29. July 2019

We can undertake plate load testing if required. This is an in-situ soil test, carried out during site investigations, that is designed to establish soil load/settlement characteristics. The test is carried out either to BS1377 1990:Part 9 or can be undertaken to a specification set out in The Highways Agency HD25/95. The test comprises loading a metal plate using a hydraulic jack and measuring the settlement of the plate using three separate settlement gauges. The loading can either be...