Tag: Plate Load Test

HOW TO CALCULATE BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL FROM PLATE LOAD TEST?

Suryakanta | November 8, 2015

PLT (Plate Load Test) Plate load test is a field test which is commonly adopted to determine the bearing capacity and settlement of soil under a given condition

Geotechnical

HOW TO PERFORM PLATE LOAD TEST OF SOIL ON SITE?

Suryakanta | March 18, 2015

Objective To perform plate load test to obtain a load-settlement curve of a soil at a particular depth so as to estimate the ultimate bearing capacity a foundation.

Geotechnical

Uncertainties involved in Plate Load Test

Suryakanta | January 27, 2014

Even though plate load tests are very commonly used, they do not represent the behavior of prototype foundations totally for the following reasons: The zone of influence for

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