Plate load test is performed for short duration.Hence settlement computed by this test is immediate settlement and not consolidation settlement.
Plate load test is performed for shallow depth so in this test we can't investigate the soil at larger depth.
In plate load test the ultimate binary capacity for clay is independent of the size of the size of the forty r plate but in the case of sand the ultimate B.C depends on the size of the forty r plate.
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