2007 年 63 巻 3 号 p. 848-861
Recently developed lightweight dynamic cone penetrometer was successfully applied to investigate spatial variability of in-situ strength of Masado profiles in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. Six patterns were identified based on the penetration resistance varying with the depth. Fairly good correlations were developed between penetration resistances obtained by lightweight dynamic cone penetrometer and portable dynamic cone penetrometer. Spatial variability analyses conducted on different grid spaces showed that the coefficient of variance of cone resistance varies from 0% to 40%. Semi-variogram analyses showed that the Spherical Models could be used for representation of spatial autocorrelation of Masado profiles.