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Dynamic cone penetration test or DCPT is a quick, simple and low cost test which is extensively used by
many agencies around the globe to measure the strength of compacted material of unbound granular
and sub grade layers with reasonable accuracy.
Now a days DCPT is commonly used during construction for the following purposes.
PRINCIPLE OF DCPT
The basic principle involved in the operation of this apparatus is the measuring of the resistance offered
by the pavement layers to the penetration of a standard cone with a diameter of 20 mm (with 600 apex
angle) driven by an 8 kg hammer freely falling through a height of 575 mm. the amount of penetration
(in mm) of the cone is generally reported in terms of the average penetration per blow, DCPI60
(mm/blow).
Note: Greater the value of DCPI60 indicates a softer material and vice versa.
Follow the below mentioned step-by-step procedure to calculate CBR value using DCPT result. To get a
clear understanding of the calculation, an example is also given at the end of the procedure.
PROCEDURE
8. To know the variation of the CBR value across the depth, draw another semi-log chart with CBR
values on logarithmic scale as abscissa (x axis) and depth of penetration on ordinary scale as
ordinate (y axis). (See Fig-2).