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Effective Modulus (E') for Cohesionless Soils from SPT

Estimates E' for cohesionless soils using selectable Kulhawy and Mayne (1990) and Bowles (1996) SPT correlations.

Soil Profile Plot

Select a cohesionless-soil SPT correlation, then enter depth and corrected SPT N values by sample. E' is computed with the selected equation and plotted against depth.

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Correlation option
Kulhawy & Mayne - clean sands: E' = 1000N60
CorrelationN typeSelect
Kulhawy & Mayne - clean sands: E' = 1000N60N60
Kulhawy & Mayne - silty/clayey sands: E' = 500N60N60
Kulhawy & Mayne - overconsolidated clean sands: E' = 1500N60N60
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 500(N55 + 15)N55
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 7000N55^0.5N55
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 6000N55N55
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 15000ln(N55)N55
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 22000ln(N55)N55
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 2600N55N55
Bowles - normal sands: E' = 2900N55N55
Bowles - saturated sands: E' = 250(N55 + 15)N55
Bowles - gravelly sands: E' = 1200(N55 + 6)N55
Bowles - gravelly conditional branchN55
Bowles - clayey sands: E' = 320(N55 + 15)N55
Bowles - silty sands/silts: E' = 300(N55 + 6)N55
N type for this option: N60
Borehole IDSample Depth(m)N60E'(kPa)Action
12000.00
18000.00

Depth vs E'

050001000015000200000.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.5E' (kPa)Depth (m)
BH not set

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Important disclaimer

These results are simplified and indicative only. Please review the site-wide Disclaimer before using this tool in any engineering workflow.