Conical Test Load Measuring Compressibility
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 119, Issue 5
Abstract
Placing a conical‐shaped mound of soil on the ground surface provides a method for performing a large‐scale test load for characterizing the in situ compressibility of ground. This paper describes the test and gives an example of its use to measure the compressibility of a dynamically compacted construction debris fill, including delayed compression effects. It also includes an extension of consolidation theory to under the axis of a conical loading.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 119 • Issue 5 • May 1993
Pages: 965 - 971
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Copyright © 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 19, 1990
Published online: May 1, 1993
Published in print: May 1993
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