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    The probe Mackintosh test is used to evaluate soil properties through penetration testing. It aims to collect disturbed soil samples, determine subsurface stratigraphy, evaluate soil density and stress conditions, and estimate geotechnical parameters. The test involves driving a cone-tipped rod into the ground using a hammer and recording the number of blows to penetrate 30 cm intervals. It provides an inexpensive indication of soil strength and density, especially in soils where intact samples cannot be obtained like gravels and sands. Parameters estimated include soil type, density, and correlations to foundation engineering behavior.

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    The probe Mackintosh test is used to evaluate soil properties through penetration testing. It aims to collect disturbed soil samples, determine subsurface stratigraphy, evaluate soil density and stress conditions, and estimate geotechnical parameters. The test involves driving a cone-tipped rod into the ground using a hammer and recording the number of blows to penetrate 30 cm intervals. It provides an inexpensive indication of soil strength and density, especially in soils where intact samples cannot be obtained like gravels and sands. Parameters estimated include soil type, density, and correlations to foundation engineering behavior.

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    The probe Mackintosh test is used to evaluate soil properties through penetration testing. It aims to collect disturbed soil samples, determine subsurface stratigraphy, evaluate soil density and stress conditions, and estimate geotechnical parameters. The test involves driving a cone-tipped rod into the ground using a hammer and recording the number of blows to penetrate 30 cm intervals. It provides an inexpensive indication of soil strength and density, especially in soils where intact samples cannot be obtained like gravels and sands. Parameters estimated include soil type, density, and correlations to foundation engineering behavior.

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    Probe Mackintosh Test

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    salljuraij
    The probe Mackintosh test is used to evaluate soil properties through penetration testing. It aims to collect disturbed soil samples, determine subsurface stratigraphy, evaluate soil density and stress conditions, and estimate geotechnical parameters. The test involves driving a cone-tipped rod into the ground using a hammer and recording the number of blows to penetrate 30 cm intervals. It provides an inexpensive indication of soil strength and density, especially in soils where intact samples cannot be obtained like gravels and sands. Parameters estimated include soil type, density, and correlations to foundation engineering behavior.

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    Probe Mackintosh test

    Objective
    • Collecting a disturbed soil sample for grain-size analysis and soil classification
    • Determine sub-surface stratigraphy and identity materials present
    • Evaluate soil density and in-situ stress conditions
    • Estimate geotechnical parameters

    Theory

    The main purpose of the test is to provide an indication of the relative density
    of granular deposit, such as sands and gravels from which it is virtually impossible
    to obtain undisturbed samples. The great merit of the test and the main reason for
    its widespread use is that it is simple and inexpensive. The soil strength parameters
    which can be inferred are approximate, but may give a useful guide in ground
    conditions where it may not be possible to obtain borehole samples of adequate
    quality like gravels, sands, silts, clay containing sand or gravel and weak rock.

    The usefulness of SPT results depends on the soil type, with fine-grained
    sands giving the most useful results, with coarser sands and silty sands giving
    reasonably useful results, and clay and gravelly soils yielding results which may be
    very poorly representative of the true soil conditions.

    This test method provides a disturbed soil sample for moisture content
    determination, for identification and classification purposes, and for laboratory tests
    appropriate for soil obtained from a sampler that will produce a large shear strain
    disturbance in the sample. Soil deposits contained gravels, cobbles or boulders
    typically result in penetration refusal and damage to equipment.

    This test method is used extensively in a great variety of geotechnical


    exploration projects. Many local correlations and widely published correlation which
    relate blow count, or N-value, and the engineering behavior of earthworks and
    foundations are available.

    Apparatus
    • Boring Rods
    • Rod Couplings
    • Lifting tools
    • Penetration Cone
    • Hammer
    • Wrench
    • Ruler
    • Marking tools
    Procedure
    1. Equipments for the test are assembled. The cone diameter is measured in SI
    unit.
    2. The boring rods and hammer are joint using the rod coupling. Grease is
    sweep up for an easy dissembles later.
    3. Distance of 0.3 m is measured and marked on the rod start from the tip of
    the cone.
    4. The equipment is set up on the ground.
    5. The hammer is pulled until it reached the maximum. The hammer is dropped
    freely to driven the cone into the soils.
    6. The sum of the number of blows for penetration of 0.3 m is recorded in the
    data sheet.
    7. The hammer is taken off on the last 0.3 m of each rod and joined the existing
    rod with another rod and lastly the hammer. The blow is continued and
    stopped when:
    • The blow is more than 400 for 0.3 m penetration
    • The depth reached 15 m
    8. Pull the rods using lifting tools after the penetration reached the requirement.
    9. The equipment is dissembled and cleaned before storing.

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