Plate Load Test (BS 1377 : Part 9 : 1990) for Bearing Capacity of Soils

[@junaidijaz9907]

The plate shall be placed on
a thin layer (10 to 15mm
thick) of clean dry sand to
produce a level surface on
which to bed the plate.

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

Agreed on your statement. However, if the surface is levelled, no need to put clean dry sand on top.

[@salamarabia887]

cannot see the curve because of the recommended videos, so please try to add them as a pdf file

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

Let us redo a video on interpreting test results

[@mohammedebrahim586]

How much kN you load in cycle one

[@stanley9290]

What is the failure criteria (Maximum allowable settlement) for the plate laod test ?

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

25 mm

[@tinaodiete4991]

cannot see the curve because of the recommended videos

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

Sorry for the inconvenience. We will correct it accordingly.

[@samuelsagar901]

Sir Could you tell me what is the important of ground bearing pressure in excavator?

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

The excavator is used as the required load for load bearing test.

[@perry9089]

The load of the excavator is much more than the design load. But some portion of the excavator(only desired load) is utilized with the help of hydraulic jack. 🫡

[@jaxim824]

What's the initial gauge reading?

[@canbezz8718]

while plotting load settlement curve , load corresponding which settlement is taken(Max. or avg)

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

It should be average settlement.

[@ravinderreddyjodhpur2763]

Quantum of applied load?

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

5 tons

[@Anonymous-ft6qf]

PJR PJR

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

Thank You

[@jemarledda6340]

Procedure is wrong hahahaha...

[@ProudtobeaCivilEngineer]

May We know what's wrong?

[@jemarledda6340]

​@@ProudtobeaCivilEngineerwhere is thin fine sand...to flatten the surface before u put the plate..