Plate Load Test – Determine Bearing Capacity of Soils
Plate Load Test
Plate Load Test is a field test for determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil and the likely settlement under a given...
Bearing Capacity of Soils
Bearing Capacity of Soils
The bearing capacity of soils is perhaps the most important of all the topics in soil engineering. Soils behave in a...
Depth and Spacing of Trial Pits or Bore Holes
Depth and Spacing of Trial Pits or Bore Holes
The location and the spacing of trial pits or bore holes for a particular site require...
Geo-Physical Method of Soil Exploration
Geo-Physical Method of Soil Exploration
Geo-physical methods are used when soil exploration is to be carried out over large area and where speed is of...
Boring – Types of Boring
Boring - Types of Boring
The types of boring methods commonly adopted for soil exploration are as under :-
(a) Auger boring
(b) Shell and Auger...
Subsurface Soundings
Subsurface Soundings
The method of subsurface soundings consists of measuring the variation in the resistance offered by the soil with the depth by means of...
Probing
Probing
In the probing method of site exploration, a steel bar of 25 to 40 mm. in diameter with a pointed end is driven in...
Test Pits – Soil Exploration
Test Pits
The commonly used method to find the nature of the subsoil strata is to dig a hole and see. The holes which are...
Methods of Site Exploration
The methods commonly adopted for site exploration are:
(i) Test pits
(ii) Probing
(iii) Sub-surface sounding
(iv) Boring
(v) Geo-physical method.
Purpose of Site Exploration
The purpose of site exploration is to collect complete details of the site to enable the designer to take following decisions,
(i) To fix the...