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PROJEK MENAIKTARAF JALAN PAN BORNEO 19-Jul-24
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WMA NSJ 1

1.0 Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Existing Ground

1.1 Soil Parameters :

Thickness of soft layer, H = 0.50 m

Ground level (RL) = 0.00 m
Ground water table (RL) = 10.00 m
Cohesion of soil, c = 70.00 kN/m2
Bulk unit weight of layer, g = 20.00 kN/m3
Submerged unit weight of layer, gsub = 10.19 kN/m3
Compression index, Cc = 0.23
Initial void ratio, e0 = 0.98
Coefficient of vertical consolidation, Cv = 0.000475 cm2/sec
= 1.49796 m2/year

1.2 Safe Bearing Capacity :

Ultimate Bearing capacity qult = c * Nc

Where, c = Cohesion of soil layer = 70 kN/m2
Nc = Bearing capacity factor = 5.14

Hence, Ultimate Bearing capacity qult = 359.8 kN/m2

Safe Bearing capacity, qsafe = qult / FoS

Where, FoS = Factor of Safety = 2

Hence, Safe Bearing capacity, qsafe = 179.90 kN/m2

Pressure intensity to be supported = 170.00 kN/m2

Hence O.K.

1.3 Settlement of Soft Clay :

Setlement of the soft clay layer is calculated as,

CC  P0  P 
   H  log 
 

1  e0  P0 

Where,
Thickness of soft clay layer, H = 0.50 m
Compression index, Cc = 0.23
Initial void ratio, e0 = 0.98
Initial overburden pressure, P0 = 28.02 kN/m2
Increament in pressure, dP = 170.00 kN/m2

Hence, total settlement of the layer, d = 0.04932267 m

= 49.3226672 mm
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PROJEK MENAIKTARAF JALAN PAN BORNEO 19-Jul-24
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WMA NSJ 1

1.4 Time Required for Consolidation :

Degree of consolidation to be achieved, U = 90 %

Tv  d 2
Hence, time required, t 
cv

Where,
Time factor for the drainage system, Tv = 0.72
Length of drainage path, d = 0.50 m
Coefficient of vertical consolidation, Cv = 1.49796 m2/year

Hence, time required for consolidation = 0.12 years

= 43.86 days