AMS - Model 59000 - Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Complete - Brochure

The late Prof. George Sowers developed one of the more popular devices in 1959 for field exploration and the evaluation of lightly loaded shallow spread footings during the construction phase. The senior author developed a lightweight portable Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) in 1959 to be used in field exploration and for verifying individual footing foundations during construction. The device, as with most field tools used in foundation evaluation, should never be used as the sole means for determining foundation conditions. It must be used in conjunction with previously established field and laboratory data: standard split-barrel penetration resistance, density, shear strength, and consolidation data.