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What is the important soil test when we check the bearing capacity of the soil?

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Question added by بسمان ذنون سعيد الظاهر , projects manager , Ministry of Youth and Sports Iraqi
Date Posted: 2013/10/21
Naveen Nishchal Pandey
by Naveen Nishchal Pandey , Site Engineer - Civil , Glair Infrastructure Limited

the important tests are - 

1 - Plate load test

2 - Standard penetration test

3 - Static cone penetration test

4 - California Bearing Ratio or simply CBR value test

Mohammed Abul Mansur
by Mohammed Abul Mansur , General Manager , Sanmar Properties Limited

For bearing capacity of soil, SPT is enough.

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

For me the best is Static Cone penetration with slip , but an SPT will do ok.

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SPT

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