Geotechnical Investigation Report

Annexure

Bearing Capacity Analysis for Shallow Foundation on Reinforced fillup Soil resting on Natural Ground

Structure : 30 m Ground Based Monopole

Location : BH-1, Dummulapeta, Kakinada, East Godavari, A.P
Filledup soil above G.L F.S.L. = 2.000 m

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Fondation Level FL = 1.000 m B = 5.0 m

1.5 x B
Reinforced soil

Description Notation Value Unit

General Data:
R.L of the Borehole/Ground Level considered - 0.000 m
Thickness of filledup soil above O.G.L t 2.00 m
Foundation depth from top surface of foundation fill (D) D 1.00 m
Description of Strata of the Natural Ground Very Soft Silty Clay

Description of Filledup Soil Strata Densly Compacted Granular Bed

SBC (q0) of unreinforced Ground (Available) q0 4 t/m2
Required SBC (q) q 8 t/m2
Bearing Capacity Ratio (q/q0) = B.C.R B.C.R 2.00 -
Density of Filledup Soil (ɣ) ɣ 1.80 t/m2
Angle of internal friction of Filledup soil(φ) φ 36.00 Deg
Type of foundation - Isolated -
Shape of foundation - Rectangle -
Width of foundation (B) B 5.0 * m
Length of foundation (L) L 5.0 * m
Reinforcement Details
Reinforcement Grade/ Strength per meter run 60 kN/m
Yield Strength of Reinforcement 6 Ton/m
F.O.S for Rupture F.O.S 1.84 -
Design Tensile/Rupture strength of reinforcement 3.26 Ton/m
Interface Friction angle between soil and Reinforcement (δ) 26.0 deg
Width of Reinforcement strip used (If full sheet used place '-') 1.00 m
Linear Density of Reinforcement (Total Width of Reinforcement/m) 100.0 %
No of Strips in each layer 1.0
Total Width of Reinforcement Per meter run 1.00 -
Depth of Reinforcement Provided below Foundation base (U) 0.30 m
Vertical spacing between Reinforcement (ᴧZ) 0.20 m
Number of Reinforcement Layers (N) 4.00* -
Length of Reinforcement Provided in each layer 7.00 m

Analysis

Tie force in each layer, TD {Z, N} 1/N X [ J {Z/B} X B - I {Z/B} X ᴧH] x q0 x [ q/q0 - 1]

J{Z/B} (Fig- I {Z/B} (Fig- TD

[Link] Layer no. qo/N[q/qo-1] Z (m) Z/B JxB
1) 1) I x ᴧH J x B - I x ᴧH (Ton/m)
1 1 1.00 0.30 0.06 0.3 1.5 0.29 0.06* 1.44* 1.44
2 2 1.00 0.50 0.1 0.3 1.5 0.29 0.06* 1.44* 1.44
3 3 1.00 0.70 0.14 0.3 1.5 0.29 0.06* 1.44* 1.44
Check for rupture (applied force < Design Strength) OK

Pullout Resistance of Each Layer, T f {Z} 2 X tan (δ) LDR [ M{Z/B} x B x q0 x BCR + ɣ (L0- X0) X (Z+D)]

Quantity Layer-1 Layer-2 Layer-3 - -

2 x tan (δ) x LDR 0.98 0.98 0.98 -

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M (Fig-1) 0.12 0.12 0.12 - -

M X B x q0 X BCR 4.8 4.8 4.8 #VALUE!
Z (m) 0.30 0.50 0.70 0.00
Z/B 0.06 0.10 0.14 0.00
L0 (m), (Fig-2) 0.9 0.9 0.9 -
X0 (m), (Fig-2) 0.35 0.35 0.35 -
L0 - X0 0.55 0.55 0.55 #VALUE!
Z+D 1.30 1.50 1.70 1.00
ɣ X (L0-X0) X (Z+D) 1.287 1.485 1.683 #VALUE!
Tf (kN/m) 5.94 6.13 6.32 #VALUE!

FSf (F.O.S For pullout >2.5) 4.12 4.25 4.39 #VALUE!

Check ok ok ok #VALUE!

Min. Required Length of Reinforcement = 6.80 m

Actual Length of reinforcement provided = 7.00 m