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1052 TASSIOS,TP ANAGNOSTO~m0ULOS,AG Penetration testing in Greece. Conference 2F. FROC. EUR. S fMP .PENETRAT .TEST.STOCKHOLM, JUNE 1974,V1, ~65-68. 1053 NICCOLAI,C Penetration testing in Italy. Conference. 9F,28R. PROC .~;R.SYMP.P~ETRAT.TE~f.STDCKHOLM,JUNE 1974,VI,P69-78. The paper deals with dynamic and static soundings referred to Italian soil conditions. Equipments in use, their advantages and disadvantages, test standards are described; field of application and t,heoretical interpretatio.~ of results are also discussed. Auth. 1054 HEIJN~Z~,W I Penetratlcm testing in Netherlands. Conference.6F,TR. FROC .EUE.SY~.P~%FA~T.TEST.STOCEHOLM, JUNE 1974,Vl,P79-83. The static penetration test has besn in use in the Netherlands since 1930. Soil conditions are very favoursble for the application o~ this type of test. Results are mainly used for the estimation of the bearing capacity of piles, but they also furnish information with regard to the composition of the foundation soil. The state of the ~ t report gives a review of the application of the Dutch cone test in the Netherlands. Auth. 1055 SENNES~T,K Penetration testing in No~a~. Conference. 13F,17R. PROC. EUR. SYMP . P ~ T .TEST.STOCEHO ~M,JUNE 1974, V1, P85-95. This state-of-the-art report is divided into five main parts treating (i) geological characteristics (2) penetrometer tests, practice in Norwa~ (3) interpretation% and evaluation of test results (4) aspects concerning future development of testing equipment and methods and (5) standardization. 1056 WOLSKI,W Penetration testing in Poland. Conference. 9F,IT, gR. PROC. EUR . S Y M P . P ~ T .TESr.STOCE~DLM, JUNE 1974,VI, Pg?-IO~. The main characteristics of eng~neerlng-geologic conditions In Poland are described. A general description of penetrometers used in Poland is gives. A short descripti~u of the results of some experiments connected with t.he i ~ o r ~ m ~ t of test procedure are presented. The criteria used in Polish standards for interpretation of the d~smic penetration tests are cited. The paper also presents the results of soundings .gith the so-called universal probe, hell~fUl in the interpretation of usual penetration tests. The paper con_~ludes with a list of some of the most important areas which are currently ~uder investigation or proposed for future research. Auth. 1057 FOLQUE, J P~etration testing in Portugal. Conference. PROC. E~R. SYMP. ~ R A T .TEST.STOCKHOLM, JUNE 1974,VI, PI05-I06. 1o58 ESCA~IO,V Penetration testing in SI~Lu. Conference. 4F. PROC •EUR •S~I~. P ~ R A T . TEST. STOC~IOLM, JUNE 1974,V1, P107-113. 1059 DA.~LB~G, R Pemetrati~ testi~ in S ~ e m . Conferen:e. 23F,14R. PROC. EUR. S Y ~ . P E ~ A ~ T . TEST. SI~DCKHOLM,JUNE 1974,VI, Pi15-131. qhe report consists of five s i n parts treating (I) ge-

ology of Sweden, (2) developments and sts.ndardlzation efforts within the sounding field, economical aspects on penetration testing and interpretation of test results, (3) description of Swedish sounding methods, (h) a geotechnlcal storage and retrieval system under development and (5) cooperatic~ in Scandinavia and Europe within the sounding field. Auth. I060 CRE~TAZ,P Z~INDL~q, H Penetration testing in Switzerland. Conference. 3T. PROC .HDR.SfMP.PENErRAT.TEST.STOCKHOLM, JUNE 1974,VI, P133-136. A brief abstract of the surface geology in Switzerland is presented. On this background the results of an inquiry, com~ising 64 answers, show the actual and future use and possibilities of penetrometer testing. While dynmmic penetrometers are mainly in use r~r~, a tel~dency towards more sophisticated static devices is being no. ted. Penetrometer tests may give valuable data for correlation and extrapolation provided they are combined with geological and geotechnlcal information (outcrops, core drilling laboratory results etc. ) Auth. lo61 DURGUNOGLU, HT TOGROL, E Penetration testing in Turkey. Conference. PROC.EUR SYMP.PH~TETRAT.TEST.STOCKHOLM, JUNE 1974,VI, P137. I062 RODIN, S CORBEIT, BO SH~WOOD, DE Penetration testing in United Kingdom. Conference. 3F,3LR. PROC .EUR.SYMP.P~ETRAT.TEST .STOCKHOLM, JUNE 1974,Vl, P139-146. Because of the wide variation in the type and strength of soils and rocks, it has been necessary to develop a range of site investigation techniques, some of which are applicable only to limited areas. This is particularly true of static penetrometers, which can only penetrate the very soft end soft soils which form the alluvial and estuarlne deposits sad the bog areas in the mountainous l~arts of the country. The combined dynamic/static penetrometer has a wider use where both soft and herd layers are present. Because of the limited use of the sophisticated types of penetrometers, there is considerable dependence on the standard penetration test, which, although crude, is inexpensive ~md simple to carry out. In %he U.K., data is available for empirical interpretation of the standard penetration test in granular soils and soft to medium hard rocks. Auth. 1063 TROFIMENEDV, JG Penetration testing iu U S ~ . C ~ a r e m m e . 7F,7T,SR. PROC .EUR.SYM~.PENETRAT.TEST.STOCE~LM,JUNE 1974,VI, P147-154. The background to the use of penetrometers in the USSR is briefly revi~ged. The technical characteristics of the penetrometers in use and the uses to which the results are put are given in detail. 1064 HOLDS, JC Penetration testing in Australia. C~nference. 6F. IT, 29R. PROC ;EUR. SYMP. P~EI~RAT.TEST. STOCKHOLM, JUNE 1974,VI, ~55-162. The report briefly examines the influence of geological condltio~s on the possible use of penetration testing in Australia sad them analyses the actual effort cur. rently expended On penetration testing. The penetration tests performed in Australia - co~@rising mainly S.P.T.'s quasi-static cone penetration tests, and va-