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 MWANGULUNGA
COORDINATES X: ,Y: E:767915.342 N:9105902.042

Depth Blow count Cummulative Blows Penetration (mm)

0 0 0 0
0.155 5 5 155
0.295 5 10 140
0.432 5 15 137
0.556 5 20 124
0.69 5 25 134
0.818 5 30 128
0.941 5 35 123
1.073 5 40 132
1.195 5 45 122
1.308 5 50 113
1.408 5 55 100
1.502 5 60 94
1.596 5 65 94
1.669 5 70 73
1.753 5 75 84
1.814 5 80 61
1.873 5 85 59
1.934 5 90 61
1.99 5 95 56
2.056 5 100 66
2.101 5 105 45
2.156 5 110 55
2.197 5 115 41
2.257 5 120 60
2.316 5 125 59
2.377 5 130 61
2.436 5 135 59
2.497 5 140 61
2.537 5 145 40
2.579 5 150 42
2.616 5 155 37
2.652 5 160 36
2.686 5 165 34
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 Bl

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

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D DYNAMIC PENETROMETER TEST RESULTS (BOWLES' APPROACH)
BIA TRANSMISSION
OJECT (TAZA) Test Date 12/12/2023
PANY LIMITED (TANESCO) Field Ref. No. ST136
Test Point No. TP-136
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
31 9 155 1.344942
28 10 295 2.824483
27.4 10 432 4.223745
24.8 11 556 5.986304
26.8 10 690 6.892258
25.6 10 818 8.540907
24.6 11 941 10.21114
26.4 10 1073 10.87496
24.4 11 1195 13.07015
22.6 12 1308 15.40649
20 13 1408 18.66489
18.8 14 1502 21.13869
18.8 14 1596 22.46162
14.6 18 1669 29.99479
16.8 16 1753 27.50595
12.2 21 1814 38.78342
11.8 22 23 1873 41.35677
12.2 21 1934 41.34902
11.2 23 1990 46.21447
13.2 20 2056 40.73304
9 29 2101 60.28265
11 24 2156 50.9496
8.2 31 2197 68.97486
12 22 2257 49.03228
11.8 22 2316 51.13843
12.2 21 2377 50.82039
11.8 22 2436 53.78809
12.2 21 2497 53.386
8 32 2537 81.5739
8.4 31 2579 79.10283
7.4 35 2616 90.70045
7.2 36 2652 94.41734
6.8 38 2686 101.0622
Transport Road Research Laboratory (TRRL), Overseas Road Note (ORN) 9, A 1292.807
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h(mm) Vs Total No. of Blows for TP-136

75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
 0 0
0.155 0.155
0.295 0.295
0.432 0.432
0.556 0.556
0.69 0.69
0.818 0.818
0.941 0.941
1.073 1.073
1.195 1.195
1.308 1.308
1.408 1.408
1.502 1.502
1.596 1.596
1.669 1.669
1.753 1.753
1.814 1.814
1.873 1.873
1.934 1.934
1.99 1.99
2.056 2.056
2.101 2.101
2.156 2.156
2.197 2.197
2.257 2.257
2.316 2.316
2.377 2.377
2.436 2.436
2.497 2.497
2.537 2.537
2.579 2.579
2.616 2.616
2.652 2.652
2.686 2.686
56.465