Designation:D1195/D1195M−09(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodforRepetitiveStaticPlateLoadTestsofSoilsandFlexiblePavementComponents,forUseinEvaluationandDesignofAirportandHighwayPavements1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1195/D1195M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversaprocedureformakingrepeti-tivestaticplateloadtestsonsubgradesoilsandcompactedpavementcomponents,ineitherthecompactconditionorthenaturalstate,andprovidesdataforuseintheevaluationanddesignofrigidandflexible-typeairportandhighwaypave-ments.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1deflection,n—theamountofdownwardverticalmove-mentofasurfaceduetotheapplicationofaloadtothesurface.2.1.2rebounddeflection,n—theamountofverticalreboundofasurfacethatoccurswhenaloadisremovedfromthesurface.2.1.3residualdeflection,n—thedifferencebetweenoriginalandfinalelevationsofasurfaceresultingfromtheapplicationandremovalofoneormoreloadstoandfromthesurface.3.SignificanceandUse3.1Field,in-placerepetitivestaticplateloadtestsareusedfortheevaluationanddesignofpavementstructures.Repeti-tivestaticplateloadtestsareperformedonsoilsandunboundbaseandsubbasematerialstodetermineameasureoftheshearstrengthofpavementcomponents.4.Apparatus4.1LoadingDevice—Atruckortraileroracombinationofbotha...
