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KTH/SI/5257-K/2019-2020
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REPORT SUBMITTED ON
19.08.2019
REPORT NO. KTH/SI/5257-K/2019-2020
REPORT ON GEO-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
CONDUCTED FOR FOUR LANING OF KAMALAPURAM
TO ODDANCHATRAM SECTION OF NH-209 (NEW NH-
83) FROM DESIGN KM 0.000 TO KM. 35.822 (TOTAL
LENGTH – 36.505 KM) UNDER
BHARATMALAPARIYOJNA PHASE-I UNDER THE
CATEGORY OF RESIDUAL WORKS OF NHDP ON HAM
IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU.
FOR
M/s. VASUPRADA CONSULTANTS LLP,
FLAT C-11, CEL APARTMENTS, VASUDHARA
ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI-110096.
KARNATAKA TEST HOUSE PVT. LTD.
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REPORT ON CONDUCTING GEO-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION FOR FOUR LANING
OF KAMALAPURAM TO ODDANCHATRAM SECTION OF NH-209 (NEW NH-83) FROM
DESIGN KM 0.000 TO KM. 35.822 (TOTAL LENGTH – 36.505 KM) UNDER
BHARATMALAPARIYOJNA PHASE-I UNDER THE CATEGORY OF RESIDUAL WORKS
OF NHDP ON HAM IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
M/s. VASUPRADA CONSULTANTS LLP, Flat C-11, Cel Apartments, Vasudhara Enclave,
New Delhi-110096, has been awarded for by NHDP for designing the structure of “MNB” at
the above site.
In order to get necessary data for designing the structure, the customer has proposed soil
investigation at the above site and a reference to carry out the investigation was made to us
vide Letter No. VP/477/1920. Accordingly, necessary field investigation and laboratory tests
were conducted and the results with recommendation are furnished herein.
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of the investigation includes the following:
1. Characterizing the subsoil profile by
Drilling 150/76mm diameter boreholes by rotary drilling rig.
Conducting Standard Penetration Test at various depths in the boreholes.
Collecting disturbed and undisturbed soil / rock samples wherever required.
Conducting necessary laboratory tests on soil / rock samples.
2. Furnishing report including recommendations for allowable bearing pressure.
This report contains the details of executed sub soil investigation, laboratory test
results, suggested foundation systems and suitable ground improvement measures if
any.
3.0 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of soil investigation are to evaluate the following:
To ascertain the sub-soil strata at the project site.
To determine the level of ground water table.
To study the physical and engineering properties of sub soil strata.
To evaluate allowable safe bearing capacity of sub soil for foundation design.
To recommend the type and depth of foundation.
To recommend suitable ground improvement techniques, if found necessary
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The geotechnical investigation was carried out at 01 location as identified and shown by
client. The soil / rock samples collected from the boreholes were tested at geotechnical
laboratory of M/s Karnataka Test House Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
4.0 LOCATION DETAILS
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CO-RELATION FOR SATURATED SAND/NON-PLASTIC SILT
(Table-9.3 Geotechnical Engineering by V.N.S Murthy)
Loose 4 to 10 Blows
Medium 10 to 30 Blows
Dense 30 to 50 Blows
When rock was encountered, size of borehole was changed to Nx. (76mm) diameter. A
core barrel and Nx sized bits are used for drilling and recovery of rock cores. Recovered
rock cores were numbered serially and preserved. Rock core recovery and Rock Quality
Designation were computed for every drilled length of 1.5 m run.
Rock classification in terms of weathering and state of fractures and strength is carried out
in the following manner. Tabulations given below explain it briefly.
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SCALE OF WEATHERING GRADES OF ROCK MASS (IS-4464)-1985
Terms Description Grade Interpretation
No Visible sign of rock material weathering;
Fresh perhaps slight discoloration on major I CR>90%
discontinuity surfaces
Discoloration indicates weathering of rock
Slightly material and discontinuity surfaces. All the CR between
rock material may be discolored by II
Weathered 70% to 90%
weathering
Less than half of the rock material is
Moderately decomposed or disintegrated to a soil. Fresh CR between
or discolored rock is present either as a III
Weathered 50% to 70%
continuous framework or as core stones
More than half of the rock material is
Highly decomposed or disintegrated to a soil. Fresh CR between
or discolored rock is present either as a IV
Weathered 10% to 50%
discontinuous framework or as core stones
All rock material is decomposed and or
Completely disintegrated to soil. The origin mass CR between
V
Weathered structure is still largely intact 0% to 10%
All rock material is converted to soil. The
mass structure and material fabric are
destroyed. There is a large change in CR=Zero%
Residual Soil VI
volume, but the soil has not been But N>50
significantly transported
Relation between RQD and In-Situ Rock Quality (IS-11315) Part -11-1985
Rock is also classified by strength of intact rock cores collected during drilling. Rock
compressive strength (UCS) is used to define strength of rock. Following table summarizes
classification of rock based on strength
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Classification of Rock w.r.t. Compressive Strength
Rock strength Compressive Strength (MPA)
Very Weak < 1.25
Weak 1.25 to 5.00
Moderately Weak 5.01 to 12.50
Moderately Strong 12.51 to 50.00
Strong 50.01 to 100.00
Very Strong 100.01 to 200.00
2. Grain size distribution by wet sieve analysis as per IS: 2720 – part 4 – 1985
3. Conducting liquid & plastic limit tests on disturbed soil for classification as per
IS: 2720-Part 5 – 1985.
10. Conducting shear tests on undisturbed soil sample and determination of C and ().
13. Core Recovery and Rock Quality Designation as per IS 11315 : Part 11: 1985
14. The tests are conducted as per the methods and guidelines given in relevant Indian
Standard Codes and Specifications.
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IN-SITU DENSITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT:
In-situ density as per IS 2720, Part-II is reported as the ratio of weight of undisturbed soil
sample to the volume of the sample is reported as bulk density.
Moisture Content test as per IS 2720, Part-II consist of determining the mass of wet soil
sample and then oven drying the soil for 24 hrs at 1100C
a) Sieve Analysis is conducted as per IS 2720, Part-IV, in which the soil sample is
soaked in water, washed and oven dried for 24 hrs. After oven drying the soil samples are
passed through a set of sieves and the weight retained is recorded. A grain size
distribution curve is drawn on semi-logarithmic chart, plotting particle size against
percentage finer than the corresponding size on the ordinary scale.
passing 75 micron is mixed with water and chemical reagents. The mixture is poured to
1000ml measuring jar and stirred thoroughly. The hydrometer is immersed in water and
readings are recorded at subsequent intervals. Semilog graph is plotted with grain size in
ATTERBERG LIMITS:
Liquid limit is the water content corresponding to the arbitrary limit between liquid and
plastic state. It is defined as the minimum water content at which a part of the soil cut by a
grooving tool of standard dimension will flow together for a distance of 12mm under impact
Plastic limit is defined as the minimum water content at which the soil will just begin to
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UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF ROCK:
The test is conducted as per IS 9143. In this test, the core sample is mounted on a
compression testing machine and loads are applied. The max load taken by the core
sample is referred as the uniaxial compressive strength.
7.0 RECONNAISSANCE
The proposed BRIDGES is of RCC Structure. Borehole Numbers indicates the location of
bore holes as fixed by the engineers concerned.
During the period of field investigation, ground water was not encountered in the drilled
borehole up to the maximum investigated depth of 10.00m from the existing ground
level.
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RECOMMENDATION
BOREHOLE : 01 (CH:25+220)
At this location the subsoil’s up to 1.50m from the existing ground level essentially consists
of White to Greyish Brown Silty Sand having, Gravel = 0%, Sand = 98%, Silt and Clay =
02%, Liquid limit = 26% and Plasticity index = non-plastic. The N values ranges above 100
(N>100). From 1.50m to 4.50m depth the layer consists of White to Grayish Brown Soft
Disintegrated Weathered Rock having, N values greater than100 (N>100). From 4.50m to
10.00m depth the layer consists of White to Greyish Black Weathered Rock having, Core
The allowable soil/rock pressures based on N values at different depths are given below.
Soft Disintegrated
2.00 33.00
Weathered Rock
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FS
qns = Net Safe Bearing Capacity in T/m2,
FS = Factor of Safety - 3.00
Bf = Width of Foundation - 10.00m
L = Length of Foundation- 25.00m as furnished by the customer
df = Depth of foundation = 1.50m.
W’ = Correction Factor for Water table = 1.00
C = 0.0 T/m2 , N = 50, N‘ = 43, N“ = 28.8, = 36, = 24, =1.60T/m3
Nc = 19.542 Nq = 9.808 N = 9.782 W‘=1.0
Sc = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 Sq = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 S = 1-0.4B/L = 0.840
ic = 1.00 iq = 1.00 i = 1.00
dc = 1+ 0.2 D √N
B
√N = tan2 (3.14/4+ /2)
N = tan (45+ /2)
qns = 0.0x19.542x1.08x1.05x1+1.60x1.50x(9.808-1)x1.08x1.02x1+0.5x10.0x1.60x9.782x0.840x1.02x1x1.00
3.0
qns = 30.20 ≈ 30.00T/m2
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FS
qns = Net Safe Bearing Capacity in T/m2,
FS = Factor of Safety - 3.00
Bf = Width of Foundation - 10.00m
L = Length of Foundation- 25.00m as furnished by the customer
df = Depth of foundation = 2.00m.
W’ = Correction Factor for Water table = 1.00
C = 0.0 T/m2 , N = 50, N‘ = 43, N“ = 28.8, = 36, = 24, =1.60T/m3
Nc = 19.542 Nq = 9.808 N = 9.782 W‘=1.0
Sc = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 Sq = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 S = 1-0.4B/L = 0.840
ic = 1.00 iq = 1.00 i = 1.00
dc = 1+ 0.2 D √N
B
√N = tan2 (3.14/4+ /2)
N = tan (45+ /2)
qns = 0.0x19.542x1.08x1.06x1+1.60x2.0x(9.808-1)x1.08x1.03x1+0.5x10.0x1.60x9.782x0.840x1.03x1x1.00
3.0
qns = 33.05 ≈ 33.00T/m2
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FS
qns = Net Safe Bearing Capacity in T/m2,
FS = Factor of Safety - 3.00
Bf = Width of Foundation - 10.00m
L = Length of Foundation- 25.00m as furnished by the customer
df = Depth of foundation = 2.50m.
W’ = Correction Factor for Water table = 1.00
C = 0.0 T/m2 , N = 50, N‘ = 43, N“ = 28.8, = 36, = 25, =1.60T/m3
Nc = 19.542 Nq = 9.808 N = 9.782 W‘=1.0
Sc = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 Sq = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 S = 1-0.4B/L = 0.840
ic = 1.00 iq = 1.00 i = 1.00
dc = 1+ 0.2 D √N
B
√N = tan2 (3.14/4+ /2)
N = tan (45+ /2)
qns = 0.0x19.542x1.08x1.08x1+1.60x2.50x(9.808-1)x1.08x1.04x1+0.5x10.0x1.60x9.782x0.840x1.04x1x1.00
3.0
qns = 35.93 ≈ 36.00T/m2
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FS
qns = Net Safe Bearing Capacity in T/m2,
FS = Factor of Safety - 3.00
Bf = Width of Foundation - 10.00m
L = Length of Foundation- 25.00m as furnished by the customer
df = Depth of foundation = 3.00m.
W’ = Correction Factor for Water table = 1.00
C = 0.0 T/m2 , N = 50, N‘ = 43, N“ = 28.8, = 36, = 24, =1.60T/m3
Nc = 19.542 Nq = 9.808 N = 9.782 W‘=1.0
Sc = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 Sq = 1+0.2B/L = 1.08 S = 1-0.4B/L = 0.840
ic = 1.00 iq = 1.00 i = 1.00
dc = 1+ 0.2 D √N
B
√N = tan2 (3.14/4+ /2)
N = tan (45+ /2)
qns = 0.0x19.542x1.08x1.09x1+1.60x3.00x(9.808-1)x1.08x1.05x1+0.5x10.0x1.60x9.782x0.840x1.05x1x1.00
3.0
qns = 38.85 ≈ 39.00T/m2
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It is recommended to place the foundation below the Scour depth. Any change in soil
strata if found during execution shall be brought to the notice of the Engineer-in-charge.
The safe bearing capacity is calculated using C,,N and Rd values. A typical calculation is
shown in Appendix. The recommendations are restricted to the locations around the
SREENIVASA.C
TECHNICAL MANAGER
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Table – 1
Test results on Grain size, Atterberg Limits, Silt Factor
Sl. BH Depth Grain Size Analysis Liquid Plastic Plasticity Silt Soil Classification
No. No in Gravel Sand % Silt & Limit Limit Index Factor as per IS : 1498– 1970
Chainage Mts. % Clay % % %
Coarse Med. Fine
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GRAPHS
Grain Size Analysis Curves
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BORE-LOGS
BORE LOG Project No/KTH/5257/2019-20
M/s. VASUPRADA CONSULTANTS LLP,
CLIENT
Flat C-11, Cel Apartments, Vasudhara Enclave, New Delhi-110096
Geotechnical Investigations conducted for Four Laning of Kamalapuram to Oddanchatram
section of NH-209 (New NH-83) from Design Km 0.000 to Km. 35.822 (Total Length –
PROJECT
36.505 Km) under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I under the category of Residual Works of
NHDP on HAM in the State of Tamil Nadu
Type of Drilling Rotary Drilling by wash boring method RL : 296.035
Ground
1
BH No Easting Northing Water Not Encountered
(Ch: 25+220)
Level :
Date of Date of
16.06.2019 808643.905 1152674.633 19.06.2019
Commencement Completion
Depth Soil Thick- Details of Standard Penetration Test
below Description ness of Legend Sampling Data
GL (M) Strata Depth Type Depth “N” Value/
(m) (m) (m) CR &RQD
0
4.50 4.50
5 CR = 6%
RQD = 0%
6 6.00
7.50
8 CR = 8%
RQD = 0%
9 9.00 9.00
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