Question: A standard penetration test ( SPT ) was done in a 1 5 cm ( 6 in ) diameter borehole using an automatic - trip

A standard penetration test (SPT) was done in a 15 cm (6 in) diameter borehole using an automatic-trip hammer with an energy efficiency of 90% and a standard sampler. The rod length above the ground surface is 1.5 m. At depth 5 m below the ground surface, the obtained blow counts were 9,10 and 7 for the first, second and third 15 cm (6 in) driving penetration, respectively. Determine the following items so that the (N1)60 at depth 5 m is calculated
1. The measured SPT number N (Input you answer in the format of ??.?)
2. The rod length correction factor CR (Input you answer in the format of ?.??)
3. The sampler correction factor CS (Input you answer in the format of ?.??)
4. The borehole correction factor CB (Input you answer in the format of ?.??)
5. The energy efficiency factor CE (Input you answer in the format of ?.??)
6. The corrected SPT number N60(Input you answer in the format of ??.?)
7. The overburden correction factor CN (Input you answer in the format of ?.??)
8. The corrected SPT number (N1)60(Input you answer in the format of ??.?)

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