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    California Bearing Ratio: Figure 1. CBR Sample

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    The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test measures the bearing capacity of soils and other materials by applying a load to a small piston penetrating the sample. It compares the material's strength to a well-graded crushed stone, which has a CBR of 100%. The test involves loading a sample at a rate of 1.3 mm per minute and recording loads from 0.64 to 7.62 mm of penetration. CBR values are calculated using an equation and can range from less than 5 for fine-grained soils to over 80 for coarse-grained soils. Standard test methods include AASHTO T 193 and ASTM D 1883.

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    The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test measures the bearing capacity of soils and other materials by applying a load to a small piston penetrating the sample. It compares the material's strength to a well-graded crushed stone, which has a CBR of 100%. The test involves loading a sample at a rate of 1.3 mm per minute and recording loads from 0.64 to 7.62 mm of penetration. CBR values are calculated using an equation and can range from less than 5 for fine-grained soils to over 80 for coarse-grained soils. Standard test methods include AASHTO T 193 and ASTM D 1883.

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    The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test measures the bearing capacity of soils and other materials by applying a load to a small piston penetrating the sample. It compares the material's strength to a well-graded crushed stone, which has a CBR of 100%. The test involves loading a sample at a rate of 1.3 mm per minute and recording loads from 0.64 to 7.62 mm of penetration. CBR values are calculated using an equation and can range from less than 5 for fine-grained soils to over 80 for coarse-grained soils. Standard test methods include AASHTO T 193 and ASTM D 1883.

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    California Bearing Ratio

    The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test is a simple strength test that compares the bearing capacity
    of a material with that of a well-graded crushed stone (thus, a high quality crushed stone material
    should have a CBR @ 100%). It is primarily intended for, but not limited to, evaluating the strength of
    cohesive materials having maximum particle sizes less than 19 mm (0.75 in.) (AASHTO, 2000[1]). It
    was developed by the California Division of Highways around 1930 and was subsequently adopted
    by numerous states, counties, U.S. federal agencies and internationally. As a result, most agency
    and commercial geotechnical laboratories in the U.S. are equipped to perform CBR tests.
    The basic CBR test involves applying load to a small penetration piston at a rate of 1.3 mm (0.05″)
    per minute and recording the total load at penetrations ranging from 0.64 mm (0.025 in.) up to 7.62
    mm (0.300 in.). Figure 1 is a sketch of a typical CBR sample.

    Figure 1. CBR Sample

    Equation
    Values obtained are inserted into the following equation to obtain a CBR value:

    Typical Values
    General Soil Type USC Soil Type CBR Range
    GW 40 – 80
    GP 30 – 60
    GM 20 – 60
    GC 20 – 40
    Coarse-grained soils
    SW 20 – 40
    SP 10 – 40
    SM 10 – 40
    SC 5 – 20
    ML 15 or less
    CL LL < 50% 15 or less
    OL 5 or less
    Fine-grained soils
    MH 10 or less
    CH LL > 50% 15 or less
    OH 5 or less

    Standard Test Methods


     AASHTO T 193: The California Bearing Ratio

     ASTM D 1883: Bearing Ratio of Laboratory Compacted Soils

    Footnotes (↵ returns to text)


    1. Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, Twentieth
    Edition. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Washington, D.C.↵

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