Job No: 3794

REPORT ON
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION WORK
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENT AT
DIFFERENT PLACES FOR MAIN FLYOVER AND
RADHANAGAR BRIDGE AGARTALA, TRIPURA

CH. M. : 122.95
FLY OVER

Clients :
NCC Limited,
NCC House, Madhapur,
Hyderabad- 500081

Geotechnical investigation Agency :

C. E. Testing Company Pvt. Limited

An ISO 9001, 14001& OHSAS 18001 Certified Company
NABL Accredited Laboratory
124A, N.S.C. BOSE ROAD : Kolkata - 700 092
Phones : 2428-6221 - 24 Fax : (033) 2428-6220
Email : cetest@cetestindia.com

September 2016
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Job No. : 3794 Sheet No.

REPORT ON
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION WORK
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENT AT
DIFFERENT PLACES FOR MAIN FLYOVER AND
RADHANAGAR BRIDGE AGARTALA, TRIPURA

1. INTRODUCTION
It has been proposed to construct embankment at different places for main flyover and
Radhanagar Bridge at Agartala, Tripura and the job has been awarded to M/s. NCC Ltd.

For designing of Foundation structures coming under this project, it was necessary to
conduct a detailed Geotechnical Investigation work to obtain engineering properties of the
underlying soil & M/s NCCL, in turn, appointed M/s. C. E. Testing Company Pvt. Ltd,
Kolkata as their Geotechnical Consultant.

The scope of the work comprised of only 1 no. routine plate load test.

2. FIELD INVESTIGATION
PLATE LOAD TEST:
Only 1 no. Plate Load Test (Routine type) was conducted using a 450mm square plate. Test
is continued upto a maximum loading intensity of about 24.43t/sqm. The load is applied
through a hydraulic jack. The reaction for applying the load on the plate is obtained by a
loading platform with sandbags. After applying the load increments, settlement records are
made at intervals of 1, 2.25, 4, 6.25, 9, 16, 25 & 60 minutes and thereafter at an interval of
an hour. Next increment of load was applied only when the rate of plate settlement reduced
to 0.02 mm per minute. The test results are discussed in Section-3.
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3. DISCUSSIONS
PLATE LOAD TEST:
Only one no. (01) Plate Load Test (Routine Type) was conducted in the site using 450mm
square plate. Load (Vs.) settlement plots is made in arithmetic scale to calculate Allowable
Bearing Capacity. The calculations are presented below.

PLT 10: (N:8022.378, E:4739.477)

Ultimate Load corresponding to 25mm settlement = 24.05t/sqm
Applying a FOS of 2.50, safe load becomes (24.05/2.50) = 9.62 t/sqm
Recommended safe load = 9.00 t/sqm, Corresponding settlement = 5.25mm.

Based on the above data, the following is summarized.

Test No. Safe Load, Plate Settlement

T/M2 at Safe Load, mm
PLT-10 9.00 5.25

SUBGRADE MODULUS:
Subgrade Modulus is obtained from Plate Load Tests as K = P/S. Where P = Plate Load
corresponding to settlement S. The corrected subgrade modulus for the plate is presented
below.
Test No. Subgrade Modulus Corrected Subgrade
for Plate as per IS Modulus as per
9214, Kg/cm3 IS:9214 Kg/cm3
PLT-10 2.00 1.11

The Subgrade modulus value is inversely proportional to the square root of the foundation
area up to a base area of 10 sqm and then remains constant. The Subgrade Modulus value
for PLT-10 has been considered for calculations for other foundation sizes.

Test No. Subgrade Modulus, (kg/cucm)

Foundation Foundation Foundation Foundation Area =
Area = 1 sqm Area = 4 sqm Area = 5 sqm 10 sqm or above
PLT-10 0.50 0.25 0.22 0.16
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PLATE LOAD TEST NO. 10

Commenced on: 20/09/2016
Completed on: 20/09/2016
Pit size: 2.00mX2.00mX1.60m(depth)
Load on pr.guage/divn.= 10Kg/sq.cm
Load on jack/divn. = 0.708t/sq.m
Plate size: 0.45mX0.45m
Load on plate/divn.=3.49t/sq.m. Ultimate Load = 24.05 t/sq.m.
Test Type: Routine PLT Safe Load = 24.05/2.50 = 9.62 t/sq.m.

L o a d t/sqm
0 3 5 8 10 13 15 18 20 23 25
0

10
S e t t l e m e n t, mm.

13

15

18

20

23

25

28

30

FIG. 1.01 LOAD VS SETTLEMENT GRAPH FOR PLT-10

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SETTLEMENT OF PROTOTYPE FOUNDATION:

Now As per IS: 1888, in case of sandy soil, we can write
or for clayey soil, Sp/Sf = Bp/Bf
Where,
Sp = Settlement of Plate (in mm)
Sf = Settlement of Footing (in mm)
Bp = Width of Plate (in cm) = 45cm
Bf = Width of footing (in cm)
Based on the above data, the footing settlement is calculated and presented in the following
table.
Test Soil Type at Safe Load, Plate
No. test level T/M2 Settlement at Footing Settlement at Safe Load, mm
Safe Load,
mm B = 1m B = 2m B = 3m B = 4m

PLT-10 Clay 9.00 5.25 11.67 23.33 35.00 46.67

Sample Calculation for PLT- 10 (4m wide foundation)

Sp = 5.25mm
Bp = 45cm
Bf = 400cm (assumed)
Settlement of Footing, Sf = 5.25 x 400 / 45 = 46.67 mm
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4. SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS

Based on the field test and the foregoing discussion, the following are summarised.

1. Only one no. (1). Plate Load Test was conducted in the site (routine type) and discussed
in the previous section. Based on the above test result, the subgrade modulus for
foundation area is presented below.

Test No. Subgrade Modulus, (kg/cucm)

Foundation Foundation Foundation Foundation Area =
Area = 1 sqm Area = 4 sqm Area = 5 sqm 10 sqm or above
PLT-10 0.50 0.25 0.22 0.16

2. Based on the plate load test, the estimated settlement of the prototype foundation of
different widths are calculated and presented below.

Test Soil Type at Safe Load, Plate

No. test level T/M2 Settlement at Footing Settlement at Safe Load, mm
Safe Load,
mm B = 1m B = 2m B = 3m B = 4m

PLT-10 Clay 9.00 5.25 11.67 23.33 35.00 46.67

Where, B = Width of footing in m.

Note: However, it may be noted that the expected total settlement will be much higher than those mentioned in the
above table. From the plate load test, only immediate settlement can be predicted. But consolidation settlement of
the underlying clay layer will also take place under the externally applied load. Considering these aspects, the SBC
achieved from this PLT shall be compared with the borehole data, if available at nearby location.

For C. E. Testing Company Private Limited,

Prepared By Checked By Approved By

( D. S. BISWAS) ( S. NATH ) ( DR. M. NAYAK )

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PIT LOG FOR PLT-10

E.G.L
2.00mX2.00m E.G.L
^^
^^ ^^
^^
0.60m

1.60m

1.00m

1.80mX1.80m

EGL-0.60m:- Bitumen & brickbats.

(Layer-I)
0.60-1.60m:- Steek grey, clayey silt. Obs. fine sand mixtures.
(Layer-II)

Note :-
All Dimension in Metre Unless Note Other Wise