Question

The two commonly used penetration tests are ____________

(a) Standard penetration test

(b) Cone penetration test

(c) All of the mentioned

(d) None of the mentioned

This question was addressed to me in examination.

My enquiry is from Bearing Capacity topic in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

Right option is (c) All of the mentioned

To elaborate: According to Indian standard, the two commonly used penetration tests are static cone penetration test and standard penetration test.