuang, PZ., Yu, HS. (2018). Size Effects in Cone Penetration Tests in Sand. In: Wu, W., Yu, HS. (eds) Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97112-4_64
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