DETERMINATION OF BEARING CAPACITY BASED ON FIELD DYNAMIC PENETROMETE

P163572; TANZANIA – ZAMBIA TRANSMISSION

PROJECT INTERCONNECTOR PROJECT (TAZA)
CLIENT TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (TANESCO)
CONTRACTOR TBEA CO.LTD
CONTRACT NO: PA/001/2020 - 2021/HQ/W/45 – Lot 1
LOCATION BUMILAYINGA
COORDINATES X: ,Y: E:798222.077 N: 9133213.023

Depth Blow count Cummulative Blows Penetration (mm)

0 0 0 0
0.11 5 5 110
0.23 5 10 120
0.31 5 15 80
0.44 5 20 130
0.53 5 25 90
0.62 5 30 90
0.705 5 35 85
0.775 5 40 70
0.855 5 45 80
0.925 5 50 70
1.003 5 55 78
1.073 5 60 70
1.153 5 65 80
1.243 5 70 90
1.323 5 75 80
1.403 5 80 80
1.479 5 85 76
1.547 5 90 68
1.617 5 95 70
1.695 5 100 78
1.775 5 105 80
1.863 5 110 88
1.936 5 115 73
2.004 5 120 68
2.068 5 125 64
2.143 5 130 75
2.219 5 135 76
2.293 5 140 74
2.363 5 145 70
2.421 5 150 58
2.476 5 155 55
2.529 5 160 53
2.577 5 165 48
2.617 5 170 40
2.641 5 175 24
 2.661 5 180 20
2.693 5 185 32
2.721 5 190 28
2.752 5 195 31
2.782 5 200 30
2.812 5 205 30
2.832 5 210 20
2.857 5 215 25
2.876 5 220 19
REFUISAL/ROCK
Remarks: The correlation between DCP and SPT N-value is based on Transport Road Research Labor
design manual for small bridges.
General Notes: 1. N-SPT = 240.17*(DCPI) -0.967

Commulative Penetration Depth(mm) Vs Total No. of Blo

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 10010511011512012513013514014515
0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500
D DYNAMIC PENETROMETER TEST RESULTS (BOWLES' APPROACH)
BIA TRANSMISSION
OJECT (TAZA) Test Date 24/12/2023
PANY LIMITED (TANESCO) Field Ref. No. ST286
Test Point No. TP-286
DCP Cone Angle 60 degrees
Hammer Weight (kg) 10
Fall Height (mm) 500

Penetration rate N-SPT Weighted Average N-

mm/Blow (DCPI) SPT value
0 0 0 0
22 12 110 1.329807
24 11 230 2.556126
16 16 310 5.099134
26 10 440 4.525767
18 15 530 7.7794
18 15 620 9.10043
17 16 705 10.93613
14 19 775 14.5049
16 16 855 14.06374
14 19 925 17.3123
15.6 17 1003 16.90706
14 19 1073 20.08226
16 16 1153 18.96549
18 15 1243 18.2449
16 16 1323 21.76179
16 16 1403 23.07769
15.2 17 1479 25.5649
13.6 19 1547 29.77673
14 19 1617 30.26377
31
15.6 17 1695 28.57176
16 16 1775 29.19665
17.6 15 1863 27.94608
14.6 18 1936 34.79324
13.6 19 2004 38.57308
12.8 20 2068 42.20824
15 18 2143 37.51981
15.2 17 2219 38.356
14.8 18 2293 40.67052
14 19 2363 44.2259
11.6 22 2421 54.34789
11 24 2476 58.51169
10.6 24 2529 61.94365
9.6 27 2577 69.46674
8 32 2617 84.14619
4.8 53 2641 139.164
 4 63 2661 167.2521
6.4 40 2693 107.4432
5.6 45 2721 123.5235
6.2 41 2752 113.2203
6 42 2782 118.1418
6 42 2812 119.4158
4 63 2832 178
5 51 2857 144.7188
3.8 66 2876 189.9577
n Transport Road Research Laboratory (TRRL), Overseas Road Note (ORN) 9, A 2383.167
31

h(mm) Vs Total No. of Blows for TP-286

100105110115120125130135140145150155160165170175180185190195200205210215220
 0 0 110
0.11 0.11 120
0.23 0.23 80
0.31 0.31 130
0.44 0.44 90
0.53 0.53 90
0.62 0.62 120
0.705 0.705 70
0.775 0.775 80
0.855 0.855 70
0.925 0.925 100
1.003 1.003 70
1.073 1.073 80
1.153 1.153 90
1.243 1.243 80
1.323 1.323 80
1.403 1.403 100
1.479 1.479 90
1.547 1.547 70
1.617 1.617 100
1.695 1.695 80
1.775 1.775 120
1.863 1.863 90
1.936 1.936 90
2.004 2.004 80
2.068 2.068 90
2.143 2.143 120
2.219 2.219 100
2.293 2.293 70
2.363 2.363 60
2.421 2.421 80
2.476 2.476 90
2.529 2.529 130
2.577 2.577 90
2.617 2.617
2.641 2.641
 2.661 2.661
2.693 2.693
2.721 2.721
2.752 2.752
2.782 2.782
2.812 2.812
2.832 2.832
2.857 2.857
2.876 2.876
77.947
B
C
D 0
"()"

"&&"
D = A+b+C
D = 9