Further Use of the Pressuremeter for Ground Improvement
Further Use of the Pressuremeter for Ground Improvement
Since its invention by the late French engineer, Louis Menard, the pressuremeter test (PMT) has been extensively used by geotechnical engineers and ground improvement specialists. This device has proven to be a reliable tool for measuring bearing capacity and settlements using formulas and methods that are dependent on PMT limit pressure and Menard modulus. However, the experience of the author indicates that it may have more use and can assist the geotechnical engineer and the ground improvement specialist in more ways. In this paper, the author describes how the pressuremeter can be used for assessing sand settlement under self-weight and proposes a method for performing a first approximation of post-dynamic compaction PMT parameters using data from a case study for verification.
Babak Hamidi
8th International Symposium on Pressuremeters (ISP2025)
Site Characterization and parameter determination
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