ESTIMATING FOUNDATION SETTLEMENTS IN SAND FROM PLATE BEARING TESTS

The use of a single extrapolation formula is shown to be inadequate in calculating foundation settlements in sand from test plate results. Any such extrapolation must take account of soil conditions. Four distinct soil conditions have been assumed and settlement ratios calculated as a function of foundation width by elastic methods and by a method based on assumed penetration test values. The range of settlement ratios calculated by these methods are shown to agree with published field values. The influences of water table and foundation excavation on settlement ratios are also examined. /Author/TRRL/

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  Idaho Transportation Department

  Division of Highways, P.O. Box 7129, 3211 State Street
  Boise, ID  United States  83707

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Parry, RHG
• Publication Date: 1978-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 107-118
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNIQUE
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0016-8505

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Foundations; Ground settlement; Mechanical elasticity; Plate bearing test; Properties of materials; Sand; Soil penetration test; Soils; Static penetration test; Stresses; Water table; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil characteristics
• ITRD Terms: 3377: Foundation; 6279: Plate bearing test; 4105: Sand; 5792: Settlement; 6294: Static penetration test; 5575: Stress (in material); 4394: Water table; 6479: Width
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179183
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 1978 12:00AM