Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
National Exams, December 2015 — 04-Geol-B3, Site Investigation (3 hours, open book, 4 questions × 25 marks = 100 marks, essay format).
Reference texts: Clayton, Matthews & Simons, Site Investigation, 2nd ed. (Blackwell Science); Canadian Geotechnical Society, Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual (CFEM), 4th ed.; Hunt, Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook, 2nd ed. (CRC Press); Dunnicliff, Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance; ASTM D1586 (SPT), D1587/D6519 (Shelby tube), D3441/D5778 (CPT/CPTu), D2573 (field vane), D4719 (pressuremeter), D1194 (plate load), D5731 (point load index), D4630 (packer permeability test), D5092/D5787 (monitoring well/piezometer construction).
