STEP 1

Field SPT N-Value

Depth (m) N-Value (300mm)
0 1
3 2
6 3
9 4
12 5
15 6
18 7
21 8
24 9
27 10
30 11

STEP 2
Correction for Field Procedure N60
Depth (m) N60 (300mm)
0 1
3 3
6 4
9 5
12 6
15 8
18 9
21 10
24 11
27 13
30 14

FOR COHESIVE SOILS N60 = N60 (CORR) (No overburden or dilatancy correction required as per Eurocod

STEP 3
Overburden Pressure Correction (N1)60
Depth (m) (N1)60 (300mm)
0 #DIV/0!
 3 10
6 9
9 8
12 8
15 43
18 19
21 14
24 13
27 12
30 11
Note: If soil is below W.T the Unit Weight of Soil need to be minus (-) with Unit Weight of Water (9.81KN/m 3)

No dilatancy correction needed if soil is not below GWL and (N1)60 >15
∴ (N1)60 = (N1)60(CORR)
If below GWL and (N1)60 < 15, Step 4 is deemed necessary

STEP 4
Dilatancy / W.T. Correction (N1)60 (CORR)
Depth (m) (N1)60(CORR) (300mm)
0 #DIV/0!
3 12
6 12
9 12
12 11
15 29
18 17
21 15
24 14
27 13
30 13

Angle of Friction Ф
Unconfined Compressive Strength UCS
Cohesion C
Cohesion C = Cu
Cohesion C=Cu

Listed by Dr. S H Chew (NUS-2017) - According to Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design

 Unco
Consistency Very Soft
N60 <2
qu <25

Very Soft
N60 qu
0 0
1 12.5
2 25

Stiff
N60 qu
8 100.00
9 114.29
10 128.57
11 142.86
12 157.14
13 171.43
14 185.71
15 200.00

FINAL RESULTS

Depth (m) (N1)60(CORR) (300mm)

0 #DIV/0!
3 12
6 12
9 12
12 11
15 29
18 17
 21 15
24 14
27 13
30 13

Cohensionless Soils
Angle of Friction Ф (N1)60(CORR) Angle of Friction Ф (N1)60
#DIV/0! #DIV/0!
27.2 25.9
26.9 25.2
26.8 24.9
26.7 24.7
33.7 37.8
29.2 29.9
28.3 28.2
27.9 27.3
27.6 26.7
27.4 26.4
NOTE: Use only the applicable cohesive soils results as appropriate

(N1)60(CORR)
Depth N-Value
0 #DIV/0!
3 12
6 12
9 12
12 11
15 29
18 17
21 17
24 15
27 14
30 13

Note:
1) Angle of friction value not applicable for >33% cohesive soils (?)
2) Cohesion value not applicable for >77% cohensionless soils (?)
 SPT N VALUE (Correction & Normalization)

Combination of Terzaghi & Euroco

Listed by Dr. S H Chew (NUS-2017) - According to Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Desig

Hammer Type / Factor

Automatic
Borehole Dia
Sampler
Rod Length

N60 = EH*CB*CS*CR*N/0.60

dilatancy correction required as per Eurocode & Terzaghi)

Unit Weight Soil ϒ (KN/m3) Thickness (h)

1 0
 2 3
3 6
4 9
5 12
10 15
11 18
12 21
13 24
14 27
15 30
) with Unit Weight of Water (9.81KN/m 3)

(N1)60

#DIV/0!
9.98749217771909
8.6494219460031
8.15475321515005
7.89580584867688
43.4741302385684
18.5007948954824
14.4298017339876
12.581824665454
11.5004064125205
10.7832695289557

SQRT 12N + 15 (JSSMFE 1973) ; (Eurocode 7)

(Terzaghi-Eurocode 7 Chart) (Terzaghi-Eurocode 7 Chart)
qu/2 ; <200 KN/m2 Soil Mechanics (Eurocode 7)
UU Test (Shear Stress Vs. Total Stress Plot Soil Mechanics (Eurocode 7)
5N to 6N (Singapore Marine Clay) Eurocode 7 (SG)

echnical Design
 Unconfined Compressive Strength (q u-Kpa)
Soft Medium
2-4 4-8
25-50 50-100

Soft
N60 qu
2 25
3 37.5
4 50

Very Stiff
N60 qu
15 200.0
16 213.3
17 226.7
18 240.0
19 253.3
20 266.7
21 280.0
22 293.3
23 306.6
24 320.0
25 333.3
26 346.6
27 360.0
28 373.3
29 386.6
30 400.0

(N1)60 (300mm) N60 (300mm)

#DIV/0! 1
10 3
9 4
8 5
8 6
43 8
19 9
 14 10
13 11
12 13
11 14

Cohesive Soils
2
UCS-qu (N60) Cohesion C (qu/2) ; qu < 200KN/m (N60)
1 0.5
2 1
3 1.5
4 2
5 2.5
6 3
7 3.5
8 4
9 4.5
10 5
11 5.5

(N1)60(CORR)
Deformation Modulus E (1000 KN/m2) Deformation Modulus E (2000 KN/m2)
#DIV/0! #DIV/0!
12494 24987
11825 23649
11577 23155
11448 22896
29237 58474
16750 33501
16750 33501
14715 29430
13791 27582
12892 25783
N VALUE (Correction & Normalization)

Combination of Terzaghi & Eurocode 7

7) - According to Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design

Variables
EH Trip Mechanism
CB 115mm
CS Standard Sampler
CR 3m

N60 = EH*CB*CS*CR*N/0.60

σ'vo (KN/m2) N'/N

0 #DIV/0!
 6 3.99499687108764
18 2.30651251893416
36 1.63095064303001
60 1.2633289357883
2.84999999999999 5.79655069847578
21.42 2.1143765594837
45.99 1.44298017339876
76.56 1.11838441470702
113.13 0.920032513001639
155.7 0.78423778392405

(N1)60(CORR) = 15+1/2 [(N1)60-15)

Note: Dilantacy Correction was not mentioned in Eurocode

u
-Kpa)
Stiff Very Stiff
8-15 15-30
100-200 200-400

Medium
N60 qu
4 50
5 62.5
6 75
7 87.5
8 100

Hard
N60 qu
>30 400
 Cohesive Soils
Cohesion (UU Test) qu > 200 KN/m2 Cohesion (Marine Clay-SG) (N60) -5N to 6N
6.25
12.5
18.75
25
31.25
37.5
43.75
50
56.25
62.5
68.75

Deformation Modulus E (3000 KN/m2)

#DIV/0!
37481
35474
34732
34344
87711
50251
50251
44145
41373
38675
Efficiency/Correction Factor
1 (Adapted from Bowles 1986) ER/70
1 (Skempton 1986)
1 (Skempton 1986)
0.75 (Skempton 1986)

Eurocode 7

By Dr. S H Chew (NUS-2017)

(N1)60 = (N'/N) * N60

N60 Unit Weight of Water ϒw (KN/m3)

1 0
 2.5 0 N' = 1/(σ'vo/95.76)^0.5)
3.75 0
5 0
6.25 0
7.5 9.81 σ'o = ϒw * h
8.75 9.81
10 9.81
11.25 9.81
12.5 9.81
13.75 9.81

5) Terzaghi & Peck (1948)

 Hard
>30
>400
Marine Clay-SG) (N60) -5N to 6N
7.5
15
22.5
30
37.5
45
52.5
60
67.5
75
82.5
Dr. S H Chew (NUS-2017)

(N1)60 = (N'/N) * N60 Eurocode 7

N' = 1/(σ'vo/95.76)^0.5) Eurocode 7

σ'o = ϒw * h Soil Mechanics

 Unconfined Compressive Strength (qu-Kpa)
Consistency Very Soft Soft Medium Stiff Very Stiff
N60 <2 2-4 4-8 8-15 15-30
qu <25 25-50 50-100 100-200 200-400

Very Soft
N60 0 1 2
qu 0 12.5 25

Soft
N60 2 3 4
qu 25 37.5 50

Medium
N60 4 5 6 7 8
qu 50 62.5 75 87.5 100

Stiff
N60 8 9 10 11 12
qu 100 114.29 128.57 142.86 157.14

N60 15 16 17 18 19
qu 200.00 213.3 226.7 240.0 253.3

Hard
N60 30
qu 400
)
Hard
>30
>400
 13 14 15
171.43 185.71 200.00

Very Stiff
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
266.7 280.0 293.3 306.6 320.0 333.3 346.6 360.0 373.3
 29 30
386.6 400.0