Selection and Management of U.S. Geotechnical Experimentation Sites

建议建立美国国家岩土工程试验点系统。举办了两个由国家科学基金会资助的讲习班，讨论这些场址的必要特征和管理系统的组织。已确定五个地点供立即开发。这些地点，以及未来可能选择的其他地点，将向所有岩土技术研究人员开放，在那里，基本的土壤特征已经得到了很好的定义，并且很容易获得。其他国家也有这样的场址，这些场址极大地促进了它们的研究基础和技术能力。

It is proposed that a system of U.S. National Geotechnical Experimentation sites be established. Two NSF funded workshops have been held to discuss the required features of such sites and the organization of a management system. Five sites have been identified for immediate development. These sites, and others that might be chosen in the future, would be open to all geotechnical researchers, where fundamental soil characteristics have already been well defined and are readily available. Such sites exist in other countries and have contributed greatly to advancing their research base and technical capabilities.