CP28: Proposed Schematic Design and Master Planning for North District at Lusail

If very loose or soft materials are encountered at the foundation level, it should be removed
completely.

9.2 Bearing Pressure for the Shallow Foundations

The calculation of bearing capacity is based on the results of the uniaxial compression strength tests
on the rock core samples obtained from the boreholes. The design UCS & RQD values were
extracted after statistical calculation of the mean, standard deviation and the lower and upper bound
limits of all results and taking into consideration the degree of weathering and fracturing nature, the
percentages of the secondary materials of the bored materials and our practical experience, in
addition to using suitable factor of safety of twenty. The method of calculations is presented in
Appendix E; accordingly, allowable bearing pressure value is presented in Table 15.

Table 15: Allowable Bearing Capacity Values

Subgrade
Foundation Bearing
Foundation Reaction
Location Foundation Type Depth Capacity
Materials (KN/m3)
(m, bgl) (KN/m2)

Isolated Footings/Strip 1.0-2.0 370 -

All BHs except Footing
Simsima
locations of BHs (B<5.0m) 2.0-3.0 385 -
Limestone
(04, 05 & 15)
Raft Foundation 1.0-2.0 400 48,000
Isolated Footings/Strip 1.0-1.5 280 -
Footing
BH-04, BH-05 & Simsima 1.5-2.5 300 -
(B<5.0m)
BH-15 Limestone
Raft Foundation 1.0-2.0 330 40,000

9.3 Deep Foundation (Pile Foundations)

Based on the borehole’s logs, it is observed that the rock quality is very poor to excellent. This can
be observed from the values of Rock Quality Designation (RQD), which are ranging from 0 % to
92%. The Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS) values for the bedrock vary between very weak to
strong. The pile socket shall be started from the Simsima Limestone Member depth, and extends
through Rus Formation.

The method for determining of the design values for the ultimate skin friction value for rock formation
types (i.e., namely Simsima Limestone & Rus Formation) were based on all information available
from the current study, statistical analysis especially for the UCS (uniaxial compression strength)
total core recovery (TCR) and rock quality designation (RQD).

Accordingly, it is considered that bored cast-in-situ piles can be used for the ground conditions
encountered at this site. The in-situ or static pile capacity computations are necessary to estimate
the number of piles for a job and the required pile lengths for the design of the substructure elements.
All the static pile formulas may be expressed by the following basic equations:

Pile Carrying Capacity

Qp=Qb+Qs-Wp
Qp: Ultimate resistance of the pile
Qb: Ultimate resistance of the base
Qs: Ultimate resistance of the shaft
Wp: weight of the pile

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