Evaluation of bearing capacity from field and laboratory tests

Abstract EN

In this work, the comparison between the values of bearing capacity of soil determined by two different methods, the first method is field plate load test and the second method is several laboratory tests.

The study find out that the allowable bearing capacity estimated from the first method widely near from its value computed by second method.

Also this study confirm the probability of using Plate load test for estimating soil bearing capacity for small jobs and shallow layer depth to avoid using comprehensive soil investigation and economizing both cost and time.

Empirical relation ship for bearing capacity estimation achieved from the results of the two methods by using stiff brown silty clay soil at Erbil governorate - north of Iraq.