Journal of the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering, Vol.59,No.6,2007

Predictive equation of unit weights, shear|strength parameters and permeability of grus
using by simplified dynamic cone penetrometer hardness and grain size

Tsuyoshi Wakatsuki, Yoshinori Sasaki, Yukiya Tanaka and Yukinori Matsukura



Abstract

A simplified dynamic cone penetrometer is a useful apparatus for the measurement of the hardness of slope materials at many points and depths of the soil layer on steep mountains. Therefore, some physical and mechanical properties of soils, such as the unit weight and the shear strength parameter whose measurement generally needs much time and effort, were estimated by the simplified dynamic cone penetrometer hardness (Nc) in many previous works. However, the estimated values often change depending on grains size reflecting lithology. In the present study, based on the results of field measurement of physical and mechanical properties of hillslope materials in six granitic mountains, we deduced the dry unit weight of grus (d, gf^cmR) and the angle of internal friction (sat, degree), the cohesion (csat, gf^cmQ) and the hydraulic conductivity (K, cm^sec) of grus under saturated water content from two parameters of Nc]value and grain size of soil as following regression equations:

dPDQQWNcODPRTCCQDO@ODPOQ
satPDRVVNcCCODT{QUDUP
csatSDOSXNc|SUDVOCCODOUQT{VPDPR
logPOK|ODUPUlogPONcCCQDO@@|ODPPT|PDWVQCCQDO@@|ODPPT

where CCD is the content for coarser grains than D mm. The values of CCODOUQT, CCODT and CCQDO can be easily measured by sieving method, so that these parameters can be easily estimated using the above equations.

Key words:landslide dam, outbreak, Takaiso]yama, erosion, sediment transport, debris flow, simulatio
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