The effect of bedding errors on the accuracy of plate load tests

A series of plate load tests were conducted at the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. The test areas were levelled by means of three surface preparation methods namely, i) a thin layer of plaster of Paris; ii) a thin layer of well-graded sand and iii) by using only hand tools. In ad...

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Main Author: Barnard, Hendrik Francois Taljaard
Other Authors: Heymann, Gerhard
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40828
Barnard, HFT 2013, The effect of bedding errors on the accuracy of plate load tests, MEng dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40828>

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