Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site in Piedmont Residuum

J. Brian Anderson; Jack Montgomery; Dan Jackson; Michael Kiernan; Chao Shi; J. Brian Anderson; Jack Montgomery; Dan Jackson; Michael Kiernan; Chao Shi

doi:10.3934/geosci.2019.3.645

AIMS Geosciences

2019, Volume 5, Issue 3: 645-664. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2019.3.645

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Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site in Piedmont Residuum

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Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, 238 Harbert Engineering Center, Auburn, AL 368489, USA
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China Railway Design Corporation, No.10, Zhongshan Road, Hebei District, Tianjin, 300142, China (formally Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University)

Received: 20 February 2019 Accepted: 30 July 2019 Published: 13 August 2019

In 1995, a geotechnical experimentation site was established in rural Lee County, Alabama near the area often referred to as Spring Villa. The Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site (AUNGES) site is situated near the southern terminus of the Appalachian Piedmont Physiographic province. The site consists of two sub sites, one that is a thick profile of residual soil and the other is an outcrop of fractured weathered quartzite. Extensive site investigation has been conducted at the site by many agencies and researchers using a wide array of in-situ soil tests. Foundations, excavations, and retaining structures have been constructed and load tested at the AUNGES. This paper summarizes all the work conducted at the site since its inception. Maps that detail the location of all in-situ tests and structures tested were generated. Representative profiles are included that relate early site investigation, between 1995 and 2005, and contemporary work done after 2010 are generated based on the results of piezocone, dilatometer, standard penetration, and shear wave velocity tests.
- residual soils,
- in-situ testing,
- deep foundations,
- load testing,
- site characterization,
- experimentation site
Citation: J. Brian Anderson, Jack Montgomery, Dan Jackson, Michael Kiernan, Chao Shi. Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site in Piedmont Residuum[J]. AIMS Geosciences, 2019, 5(3): 645-664. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2019.3.645

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Abstract

In 1995, a geotechnical experimentation site was established in rural Lee County, Alabama near the area often referred to as Spring Villa. The Auburn University National Geotechnical Experimentation Site (AUNGES) site is situated near the southern terminus of the Appalachian Piedmont Physiographic province. The site consists of two sub sites, one that is a thick profile of residual soil and the other is an outcrop of fractured weathered quartzite. Extensive site investigation has been conducted at the site by many agencies and researchers using a wide array of in-situ soil tests. Foundations, excavations, and retaining structures have been constructed and load tested at the AUNGES. This paper summarizes all the work conducted at the site since its inception. Maps that detail the location of all in-situ tests and structures tested were generated. Representative profiles are included that relate early site investigation, between 1995 and 2005, and contemporary work done after 2010 are generated based on the results of piezocone, dilatometer, standard penetration, and shear wave velocity tests.

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