Design of foundations in France with the use of Ménard pressuremeter tests (MPM)

Roger Frank (1)

1 cermes - Géotechnique

The present paper summarizes the main features of the MPM method used for designing foundations of civil engineering works in France (with code "Fascicule 62-V," MELT, 1993; see also Frank, 1999): shallow foundations, axially loaded piles, and transversely loaded piles. It focuses on the origin of the design rules and also mentions their adaptation to Eurocode 7 on "Geotechnical design."

Roger Frank. Design of foundations in France with the use of Ménard pressuremeter tests (MPM). Soil mechanics & foundation engineering, 2009, 46 (6), pp.219-231. ⟨hal-00730807⟩