LOAD CAPACITY BASED ON IN-SITU TESTS [CPTu AND DCP]

Abstract

An accurate knowledge of ground properties is essential in the design of civil engineering structures. Usually this information is obtained by in situ testing with savings in both cost and speed when compared to sampling and lab testing. The two most common in-situ tests, the Cone Penetrometer Test and Dynamic Penetration Cone primarily identify soil type and stratigraphy along with a relative measure of strength determining soil or rock properties by cone resistance. The interpretation of in situ testing depends in the main on empirical correlations given in research literature. To use these correlations with reliability, the engineer must understand their basis and potential for error. This paper provides a comparative study of load capacity based of these two tests in three different locations.