Larsen & Toubro Limited

ECC Division
Chennai - 89.

Check for SBC and Settlement

of soil for the safe transfer of
Crane
Crawler
Pressure Doc. No: MG3 - SP&CM - 001
through MATS
Rev No: 0
Date: 31st March, 2007.
z
GL
y

DATA OF CRANE CRAWLER BASE

Overall Width at GL

14.9

Overall Length at GL

L=

18.5

Depth of critical soil layer

z=

2.5

L y
B
2.5M

Bearing Pressure on soil at GL is a TRIANGULAR DISTRIBUTION of Effective Length in M=

7.500

Reference : Page 104 of Soil Mechanics by V.Afanasyev - Mir Publishers - Moscow

30.0

T/m2

Bearing Pressure at 2.5 M below GL - Max. Stress occurs

at a vertical plane at y/b = 0.75
=

17.7

T/m2

Bulk density of soil

g=

1.8

T/m3

GL

S b
Submerged
d uniti weight
i h off soilil

g'=
'

08
0.8

T/m3

Effective over burden pressure

q'=

2.00

T/m2

Average Corrected SPT - N Value

N=

Bearing Pressure at GL

Ground water table at

z/b

20.00

20.0

(Considered as very loose sand)

C=

2.5

T/m2

Nq=

6.0

N=

3.0

Water table correction factor

w'=

0.50

As per PTS34.11.00.12

Sq= 1+0.35*B/L

= 1.29

s= 1-0.35*B/L

= 0.71

Safe Bearing capacity of soil at

2.5 M below GL
NOTE:

(assumed)

qnult.= (q0 + c cot) Nq Sq + 0.5B N s w'

= 68.65

Factor of safety

Deg.

(PTS 34.11.00.12 Appendix II)

A) SBC Based on Shear Failure

Net Ultimate bearing capacity

0.33

F.S=
qsafe.=

T/m2

2.00
34 T/m2

>

17.7 T/m2 (Actual Pr.)

From the above we conclude that the imposed bearing pressure at 2.5 m below ground level is lesser than the
soil bearing capacity oat that level

Larsen & Toubro Limited

ECC Division
Chennai - 89.

Check for SBC and Settlement

of soil for the safe transfer of
Crane
Crawler
Pressure Doc. No: MG3 - SP&CM - 001
through MATS
Rev No: 0
Date: 31st March, 2007.
B = 14.9 M

B) SBC Based on Settlement criteria

L = 18.5 M

Load Transfer Area at GL = 14.9 M x 18.5 M

Bearing Pressure at GL

275.65

30

T/m

14.90

Length of foundation

18.50

30

q'=

16.89

= 2xB

11

Width of foundation

Influence depth of foundation

GL

q'

q'

1
2

19

Layer - 1
Effective pressure at centre of the layer

h = H x mv x q'

Settlement of foundation
Coefficient of volume change

T/m2

mv =

1/Es

H=
Deformation modulus of soil

11.00 m

Es = 4100
h =

Settlement in Layer 1

N = 17

T/m2

45

MM

5.99

T/m2

(as per Shultz & Muhs)

Layer - 2
Effective pressure at centre of the layer

q'=

h = H x mv x q'

Settlement of foundation
Coefficient of volume change

mv =

1/Es

H=
Deformation modulus of soil

N = 30

19.00 m

Es = 6000

T/m2

Settlement in Layer 2

h =

19

MM

Total settlement

h =

64

mm

(as per Shultz & Muhs)

Depth correction factor is not applicable as the MAT is resting at GL.

The Steel MAT is a strong rigid foundations system and hence,
Foundation rigidity factor
Corrected settlement of Steel MAT system

=
=

0.8
51

mm

<75mm(Allowable for RAFTS)

Hence, the recommended safe bearing pressure for MAT of 14.9 M wide and 18.5 M long at NGL
= 30 T/Sq.m