PANDA 2 Variable Energy Light Weight Dynamic Cone Penetrometer is also known by a number of different names that include:

• PANDA 2 Ultra Light Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
• PANDA2
• PANDA 2
• PANDA
• Cone Penetrometer
• Ultra Light Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
• Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
• DCP
• Penetrometer
• Variable Energy DCP
• PANDA 2 Variable Energy Ultra-Light Weight Dynamic Cone Penetrometer

For soil investigation, the bearing capacity (qu) is calculated from the dynamic cone resistance (qd) as follows: Lateral friction is avoided with ‘lost’ cones of area 4 or 10 cm². The maximum resistance you can test with the panda is about 30 Mpa. Note that 1 Mpa = 1000 kpa = 10 bars = 0,1 KN/cm²

Test Hole Spacing – at the university which makes the calibration of the PANDA 2, they consider that you can make tests with the PANDA 2 with 15 cm between each test hole. 20 cm is a conservative value.