Soft Ground Improvement

Proposed Manning Market at Paliyagoda

by

Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau

10th May 2016

Borehole Location Map

Seven boreholes, BH-01 to BH-07, were advanced at the site

Soil Profile at BH-01

Soft Soil Parameters

Following soil parameters were assumed for the design

Soil Parameter

Min

Max

Cc

0.387

0.84

eo

1.91

2.45

(KN/m3)

14.9

13.0

E' (MPa)

1.55

1.0

Settlement Calculation at BH-01

For minimum parameters (Case I)
Primary settlement due to existing RDA fill (2.0 m) = 0.36 m
Predicted time for 90% consolidation = 4 years & 6 months (already completed)
Predicted total settlement due to proposed SLLRD fill (1.0 m) + Pavement
(0.45m) and service load (17kPa) = 0.310 m
Predicted time for 90% consolidation = 4 years & 1 month

For Maximum parameters (Case II)

Primary settlement due to existing RDA fill (2.0 m) = 0.90 m
Predicted time for 90% consolidation = 5 years & 3 months (already completed)
Predicted total settlement due to proposed SLLRD fill (1.0 m) + Pavement
(0.45m) and service load (17kPa) = 0.661 m
Predicted time for 90% consolidation = 4 years & 1 month

Preloading (BH-01)
Preloading without PVD

Case I
Case II

Preload height Waiting Period

1.4m

2 years &6
months

1.7m

2 years &3
months

Waiting period is too long

Preloading with PVD

Final
predicted
settlement
(m)

Case I
Case II

Surcharge
height

Waiting
Period
(months)

PVD
Spacing
(m)

0.310

1.4m

12

0.8

0.661

1.7m

12

0.8

Summary
For minimum soil parameters (Case I)

BH
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

With
Final
Surchar
PVD
predicted
ge
waitin PVD
settlement height Without PVD
g
Spacin
(m)
(m)
Waiting Period period g (m)
2 years & 6
0.310
1.4
months
12
0.8
4 years & 3
0.393
1.6
months
12
0.8
0.050
Not Required
0.073
Not Required

Summary
For maximum soil parameters (Case II)

BH

Final
predicted
settlement
(m)

0.661

0.814

1.7

Without PVD With PVD PVD

Surcharge
Waiting
waiting Spacing
height (m)
Period
period
(m)
2 years &
1.7
3months
12
0.8

Thank You.