Geotechnical Investigation Report

Annexure

SAFE BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATION FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATION

(IRC Subtructure code, IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, IS: 1904)
Structure : TELECOM TOWER
Location : KOTELBEDA

G.L 100.000

D = 2.00 m
F.L 98.000 B = 3.0 m

1.5 x B
Founding Strata

Description Unit Value

General Data:

R.L of the Original Ground Level (Considered) m 100.000

R.L of Borehole below level/Depth of cutting m 100.000

Founding Level m 98.000

R.L of Strata where SBC is required m 98.000

Field data:

Description of Strata where SBC is required Medium Dense Brownish Sand with Silt

Observed average SPT N value at founding level - 50

Corrected average SPT N value (from borelog) - 50

Angle of internal friction of soil (Ø) (as per IS 6403 fig 1) Deg 25.00

Foundation details:

Type of foundation Isolated

Shape of foundation Square

Width of foundation (B) m 3.00*

Length of foundation (L) m 3.00*

Depth of base of open foundation from SL (Df ) m 2.00

Depth of Replacement m 0.0

Depth of bottom of Replacement below G.L m 2.00

Angle of inclination of open foundation (α) Deg 0.0

Depth of Ground Water Table below Ground level m 10.0

Bulk unit weight of bearing soil layer (γ) t/m3 1.63*

Effective unit weight of bearing soil layer (gsub) t/m3 0.63

Effective overburden pressure at base of foundation with respect to Ground Water 2
t/m 3.26
Table (q)
 Geotechnical Investigation Report
Annexure

SAFE BEARING CAPACITY CALCULATION FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATION

(IRC Subtructure code, IS: 6403, IS: 8009 part I, IS: 1904)
Structure : TELECOM TOWER
Location : KOTELBEDA
Factor of Safety (FOS) - 2.5
*Assumed values

Bearing Capacity based on Shear Criteria as per IS: 6403

Considered cohesion, C t/m2 0.0
Considered Angle of internal friction (Ø) Deg 25
As Ø ≤ 28° it is Local Shear failure.
Net allowable bearing
2/3 C N'c Sc dc ic + γ Df (N'q – 1) Sq dq iq + 0.5 γ B N'γ Sγ dγ iγ W'
capcity (qd) =
Effective width (B) m 3.0
Effective Length (L) m 3.0
Depth of shear zone below foundation base m 2.4
Reduced Angle of internal friction of bearing soil considered (Ø') Deg 17.00

Nc = 20.72 N'c = 12.52

Bearing Capacity Factors (IS 6403 table 1) Nq = 10.66 N'q = 4.92
Nγ = 10.88 N'γ = 3.75
Shape Factors (IS 6403 table 2) Inclination Factors (IS 6403 cl: 5.1.2.3) Depth Factors (IS 6403 cl: 5.1.2.2)
Sc = 1.30 dc = 1.21 ic = 1.00
Sq = 1.20 dq = 1.11 iq = 1.00
Sγ = 0.80 dγ = 1.11 iγ = 1.00
Water Table Correction Factor W' (As per IS 6403 clause 0.5
=
5.1.2.4)

2/3 C N'c Sc dc ic + γ Df (N'q – 1) Sq dq iq + 0.5 γ B N'γ Sγ dγ

=
Net Ultimate bearing capacity (qd) iγ W'
2
= 37.26 t/m
2
= 37.26/2.5 t/m
Net Safe bearing capacity (qns) qd / FOS
= 14.9 t/m2

Bearing Capacity based on Settlement Criteria as per IS: 8009 (Part-I)

m 0.010
Settlement per unit pressure (10t/m2) (IS 8009 part 1 fig: 9)
mm 10
D/√(LB) - 0.667
L/B - 1.00
Depth correction factor (IS 8009 part 1 fig: 12) - 0.92
Rigidity factor (IS 8009 part 1 cl: 9.5.2) - 0.8
Water Table correction factor (IS 8009 part 1 fig: 9), Conservative Approach - 0.5
Corrected settlement mm 14.72
Bearing pressure for 50 mm settlement (IS 1904 ) t/m2 34.0

Hence, allowable bearing capacity at Founding Level (qall) t/m2 14.9