1.

Capacity of Stone column of 600 dia. 15m length & 1.5m traingular spacing

1.1

Column Dimensions :
Diameter of Stone Columns
Initial Spacing of Column
Pattern of Grid

1.2

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=

0.6 m
1.5 m c/c
Triangular

Soil Details :
Cohesion of Soil
Bulk density of soil (above WT)
Bulk density of soil (below WT)
Deck level
Design Water level
Height of soil above water level
Angle of internal friction of fill
(Stone material)

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=
=
=
=
=
=

35
16
6
0
-2
2
45

Loading intensity over the column

2.0

Calculation

2.1

Bearing Support Provided by Surrounding Soil

Ultimate Bearing capacity qult

kN/m2
kN/m3
kN/m3
m above MSL
m above MSL
m
deg.

140 kN/m2

Where, c = Cohesion of surrounding soil

Nc = Bearing capacity factor

=
=
=

c * Nc
35 kN/m2
5.14

Hence, Ultimate Bearing capacity qult

179.9 kN/m2

Safe Bearing capacity, qsafe

Where, FoS = Factor of Safety

=
=

Hence, Safe Bearing capacity, qsafe

59.97 kN/m2

Area covered by each stone column

Where, S = Spacing of Stone columns

=
=

0.866 * S2
1.50 m c/c

Area covered by each stone column, As

Area of each stone column , Ac

=
=

1.95 m2
0.28 m2

Area of surrounding soil for each column

A
=
As - Ac

=
=

Safe load taken by surrounding soil

=
=

As - Ac
1.67 m2
A * q safe

qult / FoS
3

99.90 kN (1 )

2.2

Yield load of Stone Column

Yield stress on stone column
=
Where, N = tan2 (45 + /2)
=
ro = Effective radial stress = Ko x vo
Ko = Coefficient of lateral earth pressure
vo = Effective vertical stress
(taken at a depth of 4 times dia.of column)
c = Cohesion of surrounding soil
Yield stress on stone column

2.3

5.809
0.6

34.4 kN/m2

35 kN/m2
Nx (ro + 4c)

=
=

933.1225078 kN/m2

Yield load on stone column

=
=

Yield Stress x Area of Column

263.7004207 kN

Safe load on stone column

Where, FoS = Factor of Safety

=
=

Yield Load / FoS

1.5

Hence, Safe load on stone column

175.8 kN (2)

Surcharge Effect
Increase in radial Stress r
qsafe

qsafe / 3 * (1 + 2 Ko)

=
=

59.97 kN/m2
0.6

Hence, Increase in radial Stress r

43.98 kN/m2

Increase in yield Stress

Fq'
For = 0,

Where,

ko

Hence, Increase in yield Stress

Increase in yield load
Safe Increase in yield Load
Where, FoS = Factor of Safety
Hence, Safe Increase in yield Load
2.4

Nx (ro + 4c)

=
=

N* r * Fq'
1
255.44 kN/m2

=
=
=
=
=

Increase in Stress x Area of col.

72.19 kN
Increase in Yield load / FoS
1.5
48.1 kN (3)

=
=

Equations (1) + (2) + (3)

323.8 kN

Total Safe Load

Total safe load of each column

2.5

Loading on Column
Loading over the surface, q
Area covered by each column, As
Load on each column

3.0

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=
=
=
<

140 kN/m2
1.95 m2
q * As
272.79 kN
Safe Load on each column
Hence O.K.

Summary
Diameter of Stone Columns
Initial Spacing of Column
Pattern of Grid

=
=
=

0.6 m
1.5 m c/c
Triangular

1.0

Settlement of Stone Column treated ground

1.1

Column Dimensions :
Diameter of Stone Columns
Initial Spacing of Column
Pattern of Grid

=
=
=

0.6 m
1.5 m c/c
Triangular

Stone Column Capacity :

Load carried by surrounding soil
Load carried by stone column
Increase in yield Load for surcharge effect

=
=
=

99.90 kN
175.80 kN
48.13 kN

Total Load carried by stone column

323.82 kN

Cross Section Details :

Area covered by each stone column, A
Area of each stone column , As

=
=

1.95 m2
0.28 m2

Area of surrounding soil for each column

Ag
=
A - As

=
=

A - As
1.67 m2

1.2

1.3

Replacement ratio, as = As / (As + Ag) = As / A =

1.4

Vertical Stresses :
Vertical stress in column, s
Vertical stress in soil, g
Stress concentration ratio, n =

1.5

=
=
s / g

Settlement :
Modulus of volume change, mv
Layer thickness
Settlement of treated ground = (mv * g * H)

BH
1
2
3
4
5

Depth
3.5
4.5
7
3.5
4.5

mv (cm2/kg)
0.00932
0.0065
0.0059
0.00476
0.0178

0.1451

791.98 kN/m2
59.97 kN/m2

13.2058

0.0055
0.000055
15
0.049477
49.47676

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cm2/kg
m2/kN
m
m
mm