CONSTRUCTION OF AUDITORIUM AT OLD MUSIC COLLEGE , AGARTALA

PLATE LOAD TEST

Client : The Executive Engineer,

Agartala Div- III,PWD ( R & B), Agartala,Tripura (W).

Agency : M/S TAPAN KUMAR PODDER

Test conducted By: Swastik Construction 11, Jagannath bari Road. Agartala.

Introduction
Plate load test has been carried out on Sand filled Soil at the proposed construction site of Auditorium at old music college site at Agartala on 25.08.2011. The Plate Load Test was aimed to observe the safe bearing capacity of compacted sand filled Soil including its settlement with respect to the Ultimate Load. Here the test was conducted to ascertain the Safe Load Bearing capacity of soil for permissible settlement.

The Field Operation

The provisions as laid down in IS:1888 were followed to test the Soil. Compression load was applied to the top of 25mm thick round MS plate of 0.35 mtr Dia by means of a hydraulic jack against a static Excavator placed over the test plate. The Static Excavator which also acted as reaction load was placed supported clear of the test plate. The reaction load available was approximately 8 Ton( weight of the Excavator). A minimum seating pressure of 70g/cm was applied and removed before starting the load test. The load was applied by maintained load method as per clause 4.6 of IS: 1888 1982 Settlement of Soil was recorded by using 2 dial Gauges of 0.01 mm sensitivity placed on the Plate Top at two diametrically opposite ends.

Test Equipments a) b) Hydraulic Jack Pressure Gauge i) ii) Capacity Ram dia = 50 MT. = 95 mm. = Orient = 0 100 kg /cm = 2.5 kg /cm (For 1st four = 2 kg /cm (For Next all divisions) Calibration Certificate No = SIW/2192/M-09/10-11 c) Dial Gauge- 2Nos i) Make ii) Range iii) Least Count = Baker = 0-25 mm = 0.01 mm

i) Make ii) Range iii) Least count

division)

Calibration Certificate No = ETDC (GUW)/CA/S-094/USA/01-2011/2562

Calibration Certificate No = ETDC (GUW)/CA/ S-094/USA/01-2011/2563 Load Calculation Ram Dia of Jack = 95 mm= 9.5 cm Ram Area of Jack = /4 X d = 3.14/4 X (9.5)= 70.84 cm Now 1 div of pressure gauge exerts pressure on Ram = 2.5 kg/ cm X 70.84 = 177.1 kg = 0.1771 MT ( for 1st four Div) Now 1 div of pressure gauge exerts pressure on Ram = 2.0kg/ cm X 70.84 = 141.68 kg = 0.1417 MT ( for rest all Div) Size of the Test Plate ( 350 mm Dia ) = /4 X d = 3.14/4 X (0.35) = 0.096 m Now 1 div of pressure gauge exerts pressure on Plate = 0.1771 0.096 MT = 1.84 MT ( for 1st four Div) Now 1 div of pressure gauge exerts pressure on Plate = 0.1417 0.096 MT = 1.476 MT ( for rest all Div)

Div 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RESULTS :Date of Test

25.08.201 1

Pressure Kg/cm 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0

Load (MT) on Jack 0.1771 0.3542 0.5313 0.7084 0.8401 0.9918 1.1335 1.2752 1.4169

Load (MT) on Plate 1.84 3.68 5.53 7.36 8.83 10.3 11.77 13.26 14.72

Load applied Qu (Ton/Sqmtr)

13.26

Ultimate Settlement Specified in mm

25

Maximum Settlement observed at Qu in mm

25.04

Safe bearing capacity of Soil Ton/Sqmtr.

6.63

The safe bearing capacity of the particular Soil may be considered as approximately 6.5 Ton/ Sq mtr following guidelines of Clause 4.7 of IS : 1888 . To The Executive Engineer, Agartala Div- III,PWD ( R & B), Agartala,Tripura (W).

Sub: Submission of report of Plate load test . Name of work : CONSTRUCTION OF AUDITORIUM AT OLD MUSIC COLLEGE , AGARTALA

Sir, This has reference to above. We are submitting as enclosed herewith 3( three) copies of report for Plate load test. The load test was conducted on 25.08.2011 . Thanking you and assuring our best services. Yours sincerely, ( Tapan Kumar Podder ).