Peter K. Robertson https://cpt-robertson.com/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:29:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 CPT’27 International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing https://cpt-robertson.com/cpt27-international-symposium-on-cone-penetration-testing/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:29:03 +0000 https://www.cpt-robertson.com/?p=666 I will be participating as a lead for the technical committee at CPT’27 in Vancouver, Canada. For more information, please visit the website: CPT27.org

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]]> Attended CPT’18 Conference at Netherlands https://cpt-robertson.com/attending-cpt18-conference-at-netherlands/ https://cpt-robertson.com/attending-cpt18-conference-at-netherlands/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 18:30:56 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=121 I attended CPT’18 in Delft, The Netherlands June 21-22, 2018. Check out the website for information.

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/attending-cpt18-conference-at-netherlands/feed/ 0 Seed Lecture From IFCEE San Antonio, TX Video Now On YouTube https://cpt-robertson.com/seed-lecture-from-ifcee-san-antonio-tx-video-now-on-youtube/ https://cpt-robertson.com/seed-lecture-from-ifcee-san-antonio-tx-video-now-on-youtube/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:32:16 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=123 I was honored to be awarded the prestigious Seed Medal at IFCEE 2015 in San Antonio, Texas this year. Along with this honor, I was […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/seed-lecture-from-ifcee-san-antonio-tx-video-now-on-youtube/feed/ 0 New Edition Of The Guide To Cone Penetration Testing Now Available! https://cpt-robertson.com/new-edition-of-the-guide-to-cone-penetration-testing-now-available/ https://cpt-robertson.com/new-edition-of-the-guide-to-cone-penetration-testing-now-available/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:40:36 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=127 I’ve just revised and updated my Guide to Cone Penetration Testing which is now in its 6th edition. Visit my publications page or look for […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/new-edition-of-the-guide-to-cone-penetration-testing-now-available/feed/ 0 Free CPT Webinars Online https://cpt-robertson.com/free-cpt-webinars-online/ https://cpt-robertson.com/free-cpt-webinars-online/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:47:51 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=133 Over the past year, I’ve been broadcasting a series of free on-line webinars each month. The webinars focus on Cone Penetration Testing and range from […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/free-cpt-webinars-online/feed/ 0 How accurate is the CPT? https://cpt-robertson.com/how-accurate-is-the-cpt/ https://cpt-robertson.com/how-accurate-is-the-cpt/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:53:44 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=146 Occasionally I am asked “How accurate is the CPT?” In short – generally it’s more accurate than most other in-situ and laboratory tests for a […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/how-accurate-is-the-cpt/feed/ 0 Estimating Soil Permeability from CPT https://cpt-robertson.com/estimating-soil-permeability-from-cpt/ https://cpt-robertson.com/estimating-soil-permeability-from-cpt/#respond Fri, 01 May 2009 10:17:06 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=479 Lunne et al (1997) suggested an approximate method to estimate soil permeability (hydraulic conductivity) from the CPT via the Soil Behavior Type (SBT) chart using […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/estimating-soil-permeability-from-cpt/feed/ 0 Shear Wave Velocity, Vs, from CPT https://cpt-robertson.com/shear-wave-velocity-vs-from-cpt/ https://cpt-robertson.com/shear-wave-velocity-vs-from-cpt/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:18:35 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=482 The shear wave velocity (Vs) is a very useful parameter since it links directly to the small strain shear stiffness of the soil (G0). Although […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/shear-wave-velocity-vs-from-cpt/feed/ 0 Settlement calculations using CPT data https://cpt-robertson.com/settlement-calculations-using-cpt-data/ https://cpt-robertson.com/settlement-calculations-using-cpt-data/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:23:19 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=487 Traditionally the CPT has not been used extensively for the calculation of vertical settlements due to foundations loads. Partly this has been due to the […]

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]]> https://cpt-robertson.com/settlement-calculations-using-cpt-data/feed/ 0 Evaluation of Cyclic Softening in Clays https://cpt-robertson.com/evaluation-of-cyclic-softening-in-clays/ https://cpt-robertson.com/evaluation-of-cyclic-softening-in-clays/#respond Thu, 01 May 2008 10:46:43 +0000 http://cpt-robertson.test/?p=493 Boulanger and Idriss (2007, ASCE) recently presented an excellent summary for the evaluation of the cyclic softening in silts and clays. They correctly suggest that […]

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