Abstract: The granitic residual soil is one of the special soils that are widely deposited in China. The characteristics of the granitic residual soil are: highly structured and having high strength when its fabric remaining undisturbed; having medium to low compressibility; high moisture content and high void ratio; low compression modulus and low liquid index. The engineering properties of the granitic residual soil are different from those of conventional cohesive soils and the bearing capacity estimation method used in conventional cohesive soils cannot be utilized in the granitic soils. This paper presents the evaluation results of the engineering properties of the granitic soils and the bearing capacity test results.

Key words: Granitic Residual Soils, Engineering Properties, Bearing Capacity Estimation, Plate Load Tests