Bhubaneswar: Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity
Bhubaneswar: Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity
Bhubaneswar: Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity Calculation of Safe Bearing Capacity
Investigation Report
Job No.: 979
BHUBANESWAR DOC. No.: SMC/2014
Site Information
1 Chainage No 144+618
2 Depth of Sample Collection Df 4.0 m
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3 Inclination of load to the vertical a 0
Laboratory Investigations
1 Standard Penetration Value from Field = 15 SPT
Corrections as per Cl. 3.6. of IS 2131:1981
a) Due to Overburden 0.40 kg / cm2 19.20 Cohesionless Soil Factor = 1.280
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Overburden presuure = q = g'' D = 0.40 kg / cm
b) Due to Dilatancy N 19.20 Strata below Water Table=Fine
Fine Sand and Silt
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2 Angle of Internal Friction f 32.8 Ref: Fig.1 of IS 6403: 1981
3 Specific Gravity of Soil G 2.66
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4 Submerged Density of Soil g' 0.001 kg/cm
Assumptions
1 Width of Foundation B 1000 cm
2 Depth of Foundation Df 400 cm
3 Length of Foundation L 1200 cm
4 Shape of Base Rectangle
Effect of Water Table W' 0.500 Worst condition
5 Factor of Safety for Sand 3
Calculations
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6 Submerged Density of Soil g' 0.001 kg/cm
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f 32.76
Nf 3.358
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Surcharge Intensity = q = g'' D 0.40 kg/cm
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Bearing Capacity Factors for f 32.76 Shape Factors Depth Factors Inclination Factors
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