Ayoleeza Consultants Pvt. Ltd. | ¢ Kakrali Gate, Aam Bag. Tanakpur Distt. Champawat, Uttarakhand-262309 | ACPLiTanakpur/A1117/EPC/2020/1225 Date: 22.07.2020 To. ‘The Authorized Representative Mis SCIW- RGBEL (JV) B-30, RDC Rajnagar Ghaziabad-201002 Subject: Reconstruction with geometric improvement of two lane to 2 lane with paved shoulder configuration from existing Km,52.200 to 92.880 (Tanakpur to Belkhet) of NH-125 in the state of Uttarakhand Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode under improvement of NH connectivity of Chardham. SH: Submission of design & drawing for slope protection work at Ch.67+440 to 67+560, Ref: Your letter no. SCIW-RGBELV VACPL/07/20-21/510 dated 11.07.2020. Dear Sir, Authority Engineer has reviewed your design proposal for the subject cited location for slope protection, and followings are observations. Geotechnical Investigation Part: 1- Page no. 3, scope of work states that carrying out horizontal drilling upto a depth of maximum 10m from the face of the hill slope. Please add the picture of the drill machine setting at the spot so that bore hole location could be established. Please aitach the bore hole location map which is missing. In case of horizontal drilling, can we get the depth of water table? 2- Please explain with photographs about the sampling of the undisturbed and disturbed samples. Since drilling has been done using 77mm core barrel, extracting samples of boulder cobble and gravel seems difficult. How the range of percentage of the content of boulder cobble and gravel has been determined (Ref 7.0 of page 7)? 3- How field density range has been determined ( 7.3 page 7)? 4- Please specify the dimensions of box shear tests and testing details of getting the c-phi values. 5- Since strata is described as non cohesive, how the value of cohesion has been obtained? Is is apperent cohesion? Please specify. 6-AS mentioned at page no 5 of the report — All laboratory tests were conducted as per IS:2720. Results of all the tests are tabulated in bore log chart table-1 (A to F). 1 was unable to get these tables. Please attach some test graphs also which have been used to calculate the c-phi values of the block shear tests. 7-Not able to understand fig. 1.1 given on page 6 and its relevence. Please clarify. Soil nailing d part: Et 4+ Cohesion parameter of the strata has been taken for design as 100kPa which is not supported by geotechnical investigation data. Assumed value can not be taken for realistic site specific design. 2-This area falls in seismic zone ~ IV. This zone is called the High Damage Risk Zone and covers areas liable to MSK VIIL The IS code assigns zone factor of 0.24 for Zone 4. Horizontal seismic coefficient has been taken as 0.14 which is not suitable, It can be taken as the value determined from site specific study or should be taken as zone factor in its absence. Please review the design. 3- Effect of pore water pressure developed due to heavy rainfall has not been taken into account, Please review the design from this aspect also. odAyoleoza Consultants Pvt.Ltd. 9 Kakrali Gate. Aam Bag. Tanakpur Distt, Champawat. Uttarakhand-263909 4 The dimension of SDA (Diameter of the SDA) not seen anywhere in the design input. Please specify S- Specification of grout mix and grouting process is not specified. Please clearly provide the installation procedure. 6- Spacing of soil nails shoukd be provided as per MoRTh specification 3208.2. “ Typically same nail spacing can be adopted in both Horizontal S, and vertical S, directions. Nail spacing ranges from 1.25 to 2 m (commonly 1.5) for conventional drilled and grouted soil nails, and as low as 0.4 m for driven nails. As a general rule, soil nail spacing in horizontal and vertical direction must be such that each nail has an influenee area SX S> 4m?” ‘Your project design chainage shall be conformity with contract design chainage. ‘This has to be reconfirmed at your end with documentary support. ‘With above comments, it found that the design of the slope stability measures needs to be reviewed and submitied for its technical approval. ‘This is for your necessary action ‘Thanking you, Yours trul For Ayoleeza Consultant Pvt. Ltd. Kuldip Si ‘Team Leader CC: 1- Executive Engineer, NH Division, PWD Lohaghat for information Please. 2- Senior Coordinator Ayoleeza Consultant Noida for information please. Corp eee cee eed