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How many soil layer profiles can be taken into account?

Diamonds can take as many soil layer profiles into account as you have.
But the bigger question is “Is it meaningful to take multiple soil layer profiles into account?

Traditionally, a soil investigation company performs 3 cone penetrations tests (CPT) on a property. Because it creates a safety net: if 1/3 tests fail for sone reason or if you suspect that the measurement was incorrect, you still have the other 2 tests to fall back on. Of those 2 tests, you take the mean values and merge it into one soil layer profile which you define in Diamonds.

So having multiple soil layer profiles for a small property (like a house) is not meaningful. Having multiple soil layers profiles for an extended property (like a parking garage spanning 100m) makes more sence.

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