Soil Investigation Report

A.
SOIL INVESTIGATION REPORT
A.1
Construction of building
A.1.1 SITE
No details regarding any previous explorations carried out at the site or nearby
are available for reference.
The site plan contains the position and relative location of the borehole. The
locations of the borehole have been selected so as to cover the area and stratification
where the proposed building is to be constructed.
A.1.2 METHOD OF EXPLORATION

Rotary core drill was used for conducting boring operation in the site. Standard
penetration tests were conducted at specified intervals and invariably at change of
layers. Disturbed samples were collected for visual observation and classification
tests.
The work at site was commenced on 10-03-2014 and completed on 25-03-2014.
The weather during the operation was dry.
A.1.3. SOIL PROFILE

The general soil profile at the borehole locations are drawn and are presented in
bore log charts. The firm undertook only three borehole observations at the site, as
per the locations marked in site plan.
A.2 Standard penetration test
Standard penetration test (SPT) to find N values were conducted in the bore
holes at specified intervals. The values are graphically represented in the bore log
charts.
A.3 Analysis of soil data

Three bore holes are taken. In bore hole 1, top 4.5 m is fine dense sand whereas
in BH 2 and 3, fine dense sand is present upto 7.5 m. In all bore holes loose clayey
sand is seen from 9 m to 17 m. From 17 m to 35 m stiff lateritic clay and sandy clay
is present. Dense sand is present from 35 m to end of boring.
A.4 Recommendation for foundation

For medium heavy structures, strip raft foundation is recommended over fine
sand strata at top. Safe bearing capacity is estimated as 12t/m2 below ground level for
1.2 m wide foundation.
For heavy structures, bored cast in-situ piles 46 m long penetrated into dense
sand is recommended. Safe capacities of such piles of different diameters are given
below.
Dia of pile
Capacity
40.0 cm
62 mT
45.0 cm
75 mT
50.0 cm
95 mT
60.0 cm
140 mT
Table A1
Object : Residential building

Site : Kacheripadi, Ernakulam
Bore hole No. : I
Type of boring : Rotary Drilling
Depth Pro
in
file
Mtr.
Belo
w G/L
0.00
1.60
2.80
4.20
5.40
6.90
Visual Description
of Soil
Fine sand with

pebbles(Red/brown)
Fine sand
(brown/yellow)
Fine sand with little
clay (yellow)
Sandy clay with
shell dust (grey)
Sandy clay with silt
(grey)
Clay with shell dust
and sand (grey)
Date of Commence : 10.03.2014

Date of Completion : 12.03.2014
Ground Water level : 1.60 m below G/L
Thick
ness
of
Layer
(m)
BORE LOG
Standard Penetration Test
Data
Depth
(m)
15
30
45
1.60
1.00
10
1.20
2.00
15
1.40
3.00
17
23
43
1.20
4.50
34
28
22
>50
value
Graph of N value
10
20
30
40
50
Remarks
>
50
(Bal-5cm)
1.50
6.00
10
1.50
7.50
8.40
Clay sand (grey)

4.20
12.60
Clay (black)
3.30
15.90
19.80
Lateritic clay with

pebbles (Red/grey)
3.90
Stiff lateritic clay
9.00
10.50
12.00
13.50
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
15.00
15.50
17.00
50
>50
19.00
10
11
21
21.00
14
23
23.00
10
12
17
(Bal-44cm)
4.40

Bore hole No. : I
Depth Pro
in
file
Mtr.
Belo
w G/L
24.20
Visual Description
of Soil
Sandy clay (Grey)

Thick
ness
of
Layer
(M)
12.00
BORE LOG
Data
Depth
(M)
15
30
45
25.00
12
11 23
28.00
10 18
31.00
10
34.00
10
11 20
valu
e
16
Graph of N value
10
20
3
0
40
50
Remarks
>
50
36.20
Sand with little clay

(Grey)
37.60
Stiff charcoalic clay

with sand
(Brown/Grey)
Charcoalic clay
(Brown)
41.40
44.80
50.00
Coarse sand with

little clay (Grey)
1.40
37.00
18
19
21
40
3.80
40.00
32
50
>50
(Bal.25cm)
3.40
43.00
11
15
16
31
46.00
50
>50
50.00
50
>50
5.20
(Bal.31cm)
End of the bore hole

at 50 m depth
(Bal.31cm)
Table A2
Bore hole No. : II
Depth Pro
in
file
Mtr.
Belo
w G/L
0.00
Visual Description
of Soil

Thick
ness
of
Layer
(M)
Fine sand (brown)
BORE LOG
Standard Penetration Test Graph of N value
Data
Depth
(M)
15
30
45
1.00
2.00
11
3.00
15
16
18
34
value
2.70
2.70

clay (yellow/grey)
1.50
10
20
30
40
50
Remarks
>
50
4.20
Fine sand (grey)
5.00
Sandy clay with

shell dust (grey)
8.20
0.80
Clay with shell dust

and sand (grey)
18.10
21.60
Laterite clay with

pebbles (Red/grey)
Lateritic clay
(Red/grey)
Silty clay with little
sand (brown)
28
35
15
6.00
25
31
19
7.50
26
28
22
>5
0
9.00
10.50
12.00
13.50
15.00
17.00
11
19
19.00
18
21.00
23.00
13
13
16
29
11
25.00
11
2.60
(Bal-5cm)
3.50
4.40
Object: Residential building

Bore hole No. : II
Depth Pro
in
file
Mtr.
Belo
w G/L
Visual Description
of Soil
(Bal-3cm)
3.20
7.30
15.50
>5
0
>5
0
4.50
(Bal-2cm)

Thick
ness
of
Layer
(M)
BORE LOG
Data
Depth
(M)
15
30
45
N
value
Graph of N value
10
20
30
40
50
Remarks
>
50
26.00
Sandy clay (brown)
28.00
18
31.00
10
17
34.00
11
20
37.00
50
>50
40.00
50
>50
4.60
43.00
11
25
0.70
46.00
50
>50
9.40
35.40
41.30
45.90
46.60
52.00
54.20
Coarse sand with

little clay (grey)
Decayed wood with
silt (brown)
Coarse sand to
medium sand
(white/brown)
Medium sand
(brown)
Charcoalic clay
(brown)
6.90
(Bal-32cm)
(Bal-35cm)
(Bal-39cm)
5.40
49.00
50
>50
2.20
53.00
11
20
55.00
11
58.00
15
18
22
40
60.00
23
25
25
>50
Clay sand (grey)
(Bal-32cm)
4.30
58.50
60.00
Fine sand with clay

(white)
End of the bore hole
at 60 m depth
1.50
(Bal-3cm)

Site
: Kacheripadi, Ernakulam
Bore hole No. : III

Ground Water level : 1.60 m below
BORE LOG
Depth Pro
in
file
Mtr.
Belo
w G/L
0.00
Visual Description
of Soil
1.60
Fine sand (yellow)
2.80
Fine sand (greenish)
3.50
Fine sand (yellow)
4.70
Fine sand (brown)
7.20

clay (grey)
Silty clay with shell
dust (grey)
8.80
10.30
Fine sand (greenish)
Thick
ness
of
Layer
(M)

Data
Graph of N value
Depth
(M)
15
10
1.60
1.00
1.20
2.00
10
0.70
3.00
10
11
21
1.20
4.50
14
14
10
24
2.50
6.00
50
>50
21.50
45
N
value
1.60
7.50
50
>50
1.50
9.00
10.50
12.00
13.50
15.00
17.00
19.00
12
20
21.00
12
21
Clayey sand with silt

2.30 A323.00
(brown)
Table
13
Clayey sand with silt

(grey)
Lateritic clay
(Red/grey)
20
30
40
50
>
50
(B
7.20
17.50
30
4.00
(B
Site
: Kacheripadi, Ernakulam
Bore hole No. : III
Depth Pro
in
file
Mtr.
Belo
w G/L
23.80
Visual Description
of Soil

Ground Water level : 1.60 m below G
Thick
ness
of
Layer
(M)
Clayey sand (brown)
BORE LOG
Data
Depth
(M)
15
30
45
25.00
11
28.00
13
15
28
31.00
20
32
18
>50
34.00
18
25
25
>50
37.00
15
16
18
34
40.00
50
>50
value
11.60
Graph of N value
10
20
30
40
50
R
>
50
(B
35.40
37.50
Charcoalic clay
(brown)
Coarse sand(white)
2.10
7.50
45.00
(B
(B
43.00
46.00
50
>50
50
>50
49.00
50
>50
(B
2.60
52.00
>
50
>50
(B
2.60
55.00
22
28
22
>50
(B
Coarse sand(white)
(B
5.40
50.40
53.00
55.60
58.50
59.80
61.80
65.00
Medium sand mixed

with clay(grey)
Clayey sand (white)
Charcoalic clay
(brown/grey)
Stiff clay (white)
2.90
(B
1.30
59.00
14
Clayey sand
(white/grey)
2.00
62.00
33

clay (white/grey)
3.20
65.00
>
50
End of bore hole at

65 m depth
16
>
50
22
38
>50
>50
(B
(B
Table A4
9.0
10.5
12.0
13.5
15.0
>5
0
17
15.5
SM
SPT-5
-do-
SM
SPT-6
Silty clay with sand

(dark grey)
CH
SPT-7
-do-
CH
SPT-8
Silty clay(dark grey)
CH
SPT-9
-do-
CH
SPT-10
-do-
CH
SPT-11
-do-
CH
SPT-12
(No samples collected)
CH
SPT-13
Lateritic clay with sand

and gravel(yellowish
red)
CH
17.0
93
91
87
11
55
38
64
36
61
39
16
21
25
38
76
79
WET DENSITY
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
7.5
Silty sand with shell

particles(light grey)
WATER CONTENT %
6.0
SPT-4
91
Gm/cc
4.5
`Fine sand (white)
WL= 1.60 m
Gm/cc DRY DENSITY
>5
0
6
SPT-3
CLAY %
3.0
-do-
SILT %
43
SPT-2
SPSM
SPSM
SPSM
SAND %
2.0
Fine sand(light grey)
GRAVEL %
15
SPT-1
Classification I.S
1.0
SAMPLE No.
(metres) DEPTH
N VALUE
10
PLASTIC LIMIT
Note: samples are provided to us

M.C.,density and shear test of SPT samples are done
on remoulded specimen
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
Description
Bore
No.1
Datehole
of boring
10-03-2014
Test Results
LIQUID LIMIT
Test
Date
Result
of
s proposed
boring
Project: Soil investigation for the
10-03building at Ernakulam
2014
1.68
1.96
17
2.6
0.64
1.33
108
2.4
0.7
1.36
95
2.4
31
34
PLASTIC LIMIT
SAND %
SILT %
CLAY %
CH
11
35
46
85
30
CH
19
37
45
79
32
49
27
21
SAMPLE No.
(metres) DEPTH
N VALUE
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
19.0
SPT-14
Description
Lateritic clay with sand

&
gravel(yellowish red)
Lateritic clay with
sand(red)
23
21.0
12
23.0
SPT-16
Lateritic clay(red)
CH
43
51
23
25.0
SPT-17
Clayey sand (grey)
SC
58
22
20
18
28.0
SPT-18
-do-
SC
62
23
50
16
31.0
SPT-19
-do-
SC
20
34.0
SPT-20
-do-
SC
61
21
18
40
37.0
SPT-21
Silty sand (grey)
SM
88
12
>5
0
40.0
31
43.0
SPT-15
SPT-22
SPT-23
>5
0
46.0
>5
0
50.0
Sandy clayey silt with

organic matter(dark
grey)
Silty clay with little
organic matter( dark
grey)
SPT-24
Fine sand (light grey)
SPT-25
-do-
OL
41
39
20
46
28
CH
59
41
79
33
95
95
SPSM
SPSM
W
Gm/cc DRY DENSITY
LIQUID LIMIT
GRAVEL %
Note: samples are provided to us

M.C.,density and shear test of SPT samples are done
on remoulded specimen
Classification I.S
Project: Soil investigation for the proposed

building at Ernakulam
1.33
AREA : 77.61 cents

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN CM
SCALE 1:1
1200
1500
SITE PLAN
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
CUSAT
1550
PROJECT BY
3300
1600
1000
AMAL DEV
ANJALI P.
FATHIMA K.J.
NADIR
PRAPHULRAJ
SAHA HANEEF

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A.

SOIL INVESTIGATION REPORT

A.1.2 METHOD OF EXPLORATION

A.1.3. SOIL PROFILE

A.2 Standard penetration test

A.3 Analysis of soil data

A.4 Recommendation for foundation

Object : Residential building

Fine sand with

Date of Commence : 10.03.2014

Clay sand (grey)

Lateritic clay with

Stiff lateritic clay

Object : Residential building

Sandy clay (Grey)

Date of Commence : 10.03.2014

Sand with little clay

Stiff charcoalic clay

Coarse sand with

End of the bore hole

Date of Commence : 13.03.2014

Fine sand (brown)

Fine sand with little

Fine sand (grey)

Sandy clay with

Clay with shell dust

Laterite clay with

Object: Residential building

Date of Commence : 13.03.2014

Sandy clay (brown)

Coarse sand with

Clay sand (grey)

Fine sand with clay

Object : Residential building

Date of Commence : 17.03.2014

Fine sand (yellow)

Fine sand (greenish)

Fine sand (yellow)

Fine sand (brown)

Fine sand with little

Fine sand (greenish)

Standard Penetration Test

Clayey sand with silt

Clayey sand with silt

Object : Residential building

Date of Commence : 17.03.2014

Date of Completion : 25.03.2014

Clayey sand (brown)

Medium sand mixed

Fine sand with little

End of bore hole at

Silty clay with sand

Silty clay(dark grey)

(No samples collected)

Lateritic clay with sand

Silty sand with shell

`Fine sand (white)

Fine sand(light grey)

Note: samples are provided to us

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS

Lateritic clay with sand

Clayey sand (grey)

Silty sand (grey)