10 engineers complete DCP training in Faizabad

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Ten civil engineers have completed a two-day “Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP)” training course in the capital of Badakhshan province, the German Cooperation with Afghanistan said on Monday.

The course was part of a training programme funded by the German government for more than 40 engineers from line departments in Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Kunduz and Takhar.

Over the past two to three weeks, the engineers gained new skills for DCP operations and maintenance (usage, maintenance and data analysis) to help improve quality of work in construction projects.

The training workshops were held in the five provinces between Jan 5 and 17 with technical and financial assistance from Germany.

The training was designed to help technical government departments manage public infrastructure projects effectively, efficiently and within budget and time constraints.

The engineers taking part in the training represented the Department of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (DRRD), the provincial Education Department and the Department of Public Works (DoPW).

DCP is a basic mechanical tool for surveying underground and sub-structures of roads and tests if the subsoil underneath roads is compact enough to bear the expected loads.

The training followed practical work on three modules. The engineers learnt what soil strength is, how to design and write a measurement protocol and how to analyse the DCP data.

Participants learnt to perform these operations to improve work quality in civil road construction projects. A full DCP set will soon be provided to each of the five provinces to allow engineers to improve the design and construction of road and building foundations.

The trainings were part of a joint capacity development programme by the Regional Capacity Development Fund (RCDF) and the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), both financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

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