SPRCIAL FOOTINGS AND BEAM ON ELASTIC FOUNDATIONS. SDI QpULUS OF SUBGRADE REACTION ne modulus of subgrade reaction is a conceptual relationship between soil pressure and || ection tht is widely used in tho structural analysis of foundation members. It is wsed for iinyous footings, mats, and various types of pilings to be taken up in later chapters. TI Fig. 2-3¢, and the basic equation when using plate-toud test d esta fee is anally Pa For shay ad 6 = pith terns idemtified on both Fig, 2.43c and Fig, 9-96, Plots of g versus 5 trom Toad te ive curves ofthe type qualitatively shown in Fig, 9-96. IF this type of curve i used io obtain (in the preceding equation, itis evident that the value depends on whether it s a tangent or cat modus and on the location of the coordinates ot q and 8, itis difficult to make a plate-lad test except for very stall plates because of the reaction toad required. Even with small plates OF say. 450+, 6G, and 750-mem diameter itis difficult hy cent “tp obtain 8 since Ghe plate tends to be less than rigid so that a constant deflection across the eee is | plate (and des inition of &,) is dificult to obtain, Stacking the smaller plates concentric with ty ig “the larger ones tendls to inerease the rigidity, but in any ease the plot is of loud divided by plate contact area (nominal P/A) and the average measured deflection tension Figure 9-9¢ is 2 representation of k, used by the author where &, is taken as a constant up (oaddetlection Xian. Beyond Xa the Soil pressure is a constant value defined by oon = Be(Xran) . : S Obviousty one could divide the q-5 curve into several regions so that &, takes on val- misty ues ofthe slope in the several regions: however, this approach tends to incorporate foo much Fyure 2.9 Batrmination of atu of sbgre easton k 1d block FH qand 843 plate not gid " a4 on ill be uppott / A dapends on cove ved in 8 / 7 ea LAE coordinates use ard toes iainty at