Title: Use of Lognormal Distribution for Processing the Results of Soil Testing by Piles.
Authors: Sheinin, V. I.; Dzagov, A. M.
Abstract: The article shows that the use of the normal distribution for statistical processing of the results of mechanical testing of soils, in particular, when determining the bearing capacity of piles in terms of soil, can lead, in case of a small number of tests and the presence of outliers in the experimental data, to an illegal underestimation of the calculated indicator to values less than the minimum values obtained in the tests performed. It is proposed to replace this distribution with a lognormal one that allows avoiding "implausible" conclusions.
Subjects: LOGNORMAL distribution; DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory); GAUSSIAN distribution; SOIL testing; BEARING capacity of soils
Publication: Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, 2021, Vol 58, Issue 3, p185
ISSN: 0038-0741
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s11204-021-09726-y

Use of Lognormal Distribution for Processing the Results of Soil Testing by Piles.

Sheinin, V. I.; Dzagov, A. M.