DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ETL 1110-1-171
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC 20314-1000
CEMP-RT
Engineer Technical
31 January 1996
Letter 1110-1-171
Engineering and Design
TRI-SERVICE SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND
ANALYSIS PENETROMETER SYSTEM (SCAPS)
1. Purpose. This letter provides information on the
capabilities and potential uses of the Tri-Service Site
Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) direct-
push technology for the investigation of hazardous, toxic, and
radioactive waste (HTRW) sites.
2. Applicability. This letter applies to all USACE major
subordinate commands, districts, laboratories, and field
operating activities having HTRW investigation and design
responsibility.
3.
References.
a. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-3441-
86 Standard Test Method for Deep, Quasi-Static, Cone and
Friction-Cone Penetration Tests of Soil
b. Fugro Mobile Electronic Cone Penetrometer System
(Descriptive Bulletin, no date), Leidschendam, the Netherlands
c. Earth Technology Corporation Testing Services Group, June
1990, Application of the Electric Cone Penetration Test to
Environmental Groundwater Investigations
d. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Feb. 1992, The Cone Penetrometer
Test, Bulletin FHWA-SA-91-043, National Technical Information
Service and Federal Highway Administration
e. Olsen, R.S. and Malone, P.G., 1988, "Soil Classification
and Site Characterization Using the Cone Penetrometer Test",
Penetration Testing 1988, ISOPT-1, De Ruiter (ed), Rotterdam, the
Netherlands
f. Robertson, P.K. and Campanella, R.G., 1983,
"Interpretation of Cone Penetrometer Test. Part I: Sand",
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, vol. 20
g. Robertson, P.K. and Campanella, R.G., 1983,
"Interpretation of Cone Penetrometer Test. Part II: Clay",
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, vol. 20
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