DYNAMIC CONE PENETROMETER - RESULT SHEET AS1289.6.3.

Client
Project
Location
Operator
Date
Job #
Lab #

Site # 1 Site # 2
Location Location

Depth Blows / Est Est Depth Blows / Est Est

mm 100 mm CBR q(all) mm 100 mm CBR q(all)

100 4 8 115 100 1 2 40

200 3 6 80 200 8 15 240
300 3 6 80 300 13 25 390
400 3 6 80 400 8 15 240
500 3 6 80 500 6 12 180
600 2.5 3.5 70 600 4 8 115
700 3 6 80 700 4 8 115
800 3.5 6 80 800 4 8 115
900 5 10 150 900 5 10 150
1000 8 15 240 1000 10 20 300
1100 6 12 180 1100 #N/A #N/A
1200 8 15 240 1200 #N/A #N/A
1300 9 15 270 1300 #N/A #N/A
1400 14 30 420 1400 #N/A #N/A
1500 16 35 475 1500 #N/A #N/A
1600 #N/A #N/A 1600 #N/A #N/A
1700 #N/A #N/A 1700 #N/A #N/A
1800 #N/A #N/A 1800 #N/A #N/A
1900 #N/A #N/A 1900 #N/A #N/A
2000 #N/A #N/A 2000 #N/A #N/A
2100 #N/A #N/A 2100 #N/A #N/A
2200 #N/A #N/A 2200 #N/A #N/A
2300 #N/A #N/A 2300 #N/A #N/A
2400 #N/A #N/A 2400 #N/A #N/A
2500 #N/A #N/A 2500 #N/A #N/A

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Site # 1 Site # 2
Location 0 Location 0

DCP Est CBR's DCP Est CBR's

VicRoads Method RC 400.01 VicRoads Method RC 400.01

0 10 20 30 40 50 0 10 20 30 40 50
0 0

100 100

200 200

300 300

400 400

500 500

600 600
Depth (mm)

700 700
Depth

800 800

900 900

1000 1000

1100 1100

1200 1200

1300 1300

1400 1400

1500 1500

Est CBR (%) Est CBR (%)

VicRoads Test Method 402.01 - Estimated California Bearing Ratio Using Dynamic
This method covers the calculation of the estimated California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of cohesive soils
the dynamic cone penetrometer described in AS 1289.6.3.2

Caution: The CBR data derived using this method should be used with care and due considerati
condition at the time of the test in relation to that expected during service life of the p
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Job # 0
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Site # Site # BH2
Location Location

DCP Est Allowable Bearing DCP Est Allowable Bearing

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 0 100 200 300 400 500 600
0 0

100 100

200 200

300 300

400 400

500 500

600 600
Depth (mm)

Depth (mm)

700 700

800 800

900 900

1000 1000

1100 1100

1200 1200

1300 1300

1400 1400

1500 1500

Allowable Bearing (kPa) Allowable Bearing (kPa)

Note: The Allowable Bearing Capacity data applies to cohesive soils only and is based on bearing capacity factor Nc = 5 and FOS = 4
Approximate Cu = 0.8 x allowable bearing capacity.

Caution: The Allowable Bearing derived using this method should be used with care and consideration should be made of soil moisture
condition at the time of the test in relation to that expected during service life of the foundation.

Using DCP tests for determining soil strength and allowable bearing capacity is generally considered to be of limited applicability
(Ref Campanella & Robertson, 1983).
Blow per
100mm CBR Bearing

1 2 40
2 3.5 70
3 6 80
4 8 115
5 10 150
6 12 180
7 12 220
8 15 240
9 15 270
10 20 300
11 20 330
12 25 360
13 25 390
14 30 420
15 30 450
16 35 475
17 35 500
18 40 530
19 40 570
20 50 600
21 50 600
22 50 600
23 50 600
24 50 600
25 50 600
26 50 600
27 50 600
28 50 600
29 50 600
30 50 600