Plate Loading Test Set
Plate load test sets can be used to determine the ultimate bearing capacity of subgrade soils and compacted pavement components. Plate load tests provide data for use in the evaluation and design of rigid and flexible-type airport and highway pavements.
The test is performed by pressing a steel bearing plate into the layer to be measured by the help of a hydraulic jack and measuring the resulting deformation taking place on the layer. This deformation value can also be used to obtain modulus of subgrade reaction which can be correlated to resilient modulus as proposed by “1993 AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures”
Utest provides two models, one digital and one electronic for plate load testing sets. Both models have 3 different capacities: 100 kN (22 500 lbf), 200 kN (45 000 lbf) and 500 kN (112400 lbf)
All test set supplied with a wooden carrying case.
UTS-1109 Additional Bar to extend total length up to 5.5 meters of measuring bar of plate loading test sets should be ordered.
And also, UTS-1140 Additional Plate Set for 500 kN Plate Loading Test (UTS-1105 or UTS-1115) should be ordered. UTS-1140 which packed in a separate wooden box consists of Ø457mm/18”; Ø610mm/24" and Ø762mm/30" plates.