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CPT-based evaluation of silt/clay contents and the shear wave velocity of seabed soils in the Yellow River delta

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The fine content (FC) and shear wave velocity (Vs) are important references for the soil classification and physical or mechanical properties evaluation. It is the spatial variability of soils that leads to large errors in existing CPT (cone penetration test)-based geotechnical evaluation methods in various locations, particularly in submarine environment. In this paper, quantifying relationships of Vs with refined silt content (SC) or clay content (CC) from FC were established using CPTs and shear wave velocity tests at the shallow banks of the Yellow River Delta, effectively improving the accuracy of Vs calculations in fine-grained soils. Results have shown that the relationship between SC or CC and Vs can be described by an exponential function, meanwhile similar variation in FC and Vs in shallow and submerged soils of the Yellow River Delta. The focus area decreases in SC and increases in CC with distance from shore. The Vs gradually increases with penetration depth.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program (42177153), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U2006213), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42277139).

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  1. College of Environment Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Xuesen Liu & Yuxue Cui

  2. School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China

    Xuesen Liu, Zhongnian Yang, Zhengyi Xu & Xianzhang Ling

  3. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Tao Liu

  4. Laboratory for Marine Geology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266100, China

    Tao Liu

  5. Qingdao Ruiyuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd, Qingdao, 266555, China

    Hailiang Wang

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Liu, X., Liu, T., Wang, H. et al. CPT-based evaluation of silt/clay contents and the shear wave velocity of seabed soils in the Yellow River delta. Bull Eng Geol Environ 82, 299 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-023-03296-z

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