CPT Interpretations – Novo Tech Software

Peysanj Update Log

Last version: 5.2.2020.1107
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November 7, 2020
Added labels on plate loading test page for clarifications
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October 2, 2020
– Improved report preview
– Improved bearing capacity user interface
– Fixed a bug in export to Excel (bearing capacity results)
– Improved Help contents
– Minor improvements on check for updates, and project information pages.
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November 12, 2019
Significant improvements, bug fix, and new flexible licensing
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21 January 2018
Minor bugs removed in export to Microsoft Excel feature
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12 August 2012
Removed a bug in loading mat foundation L from database
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18 Dec 2011
Help file is updated
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6 Nov 2011
Excel output updated
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30 Oct 2011
User interface enhanced.
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8 Aug 2011
version 4.0 is now ready with more user friendly design, smoother setup and installation.
– supports Metric (kg / kN) and Imperial units
– supports both 32bit and 64bit operating systems
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28 Oct 2008
Following methods for soil liquefaction assessment are added to PEYSANJ:
NCEER 1996
Vancouver Task Force 2007
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8 Sep 2008
Software is now compatible with .NET Framework 3.5
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17 Aug 2008
The following methods for calculating liquefaction were added to the software:
Japan’ Bridge Code
Chinese Code
Seed et al. (1983)
Tokimatsu-Yoshimi (1983)
Shibata 1981
Kokusho et al. (1983)
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15 Aug 2008
Preview control enhanced for better performance
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20 Mar 2008
Peysanj 2 beta version is now available. Contact us …
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10 July 2007
A and B parameters for unsaturated consolidations are now taken into consideration in calculating settlements.
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25 Feb 2007
Allowable bearing capacity is now determined based on desired allowable settlement (spread footings)
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1 Feb 2007
Rigidity ceof. of spread footings is now considered in reducing settlement
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25 Jan 2007
Reloading ration of Er / Es is now considered in reducing settlement (this ratio is normally obtained from plate load test or SPT tests)
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23 Jan 2007
Printing setup is now available in print preview pages
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18 Jan 2007
Exporting to Excel diagrams and calculated Qall , Settl is now completed
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5 Jan 2007
Enhancement of interface design
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21 Dec 2006
Re-compilation and revising from .NET framework 1 to framework 2
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June 2001
converting and re-writing program to Windows (object oriented programming)
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October 1998
Adding pressuremeter test analysis
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September 1997
First official release (DOS program)

NovoLAB Update Log

Last version: 3.0.2019.320
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March 14, 2020
Minor bugs fixed.
You can now export all your borehole data to Google Earth and ArcGIS formats.
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March 20, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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January 28, 2014
– bug fixes
– English help file completed
– English user’s manual completed
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November 16, 2012
bugs fixed with uniaxial compression test and falling head test when updating input data
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January 27, 2012
A bug fixed with copying consolidation test data
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December 1, 2011
Filter zones can be added to sieve analysis tests
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November 21, 2011
Sample ID feature added
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November 11, 2011
Smart Print feature added for easier reporting
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November 1, 2011
Mv calculation is added for consolidation test
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August 11, 2011
Programmed is totally redesigned; version 2 beta is now available
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March, 2001
First official release.

NovoCPT Update Log

Last version: 4.0.2019.1208
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December 8, 2019
A new feature is added to Tools menu for overlaying various CPT soundings and comparing various soil properties.
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March 7, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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September 23, 2014:
A bug removed in calculating stress reduction factor (Rd) based on Blake equation
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August 17, 2013:
Fixed a bug in LCPC method when Soil Nature is calculated incorrectly.
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June 8, 2012:
Internal changes
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January 28, 2012:
– added correlation method at the bottom of each chart
– added Robertson 1990 (9 zones) soil behaviour chart
– added a feature for directly printing tabular data
– added a feature for locating a depth data on soil behaviour charts
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January 11, 2012:
Fixed a bug where groundwater level does not save when creating a new analyiss
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August 4, 2011:
Spanish help file and user manual is now available with NovoCPT
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June 28, 2011:
Fixed a bug when importing tab-delimited files (in very rare situations)
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May 25, 2011:
3 more options added for stress reduction factor (Rd)
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Feb 12, 2011:
Added a feature to show the newer version on the main page of the program, if available
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September 18, 2010
Robertson 1990 soil behaviour type chart (SBTn) is added to NovoCPT
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September 13, 2010
NovoCPT now supports both Imperial and Metric units
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September 1, 2010
A field is added to Preferences page for adjusting the ‘drill-out’ gap
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July 1, 2010
New Robertson 2010 equation for estimation of soil unit weight based on Rf and qt is now added to NovoCPT as an optional feature
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May 30, 2010
For what soil types (1 to 12 in Robertson classification), consolidation settlement should be calculated? Now user can select soil types which should be considered as fine-grained, which participate in consolidation settlement
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April 25, 2010
NovoCPT now supports Van der berg Gorilla (*.GRU) files
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April 3, 2010
Significant improvements in NovoCPT:
A new tool is added to NovoCPT for “Bearing capacity of shallow footings” (screenshot)
Batch processing feature is available now. This means that user can define a project and import several CPT file into a project (screenshot)
User can choose to show Depth or Elevation on charts.
Automatically detecting drill-outs and marking them on the output charts.
A depth indicator slides on charts when user changes the selected row on data tables.
Plot templates feature added, so user can predefine style, titles, scales, etc for each parameter’s chart (screenshot)
More options are provided for charts popup menu (screenshot)
The area of the page allocated for charts, tables, list of CPT files, etc can now be resized by user.
Preferences page is more simplified and is now more user friendly.
User manual is updated.
Export to Excel and image formats, has now multiple choice options and user can export several charts/tables at the same time. All exported files will be saved in output folder (specified by user) screenshot
Each CPT file has now its corresponding Borehole.
“Save As …” option is added now.
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March 13, 2010
A bug fixed which may happen during file load
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January 26, 2010
The following stress units for input file are now supported:
atmosphere
bar
psi
lb/ft2
ton/ft2
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December 13, 2009
Soil behavior type based on Jefferis & Been, 2006 is available now.
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November 29, 2009
Reading from Hogentogler Analog (.cpd) files is now added to NovoCPT.
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November 23, 2009
Elastic settlement analysis feature added to NovoCPT.
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September 22, 2009
Consolidation settlement analysis feature added to NovoCPT.
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September 3, 2009
First release.

NovoBPT Update Log

Last version: 2.0.2019.306
March 6, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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March 12, 2017
minor bugs removed
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June 2, 2014
first release

LateralK Update Log

Last version: 4.0.2020.410
April 10, 2020
Program now supports both Metric and US Customary unit systems.
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March 6, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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September 20, 2012
Subscription reminder added to the program.
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September 1, 2012
User interface and menu items updated
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August 12, 2011
Help file updated
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January 9, 2011
Calculation of total resultant load and point of application for static and seismic conditions is now added to LateralK.
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May 15, 2010
LateralK is now available with new licensing system and updated user manual.
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December 18, 2009
Kae and Kpe charts added to the program.
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August 6, 2009
Report builder is enhanced. We recommend downloading new version.
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July 2008
Printing and reporting feature added to the software.
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March 2008
First official release.

NovoFORMULA Update Log

Last version: 2.0.2019.1208
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March 6, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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November 27, 2013
NovoFormula is now compatible with Windows 8
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July 2, 2013
Fixed a bug with ‘Trial version expired’ message
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September 14, 2012
Fixed a bug in reporting where equation images are not properly shown
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March 8, 2012
On-demand version of NovoFormula is now available
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June 8, 2011
23 more correlations added
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June 2, 2011
Help file and user manuals now availabe for NovoFormula
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April 17, 2011
Automatic update notifier added
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January, 2011
first release

VisLog Update Log

Last version: 4.0.2020.322
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March 22, 2020
Fixed a bug when saving the borehole data.
Fixed a bug when importing borehole data from text file.
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March 6, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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January 7, 2014
Vertical scale of the model can be adjusted by the user
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December 5, 2012
A minor bug fixed when exporting to Google Earth
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September 20, 2012
Automatic subscription reminder added to the program.
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September 15, 2012
A link for editing SoilTypes.ini file added to Soil Group Manager page, so it is now easier for users to edit
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August 26, 2011
Version 3.0 is now ready with the following new features:
– user can translate the coordinates (dx, dy, dz)
– user can scale coordinates
– elevations can be acquired from Google based on UTM coordinates
– 3D Google Earth model can be generated from subsurface layers
– 3D PDF output
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August 8, 2011
internal corrections
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September 4, 2010
A new feature is added to switch between texture and color for soil profile drawing
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January 3, 2010
Significant improvements in “Group Manager” feature.
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December 15, 2009
Export to DXF format is now added to VisLog.
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October 4, 2009
Help file and online documentation has been prepared for VisLog.
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June 26, 2009
New test-hole editor provides easier data entry for boreholes properties.
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May 14, 2009
Export to graphic format added to software.
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September 28, 2008
First release

NovoSPT Update Log

Last version: 3.0.2020.520
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May 20, 2020
In this version, equation of SPT correlations are included in the program. Improvements made in the print preview page.
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May 3, 2020
Improvements for import from gINT files (SmartSync) to allow import from more complicated gINT files.
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December 8, 2019
Five new shear wave velocity (Vs) correlations were added from PEER 2012/08.
These correlations are developed by Wair and DeJong.
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March 6, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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March 12, 2017
Minor bug removal
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February 2, 2014
10 new SPT correlations for Gmax added
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February 14, 2013
10 new SPT correlations added (mainly for Es and PMT)
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January 29, 2013
A bug removed from the legend of soil profile on correlation page
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December 24, 2012
Three new correlations for Su and one new correlation for shear wave velocity are added.
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September 20, 2012
Subscription reminder added to the program.
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August 2, 2012
– 5 more correlations added for shear wave velocity (from Naresh Bellana)
– a bug is fixed with water level correction on SPT blow counts
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July 5, 2012
Chinese (Simplified) and Turkish languages are added to user interface and help file
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February 19, 2012
Depth correlation settings is now saved in the project file
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January 31, 2012
Depth correction factor (Cn) is now calculated and plotted as user enters SPT blow counts
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November 24, 2011
“Getting Started” page added to Help file
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September 17, 2011
A bug fixed with depth correlation report where the depth is not correctly shown
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August 31, 2011
N1(60) curve is now plotted with N60 and N
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August 12, 2011
4 more correlations added for shear wave velocity (Vs)
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July 8, 2011
A bug fixed related to calculating effective stress in Imperial units.
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May 31, 2011
Now, each layer has its own OCR and D50. This will lead to more accurate results when dealing with those correlations which use OCR and D50.
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April 8, 2011
Help file updated.
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October 14, 2010
NovoSPT reports can be exported directly to PDF files:
– no need to installation of PDF writer on user’s computer
– lighter PDF files with this new feature
– fast PDF rendering with much higher quality of charts and images
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July 10, 2010
8 correlations for CBR based on SPT, added to NovoSPT
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July 2 2010
Version 2.1 released. In this version, user can filter correlations based on each layer’s soil type. For example if at 2.3m, soil type is silt and all correlations for Vs are to be shown, user can select to show only Vs correlations valid for silt soils (read article by Alireza Afkhami).
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June 25, 2010
2 new correlations from US Army Corp (for modulus of elasticity Es) added to NovoSPT.
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June 4 2010
Method of overburden correction factor (Cn) which is applied to N60 to obtain N1(60) for correlations, now can be chosen by user (among 9 methods)
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May 3, 2010
5 new correlations for Cone Penetration Test qc from N60 added to NovoSPT
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April 24 2010
New module for Dynamic Cone Penetration (DCP) added to NovoSPT
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April 12, 2010
new skin feature added to all Novo Tech software applications, making our software more intuitive …
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April 5, 2010
– In input data, a description column for each layer is added
– Two columns added to SPT table, for depth correction factor (Cn) and other corrections (Cr.Cs.Cb.Ce) factor
– A new chart added for variation of above mentioned correction factors with depth (see screenshots)
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March 12, 2010
two new correlations for Su and dilation angle
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March 10, 2010
8 more correlations for pressure meter test!
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February 9, 2010
Removed a bug in import from gINT tool.
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January 20, 2010
11 more correlations for Vs!
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January 19, 2010
Ten new correlations for Go, Vs and Su have been added.
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January 11, 2010
User manual (Help) is updated.
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January 8, 2010
One more Gmax correlations and 2 more Vs correlations (Alfaro Castillo, 2007) are added.
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January 4, 2010
Automatic update tool is added to Novo Tech software products.
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December 28, 2009
More references added.
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December 25, 2009
Minor improvements in user interface.
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December 14, 2009
Version 1.9 just released with Bearing Capacity Analysis tool.
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December 13, 2009
The following features are added (both can be found under File menu):
– Save As …
– Open Recent Files
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November 27, 2009
calculation of rod length correction Cr is now done automatically.
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November 22, 2009
NovoSPT help file updated; please download here.
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November 13, 2009
4 more correlations for Su, Es and G0 added
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November 10, 2009
5 new correlations of SPT to Gmax and pile bearing capacity added to NovoSPT.
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November 9, 2009
Import from Rockware’s LogPlot is added to our products (click here for more information)
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November 7, 2009
A new correlation of SPT blow counts to friction angle based on Duncan 2004 is added to NovoSPT.
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November 5, 2009
Import from GAEA’s Winlog is added to our products (click here for more information)
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October 21, 2009
Import from Microsoft Excel files is added to NovoSPT. Data unit system conversion is also included.
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October 16, 2009
A new correlation added for Gmax based on Randolph, 1981
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October 11, 2009
Import from Microsoft Excel files is added to NovoSPT. Data unit system conversion is also included.
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October 4, 2009
A full documentation has been prepared for “gINT Import Tool” and Help file is attached to latest version of NovoSPT. Please read the online documentation here.
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October 2, 2009
Import from gINT feature is enhanced. Automatic soil layers import and unit system conversion is included.
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September 26, 2009
A new method of correlation between Vs and N1(60) from Anbazhagan & Sitharam added to NovoSPT.
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September 25, 2009
NovoSPT now supports both Imperial and Metric units systems (Upgrade to v 1.8)
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September 10, 2009
A new tools added to NovoSPT : Wildcat Dynamic Penetrometer Analysis (the equipment from Triggs Technologies, US)
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September 9, 2009
3 new correlation to Dr (Cubrinovski & Ishihara) added to NovoSPT.
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September 3, 2009
Two new correlations with Gmax added to NovoSPT.
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August 27, 2009
A new feature added to NovoSPT to enable the user for selecting among correlation methods for each parameter. Therefore, scattered plot of the correlated value is now based on user’s selection. For example this feature helps you activating correlations which are applicable to a specific type of soil.
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August 25, 2009
Fixed a bug when importing SPT data from gINT database with free format. Also for each correlation in the result tables, reference book/paper and N60/N1(60) is specified.
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August 20, 2009
21 new correlation for shear wave velocity from 16 geo-scientists is added to NovoSPT.
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August 17, 2009
Save and Load features are added to NovoSPT. Now you can save your calculations into *.spt files and reload them later when you need them. Also the following methods are added to correlations : Wolff 1989 and Kulhawy and Mayne 1990 for friction angle, AND Hara et al. 1974 for undrained shear strength of clays.
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August 15, 2009
A preferences feature is added to NovoSPT. The main reason of this page is to set the valid range of correlated geotechnical parameters, since based on some formulae the resulted values are sometimes out of meaningful range (such as F>45º).
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August 11, 2009
Cross Correlation is now available in NovoSPT. Using this feature you can plot and compare different methods of correlation for a soil parameter in depth of test hole.
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August 8, 2009
Two more correlations of SPT to pile baring capacity added to NovoSPT.
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August 6, 2009
Correlation of SPT with Wildcat dynamic penetrometer cone resistance (qd) and correlation with pile end bearing (Reese and O’Neill method) are added to NovoSPT.
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August 4, 2009
New feature added to NovoSPT for importing from gINT files compliant with AGS format as well as FREE FORMAT (user can choose mapping tables and fields from database).
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July 27, 2009
Import from gINT database files is now available. You may load your existing gINT projects from NovoSPT and select the borehole from auto-populated list to import its SPT/DCPT data for further correlation.
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July 25, 2009
NovoSPT reports are now more descriptive; Correlated values for each parameter are plotted in a graph and inserted below corresponding table in the report. See a sample report here.
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July 22, 2009
Correlation of SPT with approximate unit weights for Sands and Clays added to the software.
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July 21, 2009
Pressuremeter modulus (EPMT) correlation with SPT blow counts added to the software. Also five new correlations for soil friction angle (including Pech, Hanson and Thornburn) are added.
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July 15, 2009
Becker Hammer correlations with SPT blow counts added to the software. For more information click here.
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July 8, 2009
User manual (Help) is prepared for the program. Download help file here or see online documentation here.
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July 6, 2009
First official release.

NovoLIQ Update Log

Last version: 4.0.2021.311
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January 19, 2021

A bug was removed from soil liquefaction analyses based on shear wave velocity where lower CRR values were calculated when Vs > 220 m/s

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December 23, 2020

– Print features are improved.
– Improvements for import from gINT files (SmartSync) to allow import from more complicated gINT files.
– User interface enhancement.

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September 5, 2020
– Print features are improved.
– Improvements for import from gINT files (SmartSync) to allow import from more complicated gINT files.
– User interface enhancement.
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May 3, 2020
Improvements for import from gINT files (SmartSync) to allow import from more complicated gINT files.
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April 2, 2020
Improved data entry for site seismic data, and import from text file.
Added a feature that shows the details of fine content correction on SPT blow counts.
Added a feature when a Trial version can load Metric or US Customary examples based on user’s selected unit system.
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March 6, 2019
Added new flexible licensing system. Minor bug removal and performance improvements.
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February 2, 2018
Minor bugs fixed, mainly in the user interface.
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June 3, 2014
bug fixed: in Imperial units, the unit of Su in data entry table should be ksf and not psf.
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April 14, 2014
bug removed in calculating dz (for post-liquefaction lateral spread) where last test depth is equal to bottom depth of last layer
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January 3, 2013
bug removed in calculating CRR
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December 19, 2012
A bug removed in calculating dZ for post-liquefaction movement
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September 24, 2012
user can now enter custom CSR data (from Shake2000, ProShake, etc)- lateral spreading method based on Faris 2006 added to NovoLIQ
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August 6, 2012
A new method added for calculation of MSF (Idriss 1999 based on Golesorkhi 1989)
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June 9, 2012
A bug fixed in converting BPT blows to equivalent N60
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Sep 23, 2011
The feature for groundwater correction of SPT blows was removed from NovoLIQ
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August 6, 2011
Alex Sy’s correlations for converting BDT to SPT blow counts are added to NovoLIQ- Spanish help file added
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April 8, 2011
Help file updated
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April 5, 2011
– Removed a bug where MSF method was not properly saved
– Added a feature when user can select if groundwater level correction should be applied on SPT blow counts
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Feb 12, 2011
Added a feature to show the newer version on the main page of the program, if available
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October 14, 2010
NovoLIQ reports can be exported directly to PDF files:- no need to installation of PDF writer on user’s computer- lighter PDF files with this new feature- fast PDF rendering with much higher quality of charts and images
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August 23, 2010
NovoLIQ user interface has been redesigned to be:- more simple to use- more user-friendly- one page input data only- analysis details and correction factors will be automatically applied to each method. We strongly recommend you to download and enjoy the advantages of the new version.
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June 14, 2010
Soil layers can be saved as image
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April 7, 2010
NovoLIQ can now calculate the effect of foundation load on liquefaction analysis. Read more about this feature here
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January 4, 2010
Automatic update tool is added to Novo Tech software products.
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December 31, 2009:A comparison chart added to the analysis results, to compare post-liquefaction lateral spreading calculated based on different methods (screenshots)
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December 14, 2009:The following features are added (both can be found under File menu): – Save As … – Open Recent Files
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December 6, 2009:Following calculations and graphs are added to NovoLIQ:- Post-liquefaction volumetric strain for settlement calculations- Stress reduction factor graphs- Ks calculations and graphs (NCEER1997, Vancouver 2007, Idriss & Boulanger 2004, Cetin et al. 2004)
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December 3, 2009:New fines content correction (Idriss & Boulanger 2004) added
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November 27, 2009: New liquefaction assessment method (Cetin et al. 2004) added to our NovoLIQ software. Existing customer please download and use new version for FREE.
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November 8, 2009: Import from Rockware’s LogPlot files is added to our products (click here for more information)
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November 6, 2009: Import from GAEA’s Winlog files is added to our products (click here for more information)
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October 17, 2009: Four new methods of estimating lateral displacement after liquefaction are added to NovoLIQ: Youd et. al., 2002Barlett and Youd, 1992Hamada et. al., 1986 Youd and Perkins, 1987
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October 16, 2009: NovoLIQ now supports both Metric and Imperial units.
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October 4, 2009: A full documentation has been prepared for “gINT Import Tool” and Help file is attached to latest version of NovoLIQ. Please read the online documentation here.
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September 29, 2009: User manual (Help) is added to NovoLIQ.
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September 24, 2009: Headers of output table corrected.
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September 13, 2009: Report builder is now ready. All assumptions and plots are summarized into a very nice report. see screenshot here
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September 11, 2009: NovoLIQ web page updated.
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September 9, 2009 First official release.

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