PLATE BEARING TESTS AND FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN IN FLORIDA

PLATE BEARING TESTS PERFORMED IN FLORIDA ARE REVIEWED IN THE FOLLOWING PHASES OF RESEARCH: (1) PLATE SIZE AND ZONE OF STRESS, (2) VARIATION OF BEARING VALUES, (3) SINGLE LAYER RELATIONSHIPS, (4) SUBGRADE MODULUS AS RELATED TO PLATE SIZE, (5) TWO-LAYER THEORY RELATIONSHIPS, (6) THICKNESS OF WEARING SURFACE, AND (7) REPETITIONAL LOADS. THESE TESTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED SINCE 1958 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN RESEARCH PROGRAM. TEST RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN TABLES AND FIGURES.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/289/289-004.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 289, pp 62-74, 9 FIG, 3 TAB, 9 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Zimpfer, W H
• Conference:
  • 40th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 1961-1-9 to 1961-1-13
• Publication Date: 1961

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: Flexible pavement design developments 1961
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 289
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Bearing capacity; Coefficient of subgrade reaction; Flexible pavements; Pavement design; Plate bearing test; Repeated loads; Size; Structural plates; Thickness; Wearing course (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plates
• Old TRIS Terms: Bearing values; Layered system mechanics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205747
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM