A flexible bearing plate based on steel plate and rubber mat

The bearing plates used in plate load test for highway engineering are typically rigid. However, due to limitations in obtaining the accurate distribution of compressive stress at the bottom of the bearing plate, there is often a significant deviation between the measured subgrade resilient modulus...

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Main Authors: Gui Hou, Guozhi Zheng, Naitian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2023.1196989/full