Bearing capacity from the dynamic penetrometer

What Nourin reads in the sheet

• The dynamic resistance profile of the test and the penetrometer type;
• The foundation geometry: width B, length L and embedment depth;
• The safety factor and the correlation coefficient β, between 5 and 7;
• The applied service load and the project unit system;

What Nourin does with it

• Converts the dynamic resistance into failure stress using the Cassan and Sanglerat correlation;
• Calculates the allowable stress over the requested depth range;
• Checks the service load against the capacity obtained;
• Produces the results table by depth step;

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