NovoBPT User`s Manual
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1. _ _ _ aT ee xa feo an tee u A Laf ZC MEA d DM war vk KL Ier AE bo 9 ewmmr rege r d q were yor ee 14 Inot Me teers 26x is i K r 3 x os leien pa ison e w W eg ee wi A LEI sep e it s zs wg M t ke D Por cman py Ki wW tee r L Si cl Arte sg Mi KETTER on Ise er oe oe A Weis at D I Le er e sar d d am kp gt a H gr em kr OT mam eth e a 4 vi 5 in J WI i L T ix y s aet H ts ke st A e aa apr D ET A BI H te gt to vz een w n Ai ee b i Ri 2 Tw oe mii Me DS ke Ss Is Si On report preview page you can directly print the report or save it as PDF file 4 9 Saving Project n order to save your project data choose File Save menu or click on the disk icon from the top toolbar If this is the first time you save this project you will need to specify the location on your hard drive or network where the file is to be saved 4 10 Opening Projects In order to load a previously saved project choose File Open menu or click on the folder icon from the top toolbar You can also access to the most recent files loaded in NovoBPT by using File Open recent files menu 4 11 Options The following options are currently available Decimal Digits Specifies number of decimals shown when calculating net friction Units System Select units system used in NovoSPT for data entry and output results Round corrected BPT and2. AER AS ka 457 AP 5 18 5 45 5 9 6 1 bd Leet eri di We ll fi D SEI NM H L 18 di d i 43 Ze Zl 1 18 Ki 13 25 di KI 2 Ze Z 24 25 Ki To change line styles of the plot To change the scale minimum maximum and gridlines of each axis Please click on Small arrow on right side of the icon to open the dropdown menu To toggle between normal logarithmic scale for horizontal axis To change the chart type To open the advanced settings page for the chart To save the dataset table as Microsoft Excel file To save the chart as text and graphic format To print the chart Opens this help page How can I change the appearance of the chart such as legend chart type etc You can configure almost everything in the chart by clicking on open the following dialog box button from the toolbar This will NovoBPT User s Manual aa Si e Daia Younga Modulus Ma DN dl A0 AU SU en 70 Ir Schutze and jaat Bos i ES Propia vi Ra AL rapes L Ess ee i Data SI Eirig EJ DaaT abie Click on the desired element from the list located on the left side of the page more options will be shown on the right portion Click on OK button to apply your changes 4 8 3 Exporting the Results Most of the users have already setup their spreadsheets and would rather keep their reports in the same format To do this they need to export the analysis r
3. correlated N60 If selected all corrected and correlated N60 values are rounded to nearest integer value otherwise one decimal is used 4 12 Sources of Invalid Reults Some limitations apply to the use of bounce chamber pressure correction chart in NovoSPT For example e If the point representing the field BPT and pressure falls under line A A constant combostion line NovoBPT will not correct the field BPT and will return same field BPT number with an asterik sign beside it in the table e g 5 e If the point is located outside the contours on the chart no correction is applied on the field BPT and NovoBPT will return same number with sign e g 5 14 NovoBPT User s Manual points outside the green ploygon shown below is where no pressure correction is done by NovoBPT After Harder and Seed 1986 BLOW COUNT CORRECTION CURVES FOR REDUCED COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES 100 10 CONSTANT COMBUSTION CONDITION CALIBRATION COURE A A BPT BLOW COUNT blows 0 30m O D MEASURED DATA S m CORRECTED DATA Redrawn by Novo Tech Software 2013 0 50 100 150 200 250 BOUNCE CHAMBER PRESSURE kPa 15 NovoBPT User s Manual 5 Online 5 1 Novo Tech Software website http www novotechsoftware com 5 2 Our other programs http www novotechsoftware com products 5 3 Updates http www novotechsoftware com updatelogs NOovoBPT txt 5 4 Contact us http www novolab2 com web forms contact ph 1
4. conditions of this agreement You agree upon such termination to destroy all copies of the program and of the documentation or return them to the author OTHER RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS All other rights and restrictions not specifically granted in this license are reserved by us If you have any questions regardin g this agreement please write to SUpport NovoTechSoftware com YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS NovoBPT User s Manual 4 Contents 4 1 Getting Started When starting a new analysis with NovoBPT the following steps are recommended Step 1 Choose correlation method and casing friction settings If friction data is available enter weight of casing etc Step 2 Enter BPT blow counts in the table or import See 4 5 3 data from text file Step 3 As you enter data friction along the casing and pressure corrected BPT blow counts are calculated and shown on the table Step 4 Check the graphs for variation of results with depth of the testhole Step 5 Print See 4 8 4 or export See 4 8 3 the results as needed menubar NovoBPT 1 0 2013 215 File Edit Tools Help D glaaA l eg SS Correlation method Alex Sy and Campanella 1993 Casing friction measurement data is available Friction calculation method Casing Friction Weight of bt 025 kN toolbar Weight of scale 0 25 kN Correlate N60 Blow Count to Soil Prope
5. of the table and leave the rest of cells in friction column empty NovoBPT will automatically interpolate frictions in other depths Then at each depth net friction is calculated as below Net Friction Measured Friction Weight of Bit Weight of Scale Coupler Weight of Casing Per Unit Length Z To view the plot of net casing friction versus depth click on the Friction Plot tab at the right side of the page 4 8 Outputs 4 8 1 Analysis Results NovoBPT automatically carries out the BPT corrections and correlations as you enter data The main results which are correlated SPT blow counts N60 are shown on the Blow Count Plots tab 10 Blow Counts 10 20 30 40 50 60 NovoBPT User s Manual ZU BU so If any of the input data related to weight of bit etc is updated please click on Apply link to re calculate the results 4 8 2 Working with Graphs We understand that presentation of the analysis results is very important to our users Everywhere in Novo Tech Software programs when you click on a chart a new dialog appears containing the chart and its associated data In the following example the corresponding dataset is shown on right and can be scrolled horizontally and vertically to view all data In addition toolbar buttons provide you with more features a4 kd ve SPT Blow Cours 5 10 15 A 5 H 5 di di Si z amie Depth inl Oz 0 61 KEY 1 22 1 52 1 83 2 13 244 2rd 2 06 135
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7. NLOAD AND OR USE THE SOFTWARE The Product is Copyright 2009 Novo Tech Software You may use it and distribute it according to this following License Agreement If you do not agree with these terms please remove the Product from your system By incorporating the Product in your work or distributing the Product to others you implicitly agree to these license terms DEFINITIONS 1 NovoBPT or Software refers to Novo Tech Softwares program in each case supplied by Novo Tech Software herewith and corresponding documentation associated media and online or electronic documentation 2 Trial Version means a free version of the Software for personal use only so identified to be used in one computer only and for a period of 14 days The Trial Version is fully functional with no restrictions compared to the registered version 3 Registered Version means a version which has been bought to Novo Tech Software LIABILITY DISCLAIMER Although all efforts have been undertaken to ensure that this software is of the highest possible quality and that the results obtained are correct the authors do not warrant the functions contained in the program will meet your requirements or that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free The authors are not responsible and assume no liability for any results or any use made thereof nor for any damages or litigation that may result from the use of the software for an
8. NovoBPT User s Manual NovoBPT User s Manual Table of Contents lege il Te e EEN 2 EIERE 3 Be WICC EATE CMON EE 4 A ONS TAU ee 6 EEN SNEU ene eee ee ee an ee eee ee 6 e 2 PIEI E 7 Me eeler 7 4 4 How to Change Units System ccccsscccsscccseeceseeeseecenceesecceeeeeuecaeeeseneeeeeeseneeeeeeseneeseeseneeseeeeaeeeeneeseeesenetseeetens 7 CROCHET 7 ALS aring a New Proe EE 7 4 5 2 How to Input Data 7 AS DOMUNe Data Fromt ext EE 8 EE PPO CCU alte e e EE 9 es COMMON la ei Ee 9 4 6 Correction amp Correlation Charte 9 AT EEN 10 RR e 10 o TO ole PRIVY SIS RESU GC 10 A82 WOtKNE VIEL Gla eege ebe 11 BVO EO OUI EIS RE Ul rn EEE AA E E EEA 12 4 8 4 e ee a 13 DO DOWIE PUOVC CE EE 14 ALO ele le rg OCC EE 14 ALL gedet CN 14 BAZ SOUNCSS OT e te RE 14 Ee 16 DL Navo Tech SOTUW Are EIERE EEN 16 LOON E TOR iN Gist acess sts erence eee es nse eee ae ce acres nen E E E 16 is BW EE 16 DC OM CU US sae cesses can cet seco acca eipucesenane E teneceanteessaeressnasie ents EE E E reas vectueetactecaesee 16 NovoBPT User s Manual 1 Introduction Software BET LENovoBPT First Release January 2013 Licensing Model License File Production Team Alireza Afkhami M A Sc M C P P Eng Updates click to open Disclaimer click to read See 3 NovoBPT is a computer program designed for correcting and correlating Becker hammer penetration test blow counts to Standard Penetration Test Nso blow counts Please keep your so
9. ch page opens up the corresponding help page e analysis files are saved with BPT extension and the complete file path is shown at the bottom of the page NovoBPT User s Manual e if an update of the software is available a red link willbe shown on the top right corner of the page Click on the link to open the webpage 4 2 Activating Help Help button is placed at the top right corner of all pages as shown on this screenshot In order to load the help content associated with the page please click on the question mark button 4 3 Loading Example Projects NovoBPT comes with two example file in Metric and English unit systems In order to load the example projects choose File Load Examples menu and select your desired units system from the submenus NovoB T 1 0 2013 215 sll ll w E LA de Help Contents A User s Manuals PDF References Load Examples IC tnd Metric English End User License Agreement EULA License Manager Online Resources About NovoBPT 4 4 How to Change Units System NovoBPT supports both Metric and Imperial units To switch between units system please use Tools Options menu You should restart the program for the new units system to take effect 4 5 Data Entry 4 5 1 Starting a New Project In order to start a new project choose File New menu or click on New icon on the top toolbar 4 5 2 How to Input Data In order to enter data required f
10. d as below Net Friction Measured Friction Weight of Bit Weight of Scale Coupler Weight of Casing Per Unit Length Z As user enters each row of data raw and corrected data are shown on the charts See 4 6 4 5 3 Importing Data FromText File In case there are large number of Becker penetration test records user may import data from Text files txt using button above the table The Text file should have the following format one record per line and three numbers on each line separated by space comma or tab For instance if your BPT data is stored in a Text file it looks like the following EI sample BPT data KN_M tet Notepad File Edit Format View Help NovoBPT User s Manual The first column carries depth m ft second column carries BPT and third column being bounce chamber pressure reading kPa psf Text files can be easily generated and edited by Windows Notepad or by exporting your data from spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel into text format Two sample text files are stored in NovoBPT installation folder sample BPT data KN_M txt and sample BPT data lf EI Gil Note Importing from file is mostly used when you have many rows of data if your geotechnical model is simple just enter them in the tables manually 4 5 4 Project Information In order to edit project information choose Edit Project Info menu 4 5 5 Company Information n order to edit company in
11. esults into other popular formats such as Microsoft Excel To export the results click on button on the top toolbar A dialog similar to the following screenshot will appear List of all tables and charts of the analysis results will be shown see below 12 NovoBPT User s Manual A Export charts and tables Please specify the tables and graphs you want to be exported All files will be saved in the following folder Output folder CEMPA eA ee A ee de 1 BPT data 1 Blow counts chart CT 2 Casing friction chart Please specify the output folder You can change this folder by clicking on folder icon to the right of the path Then select the items you want to export Exporting Data Tables Tables can be saved as Microsoft Excel or may be directly sent to the printer Exporting Graphs Charts All charts may be saved with image formats such as BMP PNG JPG etc or be printed 4 8 4 Reporting After performing the calculations if a report is needed you can use of the following two options 1 Exporting the table to Microsoft Excel file and graphs to image file See how you can do this by reading this article See 4 8 2 2 Use File Report Preview menu to generate the report This report includes input data and correlated N60 values plus graphs Please note that company information will be shown on the reports and can be edited from Edit Company Info menu 13 NovoBPT User s Manual ee 7 so z i ua
12. formation choose Edit Company Info menu This includes choosing company name logo etc which will be shown in the reports 4 6 Correction amp Correlation Charts As user enters BPT data or clicks on a row of the table data is shown on the pressure correction and Nso correlation charts The following illustrates the charts Enter BPT data including pull out test measurements if available LI x Pull Out Net Friction E Reading kN Rs kN 100 BLOW COUNT CORRECTION CURVES FOR REDUCED COMBUSTION HO ei Se E S C Si 60 4 O vi as S Kai e E Ce e z A a E CONSTANT COMBUSTION CONDITION d i co CALIBRATION COURE AA F 2 Ez 29 F o O MEASURED DATA 5 CORRECTED DATA E a S g At a depth of 17 37 m BPT 22 and bounce chamber pressure P 103 4 kPa This point BPT P is shown on the left chart by an orange square and two green lines An orange line parallel to the closest contour shows the intersection with line A A The horizontal red line is drawn from this point to find the corrected BPT on vertical axis This corrected BPT is then used along with the net friction on the right chart to correlate BPT to Neo NovoBPT User s Manual 4 7 Effect of Casing Friction Net Casing Friction 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Depth m Nm MN ie Pull Out Reading kN If friction is measured at specific depths enter the friction in corresponding cells
13. ftware up to date by visiting the program s web page Although all efforts have been undertaken to ensure that this software is of the highest possible quality and that the results obtained are correct the authors do not warrant the functions contained in the program will meet your requirements or that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free The authors are not responsible and assume no liability for any results or any use made thereof nor for any damages or litigation that may result from the use of the software for any purpose All results to be verified independently by user NovoBPT User s Manual 2 References 1 Energy Measurements and Correlations of the Standard Penetration Test SPT and the Becker Penetration Test BPT 1993 Alexander Sy R G Campanella UBC 2 Becker and Standard Penetration Tests BPT SPT Correlations with Consideration of Casing Friction Canadian Geotechnical Journal 1994 Alexander Sy R G Campanella UBC 3 BPT SPT Correlations for Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance in Gravelly Soils ASCE National Convention 1995 Alexander Sy R G Campanella R A Stewart NovoBPT User s Manual 3 License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR USING THE SOFTWARE BY DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE OR USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT DOW
14. on allows the registered user to publish its work according to the license agreement but nor Novo Tech Software nor any member of the company can be held liable for the content or accuracy of the publication c The NovoBPT Registered version guaranties to the registered user free updates for a whole version cycle and for at least 12 twelve months d You shall not use copy rent lease sell modify decompile disassemble otherwise reverse engineer or transfer the Product except as provided in this Agreement Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this Agreement e Once purchased the Software may not be return to Novo Tech Software The price paid for the Software is not refundable f The NovoBPT license is issued for one computer based on the Hardware ID provided by user Any transfer of license to another computer if approved by Novo Tech Software will be subject to 18 percent charge based on latest NovoBPT price if user needs to format his her computer because of virus etc or replaces the hardware parts Software should be de activated from that computer in advance If the HardwareID does not change after reformatting we will re activate that HardwareID with no cost TERMS This license is effective until terminated You may terminate it by destroying the program the documentation and copies thereof This license will also terminate if you fail to comply with any terms or
15. or Becker penetration test processing you need to enter the following sections Methods Correlation Method Choose from the following methods from the following list e Alex Sy and Campanella 1993b takes casing friction in to account e Harder and Seed 1986 does not take casing friction in to account See references See 2 for detailed description of each method NovoBPT User s Manual Casing Friction The following options are available e In situ Measurements You need to enter casing friction measurements NovoBPT will apply linear interpolation between readings If this options is selected user must enter weight of drill bit and weight of casing per unit length e No Friction This option is only applicable to Harder and Seed 1986method e Sandy Material Alex Sy 1997 Friction is estimated based on Alex Sy 1997 proposed equation Rs 9 7 Z where Z is depth in metres and Rs is friction is in kPa e Gravelly Material Alex Sy 1997 Friction is estimated based on Alex Sy 1997 proposed equation Rs Z 25 VZ where Z is depth in metres and Rs is friction is in kPa BPT Data Enter Becker penetration test data in the table This comprise depth BPT blow counts and pressure readings If friction is measured at specific depths enter the friction in corresponding cells and leave the rest of cells in friction column empty NovoBPT will automatically interpolate frictions in other depths Then at each depth net friction is calculate
16. rties Soil Liquefaction Analysis Based Enter BPT data including pull out test measurements f available Depth m BPT Bounce Chamber Pull Out H X of Pressure kPa 7 39 6 89 6 Data entry columns by user 2 74 e vuu 3 05 15 68 9 3 35 21 137 9 3 66 24 117 2 3 96 19 110 3 4 27 18 103 4 457 15 103 4 4 88 14 110 3 5 18 12 103 4 5 49 11 96 5 5 79 10 89 6 6 1 10 68 9 6 4 9 68 9 6 71 8 68 9 7 01 10 68 9 7 32 6 68 9 Current file 7 62 6 68 9 name and path No pressure correction is caried out if the point falls below curve A A click for help Click to see correlated N60 chart Correction Charts Blow Counts Plot Friction Plot BPT BLOW COUNT blows 0 30m BLOW COUNT CORRECTION CURVES FOR REDUCED COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES CONSTANT COMBUSTION CONDITION CALIBRATION COURE A A O O MEASURED DATA CORRECTED DATA Redrawn by Novo Tech Software 2013 T T T 100 150 200 250 BOUNCE CHAMBER PRESSURE kPa After Sy and Campanella 1993b SPT Nap biows 0 3m Redrawn by Novo Tech Software 2013 BPT N b3lblows 0 3m mmm programming files Source Codes VB Net NovoBPT bin Examplel bpt please note that Metric Licensed To Novo Tech Correction and correlation chars e by clicking on any chart See 4 6 you will have access to several options for printing and exporting the chart e sign at the top right corner See 4 2 of ea
17. y not be distributed inside of any other software package without written permission of Novo Tech Software c The NovoBPT Trial version allows the user to publish its work according to the license agreement but nor Novo Tech Software nor any member of the company can be held liable for the content or accuracy of the publication d You may use the accompanying Product free of charge for a period of 14 days for the sole purpose of evaluating the Product If after this period you wish to continue using this Product you are required to purchase it In other case you are required to remove this Product in its entirety from all computers on which it is installed el You shall not use copy rent lease sell modify decompile disassemble otherwise reverse engineer or transfer the Product except as provided in this Agreement Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this Agreement NovoBPT User s Manual FOR NovoBPT REGISTERED VERSION a You may install and use the Software on a single computer OR install and store the Software on a storage device such as a network server used only to install the Software on your other computers over an internal network provided you have a license for each separate computer on which the Software is installed and run A license for the Software may not be shared installed or used concurrently on different computers b The NovoBPT Registered versi
18. y purpose All results to be verified independently by user The Software and its user manuals and documentations are provided AS IS and WITH ALL FAULTS without warranty of any kind including without limitation the warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement Novo Tech Software makes no warranty that the Software is free of defects or is suitable for any particular purpose In no event shall Novo Tech Software be responsible for loss or damages arising from the installation or use of the Software including but not limited to any indirect punitive special incidental or consequential damages of any character including without limitation damages for loss of goodwill work stoppage computer failure or malfunction or any and all other commercial damages or losses The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software is borne by user Should the Software prove defective user and not Novo Tech Software assume the entire cost of any service and repair User is assumed to have adequate technical and engineering knowledge required to use interpret and make the decision on accuracy and adequacy of the results of the Software All analysis results and outputs should be validated independently FOR NovoBPT TRIAL VERSION a The NovoBPT Trial version may be freely distributed with exceptions noted below provided the distribution package is not modified in ANY WAY b The NovoBPT Trial version ma
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