IN-SITU CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR) TEST (Method Based On BS 1377 Part 9 4.

.3 1990) INTRODUCTION General This method is to determine the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of a soil tested in situ, with a selected overburden pressure, by causing a cylindrical plunger to penetrate the soil at a given rate and comparing the relationship between force and penetration into the soil to that for a standard material . t certain values of penetration the CBR is defined in the form of a percentage, as the ratio of the force e!erted on the soil to a standard force that would be e!erted on a specified crushed roc" compacted and confined in a given manner.

Test #rocedure Remove which is not representative soil of the area to be tested, and ma"e sure that the area is flat and hori$ontal. The position of reaction load and its supports, such as the %ac"s when using a vehicle, so that the cylindrical plunger after assembly is directly over the area to be tested. &it the %ac" (in the fully retracted position), e!tension rods, force measurement device and cylindrical plunger on to the reaction load frame such that the whole assembly hangs vertically with the lower face of the plunger above '(mm above the soil surface to be tested than lower the cylinder plunger so that its lower surface comes into contact with the soil. #lace a sufficient number of surcharge dics, one top of top another, around the test point than apply a seating force to the plunger, record the reading of the force)measuring device as the initial $ero reading.

Results Calculations Calculate the force applied to the plunger from each reading of the force)measuring device observed during the penetration test to plotting the force)penetration curve. #enetration of '.(mm and (mm are used for calculating the CBR value. &rom the test curve, read off the force corresponding to '.(mm and (mm penetration. *!press these as a percentage of the standard forces at these penetration. i.e. +,.'-. and '/./-. respectively. Ta"e the higher percentage as the CBR value.