BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS FOR FOUNDATIONS ON ROCK

Analysis as per IS 12070-1987 & International Practice

Project : BHIMA LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT - LIFT - II, STAGE - II

Retaining wall for Pump House Location

BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS FOR OPEN FOUNDATIONS BEARING ON ROCK HAS BE

DONE BY THREE DIFFERENT METHODS AS GIVEN BELOW:
1) Presumptive Values of safe bearing capacity as per Clause 5.2 of IS 12070-1987
2) Based on RMR value as per Clause 5.3 of IS 1270-1987
3) ASCE (1996): "Rock Foundations",Technical Engineering & Design Guides
adapted from the US Army Corps of Engineers No.16,Clause 6-12

Rock Type: Horne Blende Granite

Foundation Depth: 6.7 m
Below Founding Level : Rock Core Recovery: 45 % RQD value Nil %
Presumptive Values: Clause 5.2 of IS 12070-1987

qnet safe = qs*csub*cc*cs

where:
qnet safe = safe net bearing capacity cs = correction for orientation of joints
qs = safe bearing capacity cc = correction for solution cavities (in
limestone)
csub = correction for saturation / submerged condition
Net safe Bearing Pressure based on rock classification:

Material qnet safe, T/m2

Massive crystalline bed rock including granite ,diorite,gneiss,trap rock 1000
Foliated rocks such as schists or slate in sound condition 400
Bedded limestone in sound condition 400
Sedimentary rock,including hard shales and sandstones 250
Soft or broken bed rock (excluding shale)and soft limestone 100
Soft shale 40

Presumptive Value of safe bearing capacity for design: qs = 1000 T/m2

Correction for saturation/submergence: csub= 0.5
Correction for orientation of joints c c
= 0.90
Correction for solution cavities (in limestone) cc = 0.90
qnet safe = 405.0 T/m2

Based on RMR value: Clause 5.3 of IS 12070-1987

Class of rock I II III IV V

Description of rock Very Good Good Fair Poor Very Poor
RMR 100-81 80-61 60-41 40-21 20-0
qnet safe (T/m2) 600-448 440-288 280-151 145-90-58 55-45-40
RMR value for design = 48 Class of Rock: III Rock Description: Fair
Interpolating linearly between the values of qnet safe given above,

qnet safe = 198.5 T/m2

 BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS FOR FOUNDATIONS ON ROCK
Analysis as per IS 12070-1987 & International Practice

Project : BHIMA LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT - LIFT - II, STAGE - II

Retaining wall for Pump House Location

International Practice : ASCE Practice based on interpreted c-f value of rock

qult = c Nc Cc+ 0.5 g B Ng Cg +g D Nq

where
c= Cohesion of rock T/m2
g = Density of Rock t/m3
B= width of foundation, m
D=Depth of Foundation, m
Nc,Nq,Ng = Bearing Capacity Factors which are a function of f
qult = Ultimate Bearing Pressure T/m2
Cc = 1.25 for square footing, 1.2 for circular footing
Cg = 0.8 for square footing, 0.7 for circular footing
F = Factor of Safety
Design Parameters
c= 25.5 T/m2 f = 35 degrees
Bulk Density
Profile Design Water Table Depth: 0.0 m
Depth, m g Foundation Width B= 10.0 m
From To T/m Foundation Depth D=
3
6.7 m
0 1 1.70 Foundation Shape square
1 5 2.1 Cc = 1.25 Cg = 0.8
5 10 2.9 Factor of Safety = 3
Overburden Pressure at Foundation Leve8.33 T/m2

Nf = 3.68
Nc = 17.96 Ng = 24.06 Nq= 13.54
Computed Ultimate Bearing Capacity: qult = 964.3 T/m2

Computed Safe Bearing Capacity: qnet safe = 318.7 T/m2

SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS

Computed Safe Net Bearing

Method of Analysis
Pressure, T/m2
Presumptive method 405.0
RMR value 198.5
International practice 318.7

Recommended value of Net Safe Bearing

Pressure for Design: 175 T/m2