SIMPLE DEVICE DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL

A SIMPLE FIELD DEVICE DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE THE LOAD- BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL IS DESCRIBED. AN EXPANSION UNIT IS LOWERED INTO A SOIL HOLE WHERE IT IS EXPANDED AND PULLED, WITH LIFTING FORCE GAUGED AND RECORDED AS A MEASURE OF SHEARING STRENGTH. THE PRESSURE IS INCREASED AND THE PROCEDURE REPEATED, WITH COHESION AND FRICTION VALUES DERIVED BY CORRELATING PRESSURE WITH LIFT-GAUGE READINGS.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 36, No 3, P 19, 2 PHOT
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Cohesion; Expansion; Field tests; Friction; Measuring instruments; Pressure; Shear strength; Soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil bearing capacity
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228889
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:48AM