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  1. rodabs

    Chart to convert Scala Penetrometer results to Bearing Pressure (kpa)

    Thanks guys. I just found the original version. It was put forward by Stockwell in the NZ Engineering magazine, back in 1977. After a loooooooong time searching on the net I found it on the IPENZ (NZ inst of eng) website. Duh. Should have looked there in the first place. Here is a link to the...
  2. rodabs

    Chart to convert Scala Penetrometer results to Bearing Pressure (kpa)

    Thanks. I saw that chart today, but what I'm after is a chart that i've seen before, possibly from NZS 4402 with regard to Scala Penetrometer tests, or maybe from elsewhere, I'm not sure. It has Scala results along the bottom of the chart in mm/blow, and on the left handside it shows the...
  3. rodabs

    Chart to convert Scala Penetrometer results to Bearing Pressure (kpa)

    Hi All. I have seen a chart that relates Scala Penetrometer results in mm per blow to ultimate bearing capacity in kpa. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of such a chart from? This is for testing soils for a building site in New Zealand. Cheers.

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