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REPORT NOlSMvDSFr5670729/SWGaR
REPORT FOR
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TSSTANDARD CODE A?PLIED IN TIIIS Gf,OTI]CHNICAL IN!'EST]GATION
REPORT
S.NO TYPE OFTESTS IS CODE.
Drilling rhrough percussion Boring l50mm dia IS: I892-1979 PART- 1.6.3
IS:l124-1974
Comr\ressi!e slrenslh IS:l l2l I S74
lS:2720(Pan-2) i973
SDecitic Gravitv lS:2720(Pan-21)
IS:2720(Part-ll)1985
lS:2720(Par s)t985
Ground Waler Condifion IS:l892-1979
Collection ol DS soilSamples IS:1892-1979 Parl -6
Collection of UD soil samples. IS:1892-1979-Pan 6.1
Standard Penerrdion tests(DCPT) lS:2131-196:l
DCPT 15:,1968 Pat-II 1976
DESCRIPTIOTI PAGE
t.o INTRODTICTION 2
3.0 FIELDACTIVITIES 3
AI{NEXI,RES
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The oia@ oI Ihe Clrief Engrner aRTF Proiect EEcoN has proposed desbn and
consiruction of 30mt span pmt steelsirder bidge wiih RCC deckins onopen
toundaion over Nagrah Nallah (Nag.ah bridge) arkm 0.980 on Dui-Gatharroad under
1 I 8 RCC/35 BRTF of prcject BECON in JK UT. which is prerequisite to design an
eiticienl aid e@nom cal toundaiion of ihe slructures.
Resoarch Geo Techni€l Engineering Jammu Division, to find out Senerat geotogicat
The obseNed data of lield investiga ons and laboEtory iesis are presenred and used
lo acess lhe nature of subsoil sirata and to evatuaie ihe soit parameiers required for
ihe design oi foundalions for the slructures and lhus the report presents the anatysts of
test resufts and recommendations Egarding lypes of foundation and sate toad carying
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a.o SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of wolk or geotechnical investisaiion ror the prcjeci was limited to the
Drilling 100-150 mm dia. bore holes up io the depth of 15m max at both sides
abulrrents loetjors ddg wjth conducling ot Plate load Iests (PtT).
Colleclion ot dislulbed and Undisturbed core samples/ soit sampte ai suitabte inlervats
Conducting rclevant laboratory iesls on the selected soit samptes timiied io tottowing:
Analysis of test results and submission of repon giving att the test data atong wilh soit
prolile and recommendaiions regarding safe toad carrying €pacities and type & depth
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3.0 FIELDACTIVITIES
The fiold lesls weE cairied out during lhe pe od or Dec.2019. The io@tions for the
site.
Bore holes of 150 mm dia. w€re drilled at the site of proposed skuctures usins Shell &
The number oi blows reqoi€d for lhe lirst 15cm penelralion was nol iaken into
accouni. This was consideed as sealing drive The nurnber of btows lor tasl 3ocm
peneiration was designated as DCPT N' vatue. The subso slrata indi@Gd as
sranular soilal A2location the DCPT N value Eorded refuset
In this method, the sampler acts as a probe and lhe driving energy is supptied by the
iallofthe drcp w€ighl. The values of'N'depend on the compactness or etative densiry
of lhe maten?l. ln haftl formations, the iesting .N.
as disconttnued if vatue is found to be
100.lttemed as r€fusel
N' vslue depends upon desrees or $ruEron and -- 0,.* o*"frr" , ,n"
Iomal@. s ly fine srnd sro lhe sa.d bctrw the @ter taDre deveop pdlJ eressure
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depending on ihe in-sltu void ratio which in tuh affects the etrective sless. This
change in effective stress influences ihe'N'vatue considerabty.
Soil samples obtained from slandard sp@n sampler for all above samples wee
collected in an Ight containers. These samples were prope y sealed, labelled,
recorded and caEfu ly lranspoded to rhe laboralory for tesling.
lJndisiurbed coe samples samples/soil samples weE also collected from the bore
holes at regular iniervals as per lS:2132,i986 in thin walled sampling lubes of 100mrn
dla and 450mm lengih These sampling tubes after retievaL from ihe boreholes were
properly waxed and sealed al both ends. These rerc careiully labelled and
lransported lo the laboalory fortesting,
Simila y distubed soil samples were also collecred ai the suitable interuals frcm the
bore holes These samples wee properly sealed, labelled, recorded and €refully
iransported lo the labo.atory for tesling
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The above laboElory tesrs were car.ied
practi@ The results of laboraicry tests
idenlffied
lS:1498-1S70
BH.AI
Proposed bridge consists of single spans wilh abutmeni 41, A2 for which detaits of
naiuralgDund level (NGL) (as shown in OAO ot,he bridse) and bore hote tocaiion
lne @onoanons or ondges beng geneEfiy suoledeo 0o dowMa.d drrct as @lr as lareEr
loads, oplift and overlurnrng momenrs due lo different toading pattems and eadhquake.
The localion for whlch invesiigation has been caried oui rs rive$alk loc€rion.
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For these iypes ot locations and as per loading conditions, open foundation taid al ihe
deptn o, more lhan 1.33l6es o,lhem jmm $o!r depihbetaw i,lFL with sze olloalng
15.00 x 8.00m,(LXB) for Abulment (Dul Side) and 15.00x 8.00m (LxB) tor (Galhar side)
ln geneal, the allowable bearing capaciiy oi the subsoil strata foi lhe foundations aE
being compuied in accordance to tS:6403-1981 tSr8009(paftt)-1976,ts:1904-1978
€ndlS:2911 (Pad 1/sec 2)1979 usins shear fallure criteia and pemissible setttement
consideEtion based on lhe enginee ng prcperlies and strcngth characte stics of weakest
soil layer al around in lhe lniluenc€ zone of foundarion and attowabte bea ng capacily
shall be lower of above lwo consideration ie. shear failue cnteria and nemissibte
seillement cons derelion
The value of net safe bearing capacrty oi sub soitstEta may be eslimated by onstdering
localshearfailure forfoundations laid at diffeent deplh using the iolowing equation for the
uliimaie bearing capacty:
q6 = (CNcscdct+ q' (Nq -1)sqdq iq + o.syBNysydyiyw) / 3 + q
Nc. No.and
Ny are bearinq capacirv laciors
q = oveouden pressure = y'd
sc:1.31 sq = 1.2 and sy = 0.8 for rectanoularfoundaiion
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Depih FactoB i dc = dq = dy = L0
lnclinalion Faclors i ic = iq = iy: 1.0
Sin@ ihe foundation is lnder @ter, @ter tabte depti coreciion iaclor may be tak€n as
SETTLEMENT CONSIDERATION
The selilemsnt o, cohesive Jayers i, the zore at jnfJuonce were @mputed usjrg
Compression lndex Cc'values in a@ordance 10 Ctause 9.2.2.2 of tS : 8OO9 (pan t) -
1976 as perfollowing iormula.
The zone of influence below ihe loundaiion deplh iooting was generally considered
equiclent to one io one and halilimes of B'wh6re Bis
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ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY
Based on above parameters, gross allowable bearing epaclty for the open foundation has
been compqi,ed beiowscolrdepih olfoundation neglecting uppers@ured so ia!€.s.
ln tollowing paragraph8 using above iormula, sample calculation ot lhe allowable bearlng
capacily based on the shear lailure criteria and allowable bearing pressure equivalent to
perDj$jble sellJe,rent of 50mm have bee, €lculaied as ps lorowirgl
Seismic Chatactedsfica
The proposed construoUon site is locaied in Oistict, Kishtwa. of J&K Ul tt as a whote has
expeienced, high magnltude eadhquake 7.6 measuring at Riohter scate, whi.h shook many
parts of western Pakistan on 8lh October 2005 at 8.50.40 (loc€l time). lts epicentE was
localed at Muaffrabad, a town ot Kashmir under Pakistan occupation, at 34.493 N and
73.629 E. The boundary or high seismic activity has been lormed by the inleraction of the
lndian, AEbisn and Eurasian Plates. The lndian lectonic ptates are moving in a northward
diEction ai a 6le ol about4omm/year. li @llides and is for@d benealh ihe Eurasian lectonic
plate. lt is major active fault systems traveBe in Noftern tndia, Western and Northern
Pakistan Compression along these boundaies resuhs in thrust wilh the net resutt being an
upwad displacement of crust malerial, The mo€ iniense seismic activiiy occurins near
regions of thrust which developed Himalayan foot hills in north tndia. Thus, Kishtwar and
Northem lndia ae zones of hish seismic activitv. The area of lhe conslruc[on sire iatts in
zoneVbased on sismic zone classirication as given in Bts code or practice 1S 1893-2002.
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SOIL IEXTURE,
41(DulSide)Fmm 0.00 to 15.00m legular Silty Sand, .iay mired wiih RBtt/river bed mEteial
(granularpebbles, gravels boulders and silty soil meel du nq lhe qeotosicat investiqaiton
process,
A:(Galhff Side) Locauof, lrom 0.00m 10 1 .50m Eguld silty soil mixed wlth Clay and g€vels,
Pebbles and boulders meet and betow €gutar Hard mck meei upto Smdeep.
The sub soil st€ta meet med im to hatd ldense
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SHEAR FAILURE CONSTDIRATION TEST wAS CONDUCTED ON DUL (A1l sidc
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chlenenr l', i ltr re Con s ider.rion
Alnr$able setllcmcnl co.sidered -4! hh
Load inrensity Nsuned (at the lnundarion deDth) = I O OT/m1
Deplh ofinflucn e zone belor' the budation deptb consid.r€d
=l.5xB=1.5x700
&anete^ were selecred fif sn,lvsis:
Lar I DeDth L,y.r DCPT DCPT
€rl belo$ i Thickn .N' .N'
No. .risling
Aslhe cuNe isrbrmaximun60 DCPT N'vatuemd6.0m widrh $€ cln consider rhe same
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Theallowable bearing capacity (column 6)willbetaken as lower ol the.ll.wable bearind
pressure asobtained by shearrailure (column4) and as obiained bv senhment
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The allowable bearinq capacity (column 6) willbe taken as lower of the attowabte bearins
oressure as obteined bv shear tallure lcolumn 4) and asoblained bysetlemenl consjderation
(co mn 5).
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12 0r10 0 15 1503 5
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12 0x10 0
112.49 5816
147 73 118 15 59 0s2
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4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
50mm. The lower of above lwo values may be taken fo. the design calculalion ol
reporled above, lhe consutants are to be relered lor iurlher advice prior to taking
upto actu a I constructio n work ai site.
lateral loads, uplifi and overtuming rnoments due ro differeni toading patterns and
eairhquake. The location fd which investigaiion has been caned out is iver bed
location. For ihese types of iocations and as per loading conditions open loundatDn
laid at the minimum deplh of 1.33.0m below the maximum scour depth as per
iRC:78 with L x B as'15 0x 8.0m for A2(Gathar sidej and 15.0 x 80 m41 (Dul
Side) may be considered depending upon resisting downward and uplift force
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Bsed upon th. resulls ol neu invesrigarions. labomrory resr results rhe lollo*ing tyDe ol loundalions
hale h*n rn,hsed herPi. hel.v.
8m(RL-14S7)
Considering the neu and laboratory investigations and subsequenl analysis and
evaluation ofdesign parameiers, follwings inielences are drawn:
(a) The deposits oi the iesl locaiion conffm lhe residual reaiheed hill deposG at A'l
side which have come under recent pe od of geological formation. The subsirata,
geneElly, @nsisls of silty cley of low plasticity (ML-CL) bouldeB The slate oi sub
strata is noied to be in nedium 10 had staie oi compaclion
(b) Beaing capacily of explo.ed stEta ai prcposed construclion location for vaious
depths have been tabulared both based on s hea. co nsideratio n s and also based on
6ettlerenr .rlr€.ia. Hotr€ver, s ate bealng @pacity e.onnended ln our repod shall
be adopted for siructural design Advised lo ihs designe, adopt the sale beaing
€pacity values and depth of the fooring ibm above tab es as per sklcture toad.
(c) Given type of propo*d strucrure and the malenats encountered at depihs, use ot
Pier /abutmenl foundaiions is rgcommended as a safe and viabte foundarion
(d) oue care musl be taken nol 1o lay ihe foundation dnedty on any toose / un-
compacled location lt may be mentioned here that the adoption of a rigid footins
shall ensure more unifom setilements and suflicient bidging over any poteniiat
loosel@mpressbie soil pocket.
(e) PLT Test was conducting ai Oul side only and Galhar side rot conducied regutar
ha.d rock encountered during investisalion lhe sub soil st.ata is Granutar and rocky
fomation as per lS 1892 1979 Appendix- A (Clause 3.1.2) S.No.18.and same for Vane
Shear Test S.No.20.
(D DCPTMS nolfeasibleon42 (calhar side be€use or hard rock met.)
The above .ecommendanons are based on the f€ld data @ttection fiom rhe various
limited test localions and result of laboratory test eried out on lhe soit samptes
e.olel€d from iesr bore holes. tn case the p.oposed si.ucrure ae io€ted a@y irom
the test localions and /or the aclualsubsoilconditions va.ied during rhe ex.avarion ior
various ioundation 6re lound to b€ ditferent iiom whar has neen .eporled above, the
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GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
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SHRI MATA VAISHI{O DEVI SPACE RESEARCH AUALITY CONIROL UB.
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Location : SOIL
INVESIIGATION FOR PROPOSEO OESIGN ANo
CONSIRUCTION OF 3OM SPAN PMT STEEL GIRDER BRIDGEwlTI.I RCC DECKING
OVER NAGRAH NALLAH
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GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
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GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
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L@{JO' : SOIT INVESTIGATION FOR PROPOSED DESIGN AI,ID
CO STRUCTIOIT OF 3OM
SPAIiI PTT STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE wlTH RCC DECI{XG OVER I{AGRAH NALLAH .
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SPA PMT SIEEL GIRDER SRIOGE wlTH RCC DECXING OVER XAGRAH NALLAH
BOEhOIOXO.: BI{. ABUIMENf GALHAR SIDE'
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GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
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TI,IE PROPO'ED OE'IGN AND COiI'TRUCTIONOf 3OMTR SPAN PMT STEEIGIROER BRIDGEwlIH RCC
DECKIiIG ON OPEN FOUiIOATION OVER I{AGRAH NALLAH{NAGMH BRIDGE)AT XM O.9AO ONDUL.
GALI{AR ROAD UNDCR 1la RCC/35 BRTF OF PRoIECT BECON INI( UT.
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Desc.iption PAGE
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7 tntrodudion. 3
2.0 PLT Method. 4
2.7 Beqring Copqcity 4
3,0 Field Log. 5-6
4-O Recommendotion
INDEX
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GEO IECHNICAT €ONSULTANI
SMVDSRCTEI]AMMU)
shnMdavaishno DeviSp3e Rese.ftfi c€oT€ch.i6rEnli.e ng sottr.v.n, /qua[iy confuotLab.
&EPORT IIIE OESIGIII AND CONSIRUCT|oN OF 3OMTR SPAN PMT STTTL GiROTA
'ROPOSED
BRIDGE wlTTI RCC OECKI{G OiI OPEN FOUNDATION OVfR I'IAGNAH NALTAHINAGRAH BRIDGE) AI
KM 0.930 ONDIJL.GALHAR ROAD UNOER l1a RCC/35 BRTT OF PROJECT BECON IN JK UT.
IntIodn.iion
The off@orthe Chi€tEnsineer BRTF Prcjecl BECON has proposed desiqn and @nsiructon
of 30mt span pnn $eel girde. bndge with RCC decking on open foundatio. over Na96h
Nallah (Nagrah bndge) al km 0.980 on Dul€alhar road under 118 RCC/35 BRTF of pojecl
BECON in JK UT \ /hich is prerequisite !o design an ellicient and emnomi€l foundation of the
structures ,^nd sme job lllotred lo l,rs SCF Infm Lrd Jtlmu, TIe consrructing agency is qcqninE
lhc Plale road Test wo* tttroush lr/s Snd M.i! vrishno Dcvi Sp,cc Rcsc!rch c6 TNhniml
Engitrering (SMVDSRCTE) J.Dnu Divisio..
The primary obiedive of this investisalion is to Evaluation of sate Bearins prc$ure of rhe soit, This reporr
consGt or the detalk of the tield te*s prelormed and th€ resulr of the plare bad te*.
2.PLATE LOAD fEST INVESTIGATION METiiOD APPIIED.
Ih. t6l *a! c.d .s . mod.l for the foundarion, the ptatc w6 9t*.d d rhe
Blale, 5&mx60.m/25nn squ,rc
prop@d fou.ddior rdet and subld.d to in.rehHbt tedang letflement .r ea.h in r€n€nr of t@d wd
6e.sured and l@d, *trlmed .urs nrott.d, itl€ &.nng apeiry and rhe setuem.nt dre for rhe 6
,lare.'Ih. tsb w.E .onduded - lsr!-1931 rh6 rea. on toad has be. Eobilized rrom ih. t..dtng
p€r ts:
pl.rfor .ompnlinE lSMs st*l sirdeE, stet pLt€s and b4s filted wirh end/sott downward ieremenrat len
loads have b.en applied on rhe b€.rins plat. pl...d o n loundation solt by ne.n, or hyd E utic ,*t( @nneci€d
b . .o.t6ll€d runpinE unn fiftd with @libEted pressre g.uge rsdins asainsr th€ readion loded
,latlorm th. hyrlEuli. i..t is c€ntallv pl*€it d.r rh. 6erin! phte uirfi rh. t6.dins..tumn in bctre.n the
jd* and re.crb^ lsBM sirds so .s rd &ansler rfi€ ted to th. plde. s.dinE !re!{rc ts .pplted to the ptd€
and rcmov€d b.loE strnihs rh€ tei
setilements obseaaijon and r*ord.d ro i.i€Eak of tim. ro o.02nm f,i$ lhe micbmder dtat caog€s(.ol,
256m).ea.h l@d lE en€.ri. keptupt a time when dE atc of *rd.n.fr appcia6ty redu@d to .02mm
,er minrt.. Th. nen in.remet to e$ toad h ihen anDtaed.nd rh.6b!. rtio.t rep.ard.nd r*orded.
Jhe b€aiing plde of size 75.mr 7s.m hrs be.n u*d, th€ m.x. Rmdion :@d 2ooxN pbvid.d for rerb, Th€
load settl€mcnt €ldes ad gloried ol, on.nthmdic !..t sw[ as loe rateto find out th. utflmate B€arins
c.pa.iry Il.]aC), ff h tador of 3rlery lror2.5) , rh. s.fe B*rins Gpa.ity h# b..n deterhined.
The 1extuE of rh. sub-soil ir siltv S.nd mlx.d wnh ffi,| ouantitv af @.k and Bolrd.E D.bbtes,
'rlriddes..ring..p,.ny =f5/(0.6*0.5)=58.33s9h/sqm
B*rln{Gpa.ily-513,339/9.307r.50x0.5r0.6=
lh€refor. th€ Asr.ge s.r€ bearins .apacity of a73a.00t/sqm k r€.omm.nded .r gmrB depih ,irh . facbr of
Not.. - Due to n.gliSible settlement of I,zmm.the i.sr3 cohrrnled ro two to thr* nm€s €stimat.d
nEcoMMExoEosBc{vm2)
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GEO TECHNICAL CONsLJLTANI
SMVOSRGTE (]AMMII)
sp... R.se.ch Geo Te. h ni.a I E nslneerinc soil t en. /Qualitv conkot rab.
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fie tat rBults .r€ t.bulded in above tahle .nd r.sle.tive toad v/s *Htehent .ury6,
GEO.TECHNICAI CONSULTANT
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PLATE LOAD TEST
Proiect: - l'roposcd lom Spm PMl SLel girder Rridse alk,n0.980, LAB NO .17.SMVDSR
sne of Fbt€l60.mx5o.n/2shh
TEST LOCATION: OP 1 A1
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