EVALUATION OF BEARING CAPACITY BASED ON FIELD DYNAMIC PENETROMETER TE

Project CHAKA- COTEBE-BELA 132KV UNDERGROUND REROUTE

Client PROJECT
Contractor TBEA CO.LTD
CONTRACT NO: TBEA-JCK--GCFW-2023-001
Location Bella
Gps Coordinates X: 477699.57,Y: 999748.074

Depth (m) Blow count Cummulative Blows Penetration (mm)

1.2 00 0
1.3 1005 10
1.36 605 15
1.41 505 20
1.44 305 25
1.455 155 30
1.465 105 35
1.475 105 40
Remarks: The correlation between DCP and SPT N-valueREFUISAL/ROCK
is based on Transport Road Research Laborato
design manual for small bridges.

General Notes: 1. N-SPT = 240.17*(DCPI) -0.967

Penetration Vs No. of Blows for TP-

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Commulative Penetration Depth(mm)

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Total Number of Blows

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Total Number of Blows

ELD DYNAMIC PENETROMETER TEST RESULTS (BOWLES' APPROACH)
RGROUND REROUTE Test Date 8/4/2023
Field Ref. No. NDT1
Test Point No. 2
DCP Cone Angle 60 degrees
Hammer Weight ( 8
Fall Height (mm) 575

Penetration rate mm/Blow N-SPT Weighted Average N-

(DCPI) SPT value
0 0
20 13
12 22
10 26
6 42
3 83
2 123
2 123
d on Transport Road Research Laboratory (TRRL), Overseas Road Note (ORN) 9, A

tration Vs No. of Blows for TP-2

65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150

Total Number of Blows

Total Number of Blows
 0 1.2
17 1.3
30 1.36
37 1.41
61 1.44
121 1.455
180 1.465
181 1.475
626 11.105
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