TY - JOUR AU - Won Taek Oh , AU - Sai K. Vanapalli, PY - 2013/06/29 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Scale Effect of Plate Load Tests in Unsaturated Soils JF - GEOMATE Journal JA - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMATE VL - 4 IS - 8 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/1923 SP - 585-594 AB - <p>The applied stress versus surface settlement (<em>SVS</em>) behavior from in-situ plate load tests (<em>PLT</em>s) is valuable information that can be used for the reliable design of shallow foundations. In-situ <em>PLT</em>s are commonly conducted on the soils that are typically in a state of unsaturated condition. However, in most cases, the influence of matric suction is not taken into account while interpreting the <em>SVS</em> behavior of in-situ <em>PLT</em>s. In addition, the sizes of plates used for load tests are generally smaller in comparison to real sizes of footings used in practice. Hence, in-situ <em>PLT</em> results should be interpreted taking account of not only matric suction but also the scale effects. In the present study, discussions associated with the uncertainties in interpreting the <em>SVS</em> behavior of <em>PLT</em>s taking account of matric suction and scale effect are detailed and discussed</p> ER -