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JKR Probe Test

The JKR Probe is a lightweight and portable penetrometer used to determine soil properties like permeability, stratigraphy, and geotechnical parameters. It consists of steel rods connected by couplings that are driven into the ground using a 5kg hammer dropped from 30cm. The number of blows to penetrate 30cm is recorded and used to assess soil consistency and compaction. It is a fast and inexpensive alternative to soil borings, especially for soft soils up to 15m deep. Test results can estimate soil bearing capacity for preliminary embankment design. However, the probe cannot penetrate medium strength soils or gravel due to insufficient force.

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JKR Probe Test

The JKR Probe is a lightweight and portable penetrometer used to determine soil properties like permeability, stratigraphy, and geotechnical parameters. It consists of steel rods connected by couplings that are driven into the ground using a 5kg hammer dropped from 30cm. The number of blows to penetrate 30cm is recorded and used to assess soil consistency and compaction. It is a fast and inexpensive alternative to soil borings, especially for soft soils up to 15m deep. Test results can estimate soil bearing capacity for preliminary embankment design. However, the probe cannot penetrate medium strength soils or gravel due to insufficient force.

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INTRODUCTION

JKR Probe Test is a dynamic penetrometer test used to check the consistency of the subsoil.
Mackintosh Probe which is has 30° cone penetrometer while JKR probe has 60° cone
penetrometer. This is a light dynamic test and the cone is driven directly into the soil by
driving a hammer 5kg. Weight dropping through a free height of 280mm. The probe is unable
to penetrate into medium strength soil and gravelly ground.

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

The JKR Probe is a lightweight and portable penetrometer. It is considerably faster and
cheaper tool than boring equipment especially when the depth of exploration is moderate and
the soils under investigation are soft or loose.

The rods consist of 16mm diameter High Yield Steel each of length approximately 120cm.
Then the rods are connected to each other by 25mm outer diameter couplings. Coupling will
provide the lateral supports to the rods to prevent buckling during driving the rods. Driving is
performed with a small hammer of 5kg and falling vertically through a fixed height of 30cm
along a guide a rod. The total number of blows required for the pointer to penetrate a distance
of 30cm is recorded and used as a measure of the consistency of cohesive soil and the
packing of granular soil.

The advantages of using this JKR Probe test is light and easy user, does not need skill
worker, economical, provides a disturbed soil sample for moisture content determination,
faster and cheaper tools.

OBJECTIVE

1. To determine the coefficient of permeability of soil


2. To determine the sub-surface stratigraphy and identify materials present
3. To estimate geotechnical parameters
4. To determine soil classification
5. To determine allowable bearing capacity of the ground using JKR dynamic cone
penetrometer
APPARATUS

1. JKR probe set with additional rods and coupling


2. Scale
3. Chalk
4. Datum bar
5. Lifting tool

PROCEDURE

1. Equipment for the test was assembled.


2. The rods and hammer was joined using the rod coupling. Grease has sweep up for an
easy dissembles later.
3. Distance of 0.3m was measured and marked on the rod start from the tip of the cone.
4. The equipment was set up on the ground.
5. The hammer is pulled until reached the maximum and the hammer was dropped freely
to driven the cone into the soils.
6. The sum of the number of blows for penetration of 0.3m was recorded in the data
sheet.
7. The hammer is taken off on the last 0.3m of each rod and joined the existing rod with
another rod.
8. The blow will stopped when the blow count is more than 400 for 0.3m penetration or
achieved the desired depth.
9. Step 6 to 8 was repeated until the 3rd rod was driven into the soil.
10. After the 3rd rod was successfully driven into the soil, the rod was pulled using the rod
extrator.
11. The equipment was dissembled and cleaned before storing.
CONCLUSION

JKR Probe test can be used to determine the thickness of unsuitable material to be
removed and also for preliminary design of embankments, limited to about 15m and must
be record number of blows/m then correlates to established chart to determine bearing
capacity of soil. JKR Probes has 60º cone penetrometer, this is light dynamic test and the
cone is driven directly into the soil by driving a hammer. The probe is unable to penetrate
into medium strength soil and gravelly ground because it has not enough strength to
penetrate into the medium.

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