CONTENTS 



page 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Subject and Purpose of Report 1 



Analysis of Problem 1 



Background 2 



Approach and Scope 2 



TEST EQUIPMENT 3 



TEST PROGRAM AND PROCEDURES 4 



RESULTS OF TESTS 7 



Soil Properties 7 



Test Data 10 



Data Analysis 14 



CORRELATION OF TEST DATA 16 



Theory 16 



Elastic Theory 18 



Empirical Derivation of Elastic Coefficients 22 



Bearing Capacity Solution 23 



Comparison of Solutions 25 



APPLICATION 27 



Summary of Settlement Prediction Scheme 27 



Example 28 



FINDINGS 29 



The Device 29 



Test Results 30 



Data Analysis 30 



