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Investigation Report
Job No.: 979
BHUBANESWAR DOC. No.: SMC/2014

CALCULATION OF SAFE BEARING CAPACITY

Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity from Standard Penetration Test at 4.0 m Depth
Chainage No. 144+618
Soil Investigation Data

Site Information
1 Chainage No 144+618
2 Depth of Sample Collection Df 4.0 m
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3 Inclination of load to the vertical a 0

Laboratory Investigations
1 Standard Penetration Value from Field = 15 SPT
Corrections as per Cl. 3.6. of IS 2131:1981
a) Due to Overburden 0.40 kg / cm2 19.20 Cohesionless Soil Factor = 1.280
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Overburden presuure = q = g'' D = 0.40 kg / cm
b) Due to Dilatancy N 19.20 Strata below Water Table=Fine
Fine Sand and Silt
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2 Angle of Internal Friction f 32.8 Ref: Fig.1 of IS 6403: 1981
3 Specific Gravity of Soil G 2.66
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4 Submerged Density of Soil g' 0.001 kg/cm

Assumptions
1 Width of Foundation B 1000 cm
2 Depth of Foundation Df 400 cm
3 Length of Foundation L 1200 cm
4 Shape of Base Rectangle
Effect of Water Table W' 0.500 Worst condition
5 Factor of Safety for Sand 3
Calculations
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6 Submerged Density of Soil g' 0.001 kg/cm
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f 32.76
Nf 3.358
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Surcharge Intensity = q = g'' D 0.40 kg/cm
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Bearing Capacity Factors for f 32.76 Shape Factors Depth Factors Inclination Factors

Nq 26.625 sq 1.167 dq 1.0730 iq 1.0000

Ngg 36.548 sg 0.667 dg 1.0730 ig 1.0000
Angle of Internal Friction Φ' = 23
Nq 8.956
Ngg 8.684
Difference in Nq 17.669 Difference in Ny 27.8640
From interpolation the required values of Nq & Ny are =
Nq = 19.469
Ny = 25.263
Ultimate Net Bearing Capacity qd = q (N q - 1) s q d q i q + ½ B g N g s g d g i g W'
= 0.400 x ( 19.469 - 1) x 1.167 x 1.073 x 1.000
+ ½ x 1000.0 x 0.001 x 25.263 x 0.667 x 1.073 x 1.000 x 0.500 / 1000
= 9.2507 + 4.52
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Ultimate Net Bearing Capacity qd = 13.7708 kg/cm
Net Safe Bearing Capacity (NSBC)= 46 T/m2

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