SOIL MECHANICS AND MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY

PLOT 92 WARIOBA STREET - MIKOCHENI DAR ES SALAAM

P.0. Box 2820, Dar es Salaam

PLATE BEARING TEST [Acc. DIN 18134] -- Part - 1 (Field Data)

Project Date
Client Location Job No:

A Foundation (footing) depth (mm)

B Approximate foundation (footing) width (mm)
C Diameter or width of plate (mm) 305
D Depth at which the plate is placed = A[C/B] (mm)
E Approximate Maximum Particle size of soil (mm)
F Seating Pressure (N/mm2) 5

Load Pressure Pressure

Load (kN) Settlement (mm) Remarks
Condition (MN/m2) (KN/m
Normal
Manometer Contact Gauge 1 Gauge 2 Gauge 3 Gauge 4 Average
pressure

0 0.000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00

5 0.068 68 0.70 1.00 0.85
10 0.137 137 1.40 1.90 1.65
15 0.205 205 2.10 2.60 2.35
20 0.274 274
0.0 3.20 400.0 2.78
200.0 600.0 800.0 1000.0 1200.0 2.99
25 0.342 0.00342 3.50 3.00 3.25
30 0.410 2.00410 3.75 3.40 3.58
35 0.479 479 4.45 4.90 4.68
4.00
40 0.547 547 4.80 5.80 5.30 Column L
45 0.615 6.00
615 5.40 6.20 5.80
Loading 50 0.684 8.00684 5.90 6.80 6.35
55 0.752 10.00
752 6.50 7.50 7.00
60 0.821 12.00
821 7.32 8.20 7.76
65 0.889 889 8.33 9.98 9.16
70 0.958 958 9.33 10.79 10.06

60 0.821 821 8.19 8.30 8.25

50 0.684 684 7.81 7.60 7.71
33 0.451 451 7.56 7.25 7.41
Unloading
25 0.342 342 7.32 7.15 7.24
15 0.205 205 6.95 7.10 7.03
Unloading

0 0.000 0.0 5.55 7.00 6.28