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NABL ACCREDITED LABORATORY AS PER ISO/IEC 17025: 2017

SAFE BEARING CAPACITY SOIL

(As per IS 6403-1981)
DATA:
chainage / Location * : 485+065
Sample No : 1
Location* : BOX CULVERT 1 x 2.0
Depth of Footing / .Sample Collected (d) : 1.50 m
Width of Footing (B) : 5.00 m
Length of Footing (L) : 5.00 m
Shape of Footing Square
Dry Density (Ydry) : 1.65 gm/cc Ydry w
Bulk Density( ٧b ) ((1+w/100)*Ydry) : 1.93123 gm/cc 1.645 17.4
Shear Parameters: (C & Φ) Ybulk = 1.93123
2
Cohesion ( C ) : 0.30 kgf/cm
Angle of Internal Friction ( Φ ) : 17 degrees
Specific Gravity (Gs) : 2.53
Void ratio (e) : 0.54
e = ((Gs*1)/Ydry)-1) : 0.54
Saturated density ٧sat : 1.99 gm/cc
٧sat = ((Gs+e)٧w / 1+e) : 1.99
Submersible Density ٧s (٧sat -1) : 0.99 gm/cc
2
Over Burden Pressure (q)( (d x٧s)/10) : 0.15 kg/cm
Effect of Water Table (W') : 1.00 Water table Considered
Water table Considered as per IS 6403 Cluase no 5.1.2.4 (b),
Type of Failure is : Local Shear Failure
as per IS 6403 table No - 1, Bearing Capacity Factors Considered
N'c = 9.179 N'q = 2.933 N'٧ = 1.671
Breadth of footing assumed (B) : 5.00 m Length,L= 5.00 m

Depth of Ground Water Table* : 0.00 m Hence W'= 1.00

as per IS 6403 table No - 2, Shape Factors Considered
Shape Factors for Square
Sc= 1.3 Sq= 1.2 S٧= 0.8
Depth Factor Correction is to be applied As per IS 6403 Cluase no 5.1.2.2 (only when back filling is done with
proper compaction.)
DEPTH FACTORS Nf 1.351
dc= 1.081 ; dq=dr= 1.041
0
Inclination Factors ic = iq = i٧ = 1 as angle of inclination is taken as 0

Factor of safety( F ) : 2.5

as per IS 6403 table No - 1, Bearing Capacity Factors Applied
SBC= { ( C N'c Sc dc ic)+ q ( N'q-1) Sq dq iq +½ x B ٧b N'٧ S٧ d٧ i٧ W'}
F
= 1 { 2.580 + 0.700 + 0.672 }
2.5
+ 0
= 3.951 + 0.000 = 1.581 + 0.000
2.5
2
= 1.581 Kg/cm
Net safe Bearing capacity (NSBC)= 15.81 t/m2