NovoBPT

NovoBPT is a professional piece of software created specifically for geotechnical engineers, as a means of allowing you to convert BPT (Becker Penetration Testing) counts to SPT (Standard Penetration Test), useful particularly for areas with cobbles and boulders which alter the density of the material.

Subsequent to a quick installation operation, with no particular events to speak of, you can launch the application and start working with it right away, thanks to the fairly approachable interface.

NovoBPT features a simple toolbar at the top of the main screen, allowing you to easily start a new calculation, open an existing document or save the modifications made to the one you are currently working on.

The main window displays the correction charts and plots on the right side in tabbed view, enabling you to easily analyse them in detail, while the left half of the screen features the data from your Becker Penetration Test.

For starters, you can choose the ‘Correlation Method’ from the drop down menu, with two available options, namely ‘Alex Sy and Campanella, 1993b’ and ‘Harder and Seed, 1986’. Depending on these, you can then opt for a ‘Friction Calculation Method’, such as ‘In-Situ Measurements’, ‘No Friction’, ‘Sandy Material’ and ‘Gravelly Material’.

Other adjustable values consist of the ‘Casing Friction’ elements (‘Weight of Bit’, ‘Weight of Couplers’, ‘Weight of Casing’). The next step is to import the TXT file with the Becker Penetration Test data, which can even include pull-out test measurements.

This can be done by clicking on the ‘Add’ button above the table, browsing through your PC and loading the TXT into NovoBPT. The ‘Correction Charts’, ‘Blow Counts Plot’ and ‘Friction Plot’ will then be automatically calculated using the imported data, enabling you to highlight each table row in their corresponding elements in the graphs, using your mouse cursor. Finally, you can press the ‘Print’ or ‘Export’ buttons in the toolbar to generate the results you need.

To conclude, NovoBPT is an efficient and reliable program which can assist you in analyzing BPT data, correcting and correlating it to STP blow counts, saving you a significant amount of time and effort in the process.