REPORT

M/s. Agrawal Global Infratech

Customer: Report No BIPL/0924/2022
Pvt. Ltd.

C-1, 3RD FLOOR Aisgwarya Report Date 02-04-2022

Address: Chambers, Telibandha, Raipur, Customer
Chhattisgarh 492001 Nil
Ref No:
Project: Bhandara-MH/CH Border Section of NH6.
SRAF No. 0924/22,
Date of field test: 29-03-2022 BIPL Ref No.
Dt. 01-04-2022

Discipline: Mechanical Group: Soil & Rock

Environmental Page : 1 to 13
Satisfactory
condition :
Method of IS -1888:1982
Name of test: Plate Load Test
test:

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This procedure enumerates the Subsoil investigation by Static plate

load Test to be carried out at CH-408+120 RHS (AUP) to determine
the safe bearing pressure on At Founding Level which was finalized
by Engineer In charge.
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2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

 Conduction of static plate load test at founding level on soil.

 Mobilization of field test equipment.

 Preparation of test surface.

 Load test arrangement.

 Conduct test.

 Measurement and recording of settlement at different pressure

intensity.

 Preparation of report.

3.0 APPLICABILITY

This document i s applicable for Sub-Soil Investigation w o r k for

M/s. Agrawal Global Infratech Pvt. Ltd. by Conduction static
plate load test at CH-408+120 RHS (AUP) to determine the safe
bearing pressure on At Founding Level. The Static plate load test
was carried out for proposed RCC structure and test location shown
by Engineer in Charge.
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4.0 EQUIPMENTS DEPLOYED

 Loading platform of Gravity loading/Reaction Loading of

Anchorage loading.
 Hydraulic Jack of minimum 50T capacities with
properly calibrated load measuring device, such as
pressure gauge was used, capable of maintaining pressure
for 24 hrs.
 Bearing Plates: Circular bearing plates of mild steel, not less
than 25 mm in thickness of size 300 mm diameter provided
with handles for convenient setting and center marked.
 Settlement Recording Device: two number of Dial
Gauges with 25 mm travel, capable of measuring
settlement to an accuracy of 0.01 mm.
 Datum Bar: Used of sufficient strength capable of
maintaining straightness when fitted on two independent
supports fitted with arms for holding dial gauges.
 Miscellaneous Apparatus: Loading columns, steel Beams,
wooden blocks, collar, and reaction girder.

 Hydraulic pump with pressure gauge with 1000 kg/cm2

range and 20 kg/cm2 least count.

 Stop Watch & Measuring Tape: 5m/15m.
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5.1 TEST PROCEDURE

5.2 SURVEY OF THE AREA

Initial Survey was carried out to locate the test location / coordinate
of proposed test location as directed by Engineer In charge.

5.3 LOAD TEST ARRANGEMENT:

The hydraulic jack should be centrally placed over the plate with the
loading column in between the Jack and Reaction beam as to
transfer load to the plate. The loading was carried out up to failure or
max load intensity 40.46 t/m2 for test at foundation level soil as per
technical specification. The reaction was given by hydraulic jacks,
details of the jack, hydraulic pressure gauge and dial gauges are
given in Table - 5.5.

5.4 METHOD OF LOAD TEST

The test was conducted at founding level of structure. The mild steel
rigid plate of 300 mm diameter & 25 mm thick was the main bearing
plate to have uniform distribution of load. The test surface was
cleaned first by brushing and all loose particles were removed. The
bearing plate was placed over a uniform sand layer of 5 mm thick
and leveled by spirit level to avoid eccentric loading. The increment
of load on main bearing plate was given by the calibrated hydraulic
jack of minimum 50 MT capacity. The reaction to the jack was
provided by truss.
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The dial gauges were arranged such that, settlement was measured
continuously without resetting in between.

A minimum seating load of 70 g/cm2 (IS 1888 - 1982) was applied

and initial reading of dial gauges was recorded.

The load was applied in series of equal increments of maximum

contact pressure 40.46 T/m² as shown in table 5.5.2. The settlement
was recorded after 1, 2.25, 4, 6.25, 9, 16 and 25 minutes and
thereafter hourly interval after application of the load. Each load
increment was maintained up to time when the rate of the
settlement gets appreciably reduced to a value of 0.02 mm/min.

The settlement was not reached up to 25 mm at max load intensity

40.46 T/m². From the data obtained during the Static Plate Load Test,
the load intensity V/s settlement curve was plotted on graph by
showing load intensity (t/m²) on Y axis and settlement (mm) on X axis.

Load vs Settlement Graph

Load In T/m2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
0
0
0
Settlement In MM

0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1

Fig. No.-1
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5.5 REACTION AND PUMP DETAILS:

Table -1 5.5.1 EQUIPMENT DETAILS

SL NO PLATE SIZE 300 mm x 25 mm thick

1.0 TEST LOAD REQUIRED: 36 t/m2 x 0.070 m2 = 2.52 ton on test plate.

Plate Girder and Reaction anchor

2.0 KENTLEDGE TYPE
system
3.0 REACTION DETAIL
MAKE Aimil
CAPACTIY OF JACK 50 ton
NO OF JACK 01
RAM DIA. OF JACK 9.50 cm
EFFECTIVE AREA OF JACK 70.8cm2
4.0 PUMP DETAIL
MAKE Aimil
TYPE MANUAL
TANK CAPACITY 10 Ltr

5.0 PRESSURE GAUGE 0 – 1000 kg/cm

LEAST COUNT OF PRESSUE 20 kg/cm²

GAUGE
6.0 DIAL GAUGE
MAKE BAKERS
TRAVEL (Minimum) 25mm
LEAST COUNT 0.01mm
NO OF DIAL GAUGE USED 2 No’s
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Table -2- 5.5.2 load and unloading intensity for the Plate load test

Pressure Gauge Increments of load

Sr. No Load Increment Division Intensity (B), t/m²

1 1 kg/cm2 or 1/5th of 1.0 20.23

Estimated Bearing
capacity,
2 Whichever is less 2.0 40.46

Note : 1. One division = 20.23 t/m2

6.0 INTERPRETATION OF TEST RESULT:-

6.1. Pressure Settlement Curve
The size of plate was 300mm and that of the test surface is
1.4m below from G.L.

 Plot the pressure-settlement curve and determine the

failure stress. (The pressure-settlement curve is shown in
Fig. No.-1).
 An Isolated footing, 7.2m X 7.2m, is to be founded at
1.4m depth in soil.

In this case as per graph corresponding to settlement of plate, the

allowable bearing capacity was calculated from the graph of load
intensity on X axis and Displacement of plate on Y axis shown on
graph.
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PLATE LOAD TEST REPORT

CUSTOMER Agrawal Global Infratech pvt. Ltd. PAGE No 1 of 1
PROJECT Bhandara-MH/Ch Border Section of NH6
CLIENT National Highway Authority of India DATE OF REPORT 02-04-2022
CONSULTANT - SRAF NO 0924. Dt. 01-04-2022
LOCATION CH-408+120 RHS (AUP) IS Code 1888
Date of Testing 29-03-2022 Test Depth 1.40 m
Average Settlement
Average
Pressure Intensity after application of
Sr. No. Settlement in
in (T/m2) Zero Correction
(mm)
(mm)
1 0 0 -
2 20.22 0.35 -
3 40.46 0.82 -

Load vs Settlement Graph

Load In T/m 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
0
0
0
0
Settlement In MM

0
1
1
1
1
1
1

Above shown curve the failure point is obtained as the point corresponding to intersection of the initial
and final tangents.
Note : The tes t wi tnes s ed by 1)Mr. Surya ka nt Tri pa thi (AGIPL).
Tested By Checked By For Becquerel Industries Pvt.Ltd
Mr. L.Pohane Mr. Sushant Mallick

Fig no. 2
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6.2. Shear Failure Criteria

Considered an Isolated square footing size 7.2m x 7.2m is to
be founded at 1.4 m depth from ground Level.
Assuming the factor of safety against shear failure is 6. Determine
the allowable bearing pressure.

The value of qult here is 0.5γbpNγ.

Bp, the size of test plate = 0.300m
Density provided by Clint (γ) = 1.8 gm/cc or 1.8 Ton/m3

qult = 0.5γbpNγ
22=0.5x1.8x0.30xNγ
Nγ= (22/ (0.5x1.8x0.30))
Nγ=81.48

⌀=37.72 & Nq=50.11

(Interpolate Bearing capacity factor From IS 6403; 1981
Clause No. 5.1.1 & table-1)
For Square footing of size 7.2m x 7.2m and Df=1.40m,
qnet ult=0.4γbNγ+γDf(Nq-1)
qnet ult=(0.4x1.8x7.2x81.48 +1.8x1.4x(50.11-1))
qnet ult=546.16 T/m2
qnet ult=(546.16/6) T/m2

qnetsafe= 91.03 T/m2 (For against shear failure)

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6.3. Settlement consideration, for the maximum permissible

settlement as 25mm.

Determination of allowable bearing pressure.

2
𝐵 𝐵𝑝 + 0.3
𝑆𝑓 = 𝑆𝑝
𝐵𝑝 𝐵 + 0.3

Where;
B = Size of Footing (m)
Bp = Size of Test Plate (m)
Sp = Settlement of Test Plate (m)
Sf = Settlement of Footing (m)
Corresponding to settlement of plate, the allowable bearing
capacity was calculated from the graph of load intensity on X axis
and Displacement of plate on Y axis shown on graph.
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Calculation:
Plate Size: 300mm Dia Bearing Plate
Assume size of footing: 7.2m x 7.2m
B=7.2m
Bp=0.300m
Sp=0.82mm
2
7.2 0.3 + 0.3
𝑆𝑓1 = 0.82
0.3 7.2 + 0.3

Settlement of foundation according to final settlement

Sf1 = 3.00 mm.

Settlement of foundation As per IS 1888: 1982 Sf2 = 25 mm.

Final Intensity Pressure from graph q1 = 𝟒𝟎. 𝟒𝟔 𝐓/𝐦𝟐

𝑆𝑓2
𝑞2𝑓 = 𝑞1𝑝
𝑆𝑓1

25
𝑞2𝑓 = 40.46
3.0

𝑞2𝑓 = 336.37 𝑇/𝑚2

Bearing Pressure for a settlement of 3.0 mm for the

foundation =336.37 T/m2
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7.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

On the basis of plate load test observation and calculation
(shown in Calculation), Safe Bearing Pressure at the Test location =
91.03 T/m2 was calculated, hence it is recommended to adopt 91.03
T/m2 at Founding Level.

Max. Pressure Safe Bearing

Plate Allowable Intensity Pressure as Considered
Load Settlement of corresponding to per Shear Factor of
Test plate (mm) settlement of plate Criteria Safety
(T/m2) (T/m2)

1 25 40.46 91.03 6.0

Note: Recommended allowable bearing pressure is the smaller of the values

from the two criteria.

Verified & Approved By Authorized Signatory

Mr. Sushant Mallick Mr. Jeevan Ghime

(Quality Head) (Authorized Signatory)

 The testing data obtained from site.

 The above result relates only to the location(s) where the test(s) has been conducted.
 Any query regarding report may be reported immediately.
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8.0 REFERENCE
1. IS 1888: 1982 Method of load test on soil.
2. Foundation Analysis and Design, J.E. Bowles, McGraw Hill
Publication, 5th Edition, 1996
3. Soil-Mechanics-And-Foundation-Engineering-VNS-Murthy
4. Geotechnical Engineering, C.Venkatramaiah.