Soil Bearing Capacity Test Equipment

The plate load test is a field test which is performed to determine the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil and the probable settlement under a given load.

Soil bearing capacity test equipment.

Equations for calculating the bearing capacity and settlement of soil. The bearing plate test determines the soil bearing capacity by the application of an increasing pressure on a foundation formed by a circular plate loaded against a reaction frame and measuring the associated vertical displacement settlement. Preferably equal to the depth of foundation take a solid ball or square cube of known weight and dimension. For performing this test the plate is placed at the desired depth then the load is applied gradually and the settlement for.

Drop the ball or square cube several times from a known height. What is the plate load test. Drop hammer 65 kg 140 lbs. Consolidation equipment tests for.

Cbr lab testing determines moisture content and strength of laboratory samples. This test is very popular for the selection and design of the shallow foundation. This simple and quick field test will give you a rough idea of bearing capacity of soil. Humboldt s soil lab testing equipment includes atterberg limits testing hydrometer analysis permeability cbr unconfined soil testers and sand equivalent testing.

Procedure excavate a pit of required depth. The standard penetration test spt is most popular and economical test to determine the surface information both on land and offshore. The ultimate bearing capacity safe bearing capacity can be determined from the ultimate load on the plate. Soil bearing capacity of clay soil.

The ultimate bearing capacity is divided by 2 or 3 for the factor of safety to determine the safe bearing capacity. Some of our field geotechnical and civil construction materials testing cmt equipment is particularly good for testing in challenging conditions remote soft marshy over water and hazardous locations or confined spaces. Also available are plate load testers used to determine bearing capacity of soil under varying load conditions. Compaction control and bearing capacity.

This test is widely used to obtain the bearing capacity of soil. Soil investigation ground investigation and site investigation. Products are also available for the florida limerock bearing ratio lbr laboratory test. Gilson s selection of cbr test equipment and products meet astm and aashto standards.

Field tests measure the strength of soils in place.