DCP test for foundation investigation

The DCP penetration rate has been correlated with the bearing capacity of soils for founding structures by model;
Bearing capacity (kPa) = 3426.8 DN-1.0101 Where, DN= Cone Penetration Rate or DCP Number(mm/blow)
(P Paige-Green and L Du Plessis, CSIR Built Environment Pretoria, May 2008)

1. Km 49+905 Kesem bridge mintamir side abutment…Location 1

Cummulative Penetration,
No Number of Blows mm DCP Test Graph for Km 49+905 Kesem
1 6 100 bridge mintamir side abutment
2 40 300
1400
3 85 500
4 152 700 1200

Penetration Depth, mm
5 226 900 1000
6 331 1100 800
7 431 1160
600
400
200
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Number of Blows

The DCP Number, DN and Bearing Capacity, Kpa for each of the layers are tabulated in the table below.
Bearing capacity (kPa) = 3426.8 DN-1.0101
Thickness DCP number, Bearing
Layer , mm Penetration, mm Blows DN capacity, Kpa
1 0-1160 1160 431 2.7 1260.6

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200 900
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 DCP test for foundation investigation
The DCP penetration rate has been correlated with the bearing capacity of soils for founding structures by model;
Bearing capacity (kPa) = 3426.8 DN-1.0101 Where, DN= Cone Penetration Rate or DCP Number(mm/blow)
(P Paige-Green and L Du Plessis, CSIR Built Environment Pretoria, May 2008)

1. Km 49+905 Kesem bridge mintamir side abutment…Location 2

Cummulative Penetration,
No Number of Blows mm DCP Test Graph for Km 49+905 Kesem
1 3 100 bridge mintamir side abutment
2 24 300
1400
3 62 500
4 114 700 1200

Penetration Depth, mm
5 203 900 1000
6 306 1100 800
7 444 1300
600
400
200
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Number of Blows

The DCP Number, DN and Bearing Capacity, Kpa for each of the layers are tabulated in the table below.
Bearing capacity (kPa) = 3426.8 DN-1.0101
Thickness DCP number, Bearing
Layer , mm Penetration, mm Blows DN capacity, Kpa
1 0-1300 1300 444 2.9 1157.8

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200 700
200 900
200 1100
200 1300