DIN 18134:2012-04 Soil - Testing procedures and testing equipment- Plate load test
- Abbreviation
- DIN 18134:2012-04
- Valid from
- 1/04/2012
- Information provider
- European Standardization Organisations,
- Author
- Deutsches Institut fur Normung
- Information type
- German Standard,
- Format
- PDF, HARD COPY, PDF,
Description
This standard is intended for use in earthworks and foundation engineering, as well as in road construction.
The plate load test permits the relationship between load and settlement (load-settlement curve) to be determined, the aim being to assess the deformation and strength characteristics of soil, using the load-settlement curves to determine the strain modulus Ey and the modulus of subgrade reaction Ks.