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How To Calculate Bearing Capacity of Soil From Plate Load Test
How To Calculate Bearing Capacity of Soil From Plate Load Test
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Plate load test is a field test which is commonly adopted to determine
the bearing capacity and settlement of soil under a given condition of Subscribe
loading.
In this test a square or circular rigid plate of standard dimension BULKING OF SAND – A
(generally 300 mm2 for square or 300 mm dia for circular) is placed at COMPLETE GUIDE
foundation level and load is applied in increments. Then settlement of
the plate corresponding to each load increment is recorded for
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calculating bearing capacity of soil.
To know the detail test procedure click the link given below.
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CALCULATION OF BEARING
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The whole process of calculating bearing capacity of soil using plate load
test data consists of the following 4 primary steps.
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After performing the plate load test, plot a load settlement curve (see Be the first of your friends to like this
Depending on the type of soil below the test plate, the load settlement
curve can be of 4 different types as shown below.
log-log scale
Sf = Sp {[B*(Bp+0.3)] / [Bp*(B+0.3)]}2
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Sf = Sp*(B/Bp)
Where,
Sp = Settlement of plate, mm
Sf = Settlemnt of footing, mm
B = Width of footing, m
Then from the load settlement curve drawn using PLT data, find out the
plate settlement corresponding to the calculated intensity of loading
and use this value of settlement in the formula to calculate the
settlement of footing.
EXAMPLE CALCULATION
A plate load test was conducted using a plate of 0.75m*0.75m size, on a
uniform deposit of sand and the following data were obtained:
0 0
50 1.5
100 2
200 4
300 7.5
400 12.5
500 20
600 40.6
Calculate the safe bearing capacity of soil taking factor of safety as 2.5.
ANSWER
Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity
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From the load settlement curve (see fig below) the ultimate bearing
capacity of soil is found to be 500 kN/m2 and corresponding settlement
is 12 mm.
Sf = Sp {[B*(Bp+0.3)] / [Bp*(B+0.3)]}2
Sf = 12 {[2*(0.75+0.3)] / [0.75*(2+0.3)]}2
Sf = 17.78 = 18 mm
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Thank you for your study,may I ask you what articles are
you quoting? Such as the scientist Abbet,could you tell
me which codes support this method that calculate the
bearing capacity?
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Hi,
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HI
I HAVE STRIP FOOTING WITH SHORT DIMENSION 1 M, IN
THIS CASE WHAT I WILL CONSIDER B ? IS B ALWAYS THE
SHORTEST DIRECTION OF THE FOOTING OR THIS
FORMULA FOR SQUARE FOOTINGS ONLY
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Why did you only plot it on a normal scale and not a Log-
Log Scale as per Abbott’s method?
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Hi,
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Hi Mr Suryakanta,
your question is
“Calculate the safe bearing capacity
of soil taking factor of safety as 2.5.
Calculate settlement of a square
footing of size 2mx2m at safe
bearing capacity”
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