Can One Use the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer To Predict The Allowable Bearing Pressure?
It is a common question asked by the structural engineer to the geotechnical engineer whether one can determine allowable bearing pressure from a set of Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) results. This often comes as a shock to the geotechnical engineer as the DCP test wouldn’t be applicable in most applications. The DCP was originally designed in South Africa by Kleyn (1975) and was originally intended to be used for pavement applications as an indicator test.