Abstract: A single open ended testing cylinder which is attached to wireline probe instrumented head is positioned at the lower end of a conventional hollow-stem drilling auger which is penetrated into the soil therebelow. During testing cylinder is rotated in the soil while torsional loading is measured and axial loading bypassed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 5, 1999
Date of Patent:
August 13, 2002
Assignee:
Dynamic In Situ Geotechnical Testing Incorporated