Question: A cone penetration test on a coarse - grained soil with mean particle size ( D 5 0 ) of 0 . 5 mm produced

A cone penetration test on a coarse-grained soil with mean particle size (D50) of 0.5 mm produced a cone resistance (qc) of 80 kg/cm2 and a friction ratio (Rf) of 1%.(a) Estimate the equivalent SPT N60 value using the qc-N60 relationship suggested by Kulhawy and Mayne (1990)

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