INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES

New Delhi

CALCULATIONS FOR CORRECTED SPT (N) VALUES

Project : Geotechnical Investigations for 4 laning of Viluppuram to Puducherry Section of NH-45A in the
State of Tamil Nadu.
BOREHOLE No: 17
Chainage: 0+070 GWT depth below EGL (m) : 8.25

CORRECTED SPT ( N')

Weight / Saturated unit

FINAL CORRECTED
PRESSURE (kg/cm2)

OBSERVED SPT 'N'

gbulk / gSat.(Bulk Unit

CORRECTION (N'')
PRESSURE (t/m2)

OVERBURDEN)
OVERBURDEN
OVERBURDEN

OVERBURDEN

VALUE AFTER
CORRECTION

VALUE (FOR

DILATANCY
weight), t/m3

FACTOR

VALUE
DEPTH OF
TYPE OF SOIL
SAMPLE

1.60
1.50 Non Plastic 1.70 2.50 0.250 1.40 12 16.80 17
3.00 Non Plastic 1.80 5.05 0.505 1.23 25 30.76 31
4.50 Non Plastic 1.85 7.75 0.775 1.09 34 36.96 37
6.00 Non Plastic 1.90 10.53 1.053 0.98 54 53.17 53
SPT FIELD VALUE IS RESTRICTED TO 300

SPT BLOWS PER 30 CM PENETRATION

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0.00
OBSERVED SPT N' VALUE
Column A
1.00
DEPTH BELOW GROUND LEVEL(m)

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00