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FinalReportofthePlateLoadTestatIbnFirnasHousingComplexProjectinAl TajeyatDistrict Baghdad PDF
FinalReportofthePlateLoadTestatIbnFirnasHousingComplexProjectinAl TajeyatDistrict Baghdad PDF
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Final Report of the Plate load test at IBN FIRNAS HOUSING COMPLEX PROJECT
in Al-Tajeyat District-Baghdad
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Prepared by:
Consulting Engineering Bureau Laboratories (CEBL)
College of Engineering
University of Baghdad
March 2015
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PLATE LOAD TEST
I- Introduction:
Plate load test is the most reliable method for obtaining the coefficient of sub-
grade reaction and the modulus of deformation of a soil, commpacted subgrade and
compacted subbase.
5.1 5.2
1 GL
0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 2250 2500
0.0
= 0.5mm q all = 665 kPa qult = 1330 kPa
c
1.0
Loading
2.0
Unloading
3.0
4.0
Measured settlement, mm
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
15.0
Figure (3): Plate Load Test Results for Point (1) at 60 Acres area
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Applied pressure, kPa
0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 2250 2500
0.0
= 0.2mm q all = 725 kPa qult = 1450 kPa
c
1.0
Loading
2.0
Unloading
3.0
4.0
Measured settlement, mm
5.0
Yield point
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
15.0
Figure (4): Plate Load Test Results for Point (2) 30 Acres area
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Plate (1): Plate Load Test Steps for Point (1) at 60 Acres area
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Plate (2): Plate Load Test Steps for Point (2) at 30 Acres area
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