This paper discusses methods for evaluating coefficients of subgrade reaction, which represent the resistance of soil to loads from structures. The author reviews traditional approaches using plate load tests and compares them to methods using in-situ tests like the pressuremeter test. He concludes that in-situ tests provide a more reliable way to determine coefficients of subgrade reaction for engineering design.
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Terzaghi 1955
Geotechnique, subgrade reaction
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Terzaghi 1955 on Coefficients of Subgrade Reaction
This paper discusses methods for evaluating coefficients of subgrade reaction, which represent the resistance of soil to loads from structures. The author reviews traditional approaches using plate load tests and compares them to methods using in-situ tests like the pressuremeter test. He concludes that in-situ tests provide a more reliable way to determine coefficients of subgrade reaction for engineering design.
This paper discusses methods for evaluating coefficients of subgrade reaction, which represent the resistance of soil to loads from structures. The author reviews traditional approaches using plate load tests and compares them to methods using in-situ tests like the pressuremeter test. He concludes that in-situ tests provide a more reliable way to determine coefficients of subgrade reaction for engineering design.