DEUTSCHE NORM September 2001
Determining the deformation and strength DIN
characteristics of soil by the plate loading test 18134
ICS 93.020 Supersedes
January 1993 edition.
Baugrund, Versuche und Versuchsgerate - Plattendruckversuch
In keeping with current practice in standards published by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), a comma has been used throughout as the decimal marker.
Contents
Page Page
Foreword ............................... 2 7.3 Arrangement of settlement-measuring
device ............................. 6
1 Scope ............................... 2
7.4 Preloading .......................... 6
2 Normative references ................. 2 7.5 Loading and unloading ............... 6
7.5.1 General ........................... 6
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3 Concepts ..................... ....... 2
7.5.2 Determination of strain modulus ...... 6
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"' 4 Designation .......................... 3 7.5.3 Determination of modulus of subgrade
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reaction ........................... 7
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5 Apparatus ........................... 3
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5.1 General ............................ 3 8 Evaluation and representation of
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C.;, 5.3 Loading plates ...................... 3 8.1 Load-settlement curve ................ 7
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5.4 Loading system ..................... 4 8.2 Calculation of strain modulus .......... 8
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<I) "= 5.5 Load-measuring device ............... 4 8.3 Calculation of modulus of subgrade
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.c C: 5.6 Settlement-measuring device .......... 4 reaction ............................ 8
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5.7 Ancillary equipment .................. 5 9 Examples 8
5.8 Calibration of plate loading apparatus ... 6
Annex A Calibration of plate loading
6 General test conditions ................ 6 apparatus ..................... 11
7 Procedure ........................... 6
Annex B Normal equations for determining
7.1 Test area preparation ................. 6 the factors to be used in settlement
7.2 Setting up the plate loading apparatus .. 6 calculations .................... 13
Continued on pages 2 to 13.
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