Bearing capacity of soil Plate load test, Ultimate and ...
The allowable bearing pressure can be calculated by conducting a plate load test at the site. The conduct a plate load test, size of the pit is 5B p x 5B p, where B p is the plate size, Which is excavated to a depth equal to the depth of foundation (D f ). The size of the plate is generally m square. It is made of steel and is a thickness ...