Most people never see this happen but it’s one of the most important steps in any construction project 👇 This is a Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) test. Here’s what’s happening: We drive a metal cone into the ground by dropping a weight repeatedly 🔨 The number of blows it takes to penetrate tells us how strong the soil is. Strong soil = your foundation holds Weak soil = we fix it BEFORE building 🏗️ Skipping this step is how buildings collapse 😳 Save this so you never build without testing yo

SAPPER ADCP -- PROBE EXTRACTION PROBLEM / FAIL ; very stiff road base or subgrade could lock the test