DETERMINATION OF BEARING CAPACITY BASED ON FIELD DYNAMIC PENETROMET

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:723576.936 N:9072948.572

Depth Blow count Cummulative Blows Penetration (mm)

0 0 0 0
0.1 5 5 100
0.21 5 10 110
0.32 5 15 110
0.42 5 20 100
0.52 5 25 100
0.64 5 30 120
0.73 5 35 90
0.82 5 40 90
0.91 5 45 90
0.99 5 50 80
1.08 5 55 90
1.15 5 60 70
1.27 5 65 120
1.35 5 70 80
1.43 5 75 80
1.52 5 80 90
1.61 5 85 90
1.68 5 90 70
1.72 5 95 40
1.768 5 100 48
1.818 5 105 50
1.868 5 110 50
1.96 5 115 92
2.021 5 120 61
2.069 5 125 48
2.122 5 130 53
2.172 5 135 50
2.224 5 140 52
2.276 5 145 52
2.331 5 150 55
2.393 5 155 62
2.449 5 160 56
2.502 5 165 53
2.557 5 170 55
2.619 5 175 62
 2.673 5 180 54
2.736 5 185 63
2.792 5 190 56
2.848 5 195 56
REFUISAL/ROCK
Remarks: The correlation between DCP and SPT N-value is based on Transport Road Research Labo
design manual for small bridges.
General Notes: 1. N-SPT = 240.17*(DCPI) -0.967

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

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
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2500

3000
D DYNAMIC PENETROMETER TEST RESULTS (BOWLES' APPROACH)
BIA TRANSMISSION
OJECT (TAZA) Test Date 15/12/2023
PANY LIMITED (TANESCO) Field Ref. No. ST289
Test Point No. TP-289
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
20 13 100 1.325631
22 12 210 2.538723
22 12 320 3.86853
20 13 420 5.567651
20 13 520 6.893283
24 11 640 7.1127
18 15 730 10.71502
18 15 820 12.03605
18 15 910 13.35708
16 16 990 16.28433
18 15 1080 15.85236
14 19 1150 21.5234
24 11 1270 14.11426
16 16 1350 22.20591
16 16 1430 23.52181
18 15 1520 22.31073
18 15 22 1610 23.63176
14 19 1680 31.44287
8 32 1720 55.30434
9.6 27 1768 47.65898
10 26 1818 47.10995
10 26 1868 48.4056
18.4 14 1960 28.16411
12.2 21 2021 43.20909
9.6 27 2069 55.77287
10.6 24 2122 51.97486
10 26 2172 56.28317
10.4 25 2224 55.48586
10.4 25 2276 56.78319
11 24 2331 55.08512
12.4 21 2393 50.36429
11.2 23 2449 56.87399
10.6 24 2502 61.28233
11 24 2557 60.42585
12.4 21 2619 55.1208
 10.8 24 2673 64.29792
12.6 21 2736 56.69915
11.2 23 2792 64.8396
11.2 23 2848 66.14011
Transport Road Research Laboratory (TRRL), Overseas Road Note (ORN) 9, A 1391.583
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h(mm) Vs Total No. of Blows for TP-289

5 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195
 0 0
0.1 0.1
0.21 0.21
0.32 0.32
0.42 0.42
0.52 0.52
0.64 0.64
0.73 0.73
0.82 0.82
0.91 0.91
0.99 0.99
1.08 1.08
1.15 1.15
1.27 1.27
1.35 1.35
1.43 1.43
1.52 1.52
1.61 1.61
1.68 1.68
1.72 1.72
1.768 1.768
1.818 1.818
1.868 1.868
1.96 1.96
2.021 2.021
2.069 2.069
2.122 2.122
2.172 2.172
2.224 2.224
2.276 2.276
2.331 2.331
2.393 2.393
2.449 2.449
2.502 2.502
2.557 2.557
2.619 2.619
 2.673 2.673
2.736 2.736
2.792 2.792
2.848 2.848
64.668