FOUNDTEK CONSULTANTS ( P ) LIMITED
203 , ANSAL’S MAJESTIC TOWER , PLOT NO. 17 , COMMUNITY CENTRE ,
BLOCK G - 1 , VIKAS PURI , NEW DELHI – 110018.
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PROJECT : REPORT ON SOIL INVESTIGATION WORK FOR PROPOSED
IIFT CAMPUS BUILDINGS AT MAIDANGARHI , NEW
DELHI.
CLIENT : M/S N. B. C. C. LIMITED ,
NEW DELHI.
ARCHITECT : M/S DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC. ,
A-163 , SECTOR 136 ,
EXPRESSWAY ,
NOIDA ( U.P. ) - 201301.
REPORT NO. : 11350
DATE : 24.10.2018
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REPORT ON SOIL INVESTIGATION WORK FOR PROPOSED
IIFT CAMPUS BUILDINGS AT MAIDANGARHI , NEW
DELHI.
C O N T E N T S
PAGE NO.
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 PROJECT 1
1.2 AIM OF SOIL INVESTIGATION 1
1.3 SCOPE OF WORK 2
2. INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED 2
2.1 INSITU TESTS 2
2.1.1 BORING IN SOIL 3
2.1.1.1 FILLED UP SOIL 3
2.1.1.2 STANDARD PENETRATION TEST RESULTS 4
2.1.2 DRILLING IN ROCK 5
2.1.2.1 WATER TABLE 5
2.1.2.2 CORE RECOVERY AND ROCK QUALITY
DESIGNATION VALUES 5-7
2.2 LABORATORY TESTS AND RESULTS 8-11
3. OBSERVATIONS 12
4. DISCUSSIONS 13
5. SAMPLE CALCULATIONS 14-15
6. RECOMMENDATIONS 16-17
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REPORT ON SOIL INVESTIGATION WORK FOR PROPOSED
IIFT CAMPUS BUILDINGS AT MAIDANGARHI , NEW
DELHI.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 PROJECT
This soil investigation work , whose results
are being presented herewith , has been
carried out for the IIFT Campus Buildings being
proposed to be constructed by M/S N. B. C. C.
Authorities at their project site situated at
Maidangarhi , New Delhi.
A plan of the site is being enclosed indicating
the site boundaries and investigation points.
The proposed structures of this project
comprise of Administrative Block , Academic
Block , Auditorium Block and Hostel Block
buildings of upto six storeyed height with
single / double basement provision.
Topography of the site is undulating in nature.
1.2 AIM OF SOIL INVESTIGATION
Soil investigation has been conducted at the
site in order to evaluate the parameters
required for design of foundations. These
parameters are :
(a) Type of foundation on which the proposed
super structure will be supported.
(b) Depth of foundation , and
(c) Allowable bearing pressure at the found-
ing level.
To evaluate these parameters, various
engineering properties of the sub-soil have
been studied.
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1.3 SCOPE OF WORK
The stipulated scope of work comprised of
following:
a) Mobilisation of equipment and personnel to
the site and back.
b) Sinking boreholes ( 5 nos. ) in the subsoil
down to 35 m depth below G. L. in
all types of soil i.e. sand , silt and clay
as well as rocky strata , observing ground
water table levels ( if observed down to
the depth of exploration ) , conducting
required field and laboratory tests and
their analysis.
c) Preparation and submission of technical
report in three copies.
2. INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED
2.1 INSITU TESTS
BH 1 , BH 2 and BH 5 have been progressed from
general ground level whereas starting points'
levels of BH 3 and BH 4 are about 3 m and 1 m
below general ground level.
Locations of field testing points have been
marked at the site as per the directions
of the project engineers. These locations
have been designated as BH 1 to BH 5 in
this report.
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2.1.1 BORING IN SOIL
Refusal strata was encuntered at following
depths in the five boreholes :
BOREHOLE NO. REFUSAL DEPTH (M)
BELOW STARTING
POINTS' LEVELS
-----------------------------------------------
1. 4.74
2. 6.07
3. 1.23
4. 3.35
5. 5.47
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2.1.1.1 FILLED UP SOIL
Filled up soil was encountered down to
following depths at the top in the five
boreholes :
Borehole no. Filled up depth ( m )
---------------------------------------------
1. 4.50
2. 5.00
3. 1.00
4. 2.20
5. 5.40
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2.1.1.2 STANDARD PENETRATION TEST RESULTS
Following standard penetration resistance
(`N') values have been recorded at various
depths in the five boreholes :
DEPTH (M) `N' VALUES
--------------------------
BH 1 BH 2 BH 3
--------------------------------------
1.20 100
-------
3 cms.
penet-
ration
6.00 100
-------
7 cms.
penet-
ration
4.50 100
-------
24cms.
penet-
ration
--------------------------------------
DEPTH (M) `N' VALUES
-------------------
BH 4 BH 5
-------------------------------
3.20 100
-------
15cms.
penet-
ration
5.40 100
-------
7 cms.
penet-
ration
-------------------------------
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2.1.2 DRILLING IN ROCK
In view of the presence of refusal strata at
shallow depths, rock drilling operations have
been conducted down to various depths below the
existing top ground level in BH 1 and BH 2
locations as per directions of Engineer-in-
charge.
Boreholes were progressed in the
sub - strata with the help of hydraulic diamond
drilling operations. Values of core recovery
and Rock Quality Designation were noted down
to the respective termination depths in two
boreholes.
2.1.2.1 WATER TABLE
Water table was not encountered down to
the respective termination depths below
existing ground level in the five boreholes.
2.1.2.2 CORE RECOVERY AND ROCK QUALITY
DESIGNATION VALUES
Values of core recovery and rock quality
designation at various levels are being
tabulated as follows :
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FIELD BORELOG DATA ( CR AND RQD )
BOREHOLE LOCATION : 1
DEPTH TYPE OF CORE RECOVERY RQD
RANGE ROCK ( % ) ( % )
--------------------------------------------------------------
0.00- 4.50 FILLED UP SOIL
4.50- 4.74 SILTY SAND
4.74- 6.00 WEATHERED QUARTZITE 0.00 0.00
6.00- 7.50 WEATHERED QUARTZITE 26.66 10.00
7.50- 9.00 HARD QUARTZITE 55.33 40.00
9.00-10.50 HARD QUARTZITE 66.66 53.33
10.50-12.00 HARD QUARTZITE 60.00 48.66
12.00-13.50 HARD QUARTZITE 54.66 38.00
13.50-15.00 HARD QUARTZITE 68.00 52.66
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FIELD BORELOG DATA ( CR AND RQD )
BOREHOLE LOCATION : 2
DEPTH TYPE OF CORE RECOVERY RQD
RANGE ROCK ( % ) ( % )
--------------------------------------------------------------
0.00- 5.00 FILLED UP SOIL
5.00- 6.07 SILTY SAND
6.07- 7.50 WEATHERED QUARTZITE 0.00 0.00
7.50- 9.00 WEATHERED QUARTZITE 10.00 0.00
9.00-10.50 WEATHERED QUUARTZITE 14.00 0.00
10.50-12.00 WEATHERED QUARTZITE 12.66 0.00
12.00-13.50 WEATHERED QUARTZITE 18.00 6.66
13.50-15.00 HARD QUARTZITE 40.00 22.66
15.00-16.50 HARD QUARTZITE 47.33 30.00
16.50-18.00 HARD QUARTZITE 62.66 44.00
18.00-19.50 HARD QUARTZITE 58.66 40.00
19.50-21.00 HARD QUARTZITE 64.00 43.33
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2.2 LABORATORY TESTS AND RESULTS
Following tests have been conducted on various
samples in the laboratory :
A. Soil Samples
(a) Particle size Distribution.
(b) Liquid and plastic limits.
B. Rock Samples
(a) Uniaxial crushing strength
(b) Water Absorption
(c) Specific Gravity
(d) Porosity
(e) Bulk Density
Results are being tabulated as follows :
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LABORATORY TEST RESULTS
BOREHOLE LOCATION : 1
SOIL SAMPLES
DEPTH GRADATION ANALYSIS(%) ATTERBERG LIMITS (%)
(M) GRAVELS SAND SILT CLAY LIQUID PLASTIC
-------------------------------------------------------------
4.5 6 80 14 0 NONPLASTIC
-------------------------------------------------------------
ROCK SAMPLES
DEPTH WATER PORO- SPECIFIC BULK UNIAXIAL
RANGE ABSOR- SITY GRAVITY DENSITY CRUSHING
PTION STRENGTH
(M) ( % ) (gms/cc) (kg/sqcm)
--------------------------------------------------------------
4.74- 6.00 2.65
6.00- 7.50 0.88 0.20 2.67 2.14 175
7.50- 9.00 0.74 0.18 2.68 2.21 268
9.00-10.50 0.69 0.17 2.71 2.26 275
10.50-12.00 0.72 0.17 2.72 2.28 301
12.00-13.50 0.54 0.14 2.71 2.34 284
13.50-15.00 0.48 0.15 2.74 2.33 294
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LABORATORY TEST RESULTS
BOREHOLE LOCATION : 2
SOIL SAMPLES
DEPTH GRADATION ANALYSIS(%) ATTERBERG LIMITS (%)
(M) GRAVELS SAND SILT CLAY LIQUID PLASTIC
-------------------------------------------------------------
5.0 10 76 24 0 NONPLASTIC
-------------------------------------------------------------
ROCK SAMPLES
DEPTH WATER PORO- SPECIFIC BULK UNIAXIAL
RANGE ABSOR- SITY GRAVITY DENSITY CRUSHING
PTION STRENGTH
(M) ( % ) (gms/cc) (kg/sqcm)
--------------------------------------------------------------
7.50- 9.00 0.86 0.20 2.67 2.14 166
9.00-10.50 0.91 0.19 2.69 2.18 171
10.50-12.00 0.89 0.20 2.70 2.17 184
12.00-13.50 0.81 0.19 2.72 2.20 200
13.50-15.00 0.72 0.17 2.70 2.26 245
15.00-16.50 0.66 0.15 2.69 2.30
16.50-18.00 0.70 0.15 2.72 2.32 268
18.00-19.50 0.55 0.14 2.74 2.36
19.50-21.00 0.44 0.13 2.75 2.39 300
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LABORATORY TEST RESULTS
BOREHOLE LOCATION : 4
SOIL SAMPLES
BH NO.
DEPTH GRADATION ANALYSIS(%) ATTERBERG LIMITS (%)
(M) GRAVELS SAND SILT CLAY LIQUID PLASTIC
-------------------------------------------------------------
4 / 3.0 3 32 65 0 19 17
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3. OBSERVATIONS
Following points are observed from results
obtained :
(a) Filled up zones were encountered down to
depths ranging from 1.00 m to 5.00 m in
the five boreholes whereas refusal strata
was encountered at depths ranging from
1.23 m to 6.07 m below the starting points'
levels of the five boreholes. Below the
above refusal levels , weathered / hard
rock strata was encountered down to the
termination depths of 15 m and 21 m in
BH 1 and BH 2 locations respectively.
(b) Bulk density values vary from 2.65 to 2.75
gms./cc. whereas porosity values vary from
0.13 to 0.20. Water absorption values
vary from 0.44 to 0.91 in the project site.
(c) Crushing strength values of rock samples ,
below the proposed founding level , vary
from 166 to 300 kg./sq.cm..
(d) The sub strata being of Rocky type in the
project site and in view of non presence
of water table down to the investigated
depth , there is no probabality of
liquefaction of the sub strata taking
place during earthquakes as per the
guidelines provided in IS 1893.
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4. DISCUSSIONS
For designing the foundation system,
the following parameters are required :
(a) Suitable type of foundation on which the
proposed super-structure can be supported.
(b) Depth of these foundations, and
(c) Allowable bearing pressure at the founding
level corresponding to various footing sizes.
4.1 TYPE AND DEPTH OF FOUNDATION
Type of foundation to be adopted for a particular
structure depends upon the loading intensity at
the foundation level and the configuration of
loading points.
Considering the anticipated loads, proposed
Project buildings can be supported over isolated/
combined foundations placed at a depth of
6.0-6.5 m below the general ground level in case
of single basement provision and at a depth of
9.0-9.5 m below the general ground level in case
of double basements' provision.
All foundations will rest upon rock strata only.
4.2 ALLOWABLE BEARING PRESSURE
Following criteria have been adopted for
evalution of allowable bearing pressure values :
1. Based upon softest rock core strength
2. Allowable bearing pressure recommendations
as per I.S. Code
3. Shear Failure Criterion.
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5. SAMPLE CALCULATIONS ( STRUCTURES WITH
SINGLE BASEMENT )
Type of foundation : Isolated / Combined
Depth of foundation : 600-650 cms. below the
the general top
ground level.
Width of foundation : 300 cms.
5.1 Based upon softest rock core strength
Weakest unconfined rock strength
below the proposed founding level = 166 kg./sq.cm
Considering maximum discontinuties i.e. 10 % , the
safe allowable bearing pressure can be worked out
considering a factor of safety of 10 on the above
strength.
Allowable bearing pressure = 16.6 kg./sq.cm
5.2 SHEAR FAILURE CRITERION
FOR GSF
Q = 0.4 ( 1.3 c Nc + 1.2 x q ( Nq - 1 )
+ 0.30 r B Nr )
FOR LSF
Q = 0.4 (2/3 x 1.3 c Nc + 1.2 x q ( Nq - 1 )
+ 0.30 r B Nr )
Cohesion , c = 0.00 Kg/sq.cm.
Angle of shearing resistance , O = 35 degrees
Bearing capacity factors
GSF :
Nc = 46.12 , Nq = 33.30 , Nr = 48.03
LSF :
Nc = 20.96 , Nq = 10.86 , Nr = 11.18
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Overburden density , r = 2.00 gms./cc.
Shear strength (GSF), Q(GSF) = 5.01 kg./sq.cm.
Shear strength (LSF), Q(LSF) = 1.28 kg./sq.cm.
Shear Strength (Intermediate)= 3.14 kg./sq.cm.
Gross Shear Strength = 3.24 kg./sq.cm.
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt , Qgross = 3.24 kg./sq.cm.
say 3.25 kg./sq.cm.
Similiar analysis has been conducted for various
widths of foundations at the recommended founding
levels.
Based upon the same , the recommendations are
being provided as follows :
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6. RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1 STRUCTURES WITH SINGLE BASEMENT
I. Type of foundation : Isolated / Combined
II. Depth of foundation : 600-650 cms. below
the general top
ground level.
All foundations will rest upon rock strata
only.
III. Allowable Bearing Pressure
Following gross allowable bearing pressure values
can be adopted corresponding to various
foundation widths at various levels :
Width of foundation 300 350 400
(cms.)
Allowable Bearing
Pressure
( kg./ sq. cm.) 3.25 3.60 3.95
6.2 STRUCTURES WITH DOUBLE BASEMENT
I. Type of foundation : Isolated / Combined
II. Depth of foundation : 900-950 cms. below
the general top
ground level.
All foundations will rest upon rock strata
only.
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III. Allowable Bearing Pressure
Following gross allowable bearing pressure values
can be adopted corresponding to various
foundation widths at various levels :
Width of foundation 300 350 400
(cms.)
Allowable Bearing
Pressure
( kg./ sq. cm.) 4.00 4.45 4.90
NOTES :
(a) For intermediate foundation widths , bearing
capacity values may be linearly interpolated.
(b) In case , it is desirable to have
design parameters at any levels other than
recommended in this report , the case may
be referred back to the consultants for
analysis.
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