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19 Site Investigation 1
19 Site Investigation 1
Fayoum University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
T h e P r oc e s s O f D e t e r m i ni n g T he L a ye r s O f
N a t u r a l S o i l D e p o s i t s Th a t Wi l l U n d e rl i e A
Proposed St r uc t u r e And The i r P h ys i c a l
P r o p e r t i e s I s G e n e r a l l y R e f e r r e d To A s S i t e
I n v e s t i g a t i on .
The purpose of a soil investigation program
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1. Selection of the type and the depth of foundation suitable for a given
structure.
6. Prediction of lateral earth pressure for structures like retaining walls, sheet
pile bulkheads, and braced cuts.
2. Estimate the variation of the vertical effective stress, ', with depth.
Depth of Boring
Depth of Boring
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There are no hard and fast rules for the spacing of the
boreholes. The following table gives some general
guidelines for borehole spacing. These spacing can be
increased or decreased, depending on the subsoil
condition. If various soil strata are more or less uniform
and predictable, the number of boreholes can be
reduced.
Spacing Boring
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AR<10%
O.D.2 I .D.2
AR 2
100 (%)
soil I .D.
area ratio
sampling tube
core barrel
Rock Quality Designation RQD
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Rock Quality Designation
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RQD
Rock Quality Designation (RQD) is defined as the percentage of rock cores
that have length equal or greater than 10 cm over the total drill length.
Example on Core Recovery & RQD
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The following are the major field tests for determining the
soil strength:
3. Boring logs
Example Table
of Contents for a
Geotechnical Investigation
(Data) Report