Question: ( c ) A pressuremeter test ( PMT ) is carried out in a 1 0 0 - mm diameter borehole using a standard M

(c) A pressuremeter test (PMT) is carried out in a 100-mm diameter borehole using a standard Mnard-type pressuremeter (diameter =73mm and length =440mm). The vertical overburden pressure at the depth, at which the test is conducted, is 300 kPa with a bedding volumetric expansion of 220cm3. From the PMT results, the radius of cavity is expected to increase 50% at a pressure of 2,500kPa. The yield point is reached when pressure measurement shows 1,500kPa and volume change reading indicates 257cm3. All data given have been corrected. Sketch schematically the pressure meter curve.
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( c ) A pressuremeter test ( PMT ) is carried out

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