REPORT ON SUB SOIL EXPLORATION FOR THE PROPOSED APARTMENT

(39.95m HEIGHT) (G+12) FOR M/s. ASSET HOMES PVT LTD AT DESIYA

KAVALA,KAKKANAD

No: CGL/RT/175/17

1. INTRODUCTION
There is a proposal to construct a apartment (39.95m Height) (G+12) at Desiya
Kavala,Kakkanad for M/s. Asset homes Pvt Ltd . It is decided to carry out a detailed
sub soil investigation to find out Safe bearing capacity and selection of appropriate
foundation for the building.
The work was awarded to M/s CGL Geoinformatics, 51/937 B, Paradise Road, Vytilla
P.O, Ernakulam 682019. A detailed field investigation were carried out from
15/02/2018 to 23/03/2018. This report summarizes the subsoil investigations and furnishes the
recommendation
on the type of the foundation to be provided.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work at this site, entrusted with us comprised of
2.1 Mobilization of boring rigs with all necessary equipments and skilled/unskilled
personals for the field work.
2.2 Boring three bore holes of diameter 150 mm, with drilling equipments in sand,
silt, clay and gravel to a maximum depth of 19.35 m or till the spoon rebound
whichever is earlier at the selected location fixed by the client.
2.3 Conduction of Standard Penetration tests in bore holes at every 1.0 m upto 6m
depth and at every 1.5m after that depth or change of strata and prepare bore
log showing details.
2.4 Collection of disturbed samples in air tight polythene bags with proper labelling
and transportation to laboratory.
2.5 Conducting the laboratory tests on the disturbed samples as per Indian
Standards and furnishing the results.
2.6 Preparation and submission of the detailed report with field and laboratory
results.
3. PROGRAMME OF INVESTIGATION
3.1 FIELD INVESTIGATION
3.1.1 One boring unit with all necessary equipment along with a team of technical

personal with skilled labourers were mobilised at the work site.

3.1.2 Three bore holes of 150mm were bored to a depth suggested by client,
below the existing ground level. Bore holes were made as per IS: 1892- 1979, using rotary drilling.

3.1.3 Representative samples were collected at every 1.0m / 1.5 m depth interval

or change of strata, whichever is earlier.

3.1.4 The samples collected were carefully sealed and transported to laboratory

for tests.

3.1.5 Standard Penetration Tests were conducted at every 1.0 m depth till 6m and
at every 1.5m intervals after that, as per IS: 2131-1981. Before testing
borehole was cleaned properly and Split Spoon Sampler is placed centrally
in bore holes. A standard hammer of 63.5 kg is dropped from a height of 75
cm and number of blows for penetration of sampler for 0-15 cm, 15-30 cm
and 30-45 cm were noted. Number of blows required for 15-45 cm
penetration is reported as N value.

3.1.6 Bore holes were terminated after the investigation. 3.2 LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
3.2.1 The following laboratory tests were conducted on the selected samples as

relevant IS codes.
a) Particle size Analysis (IS .2720-Part 4-1985)
b) Water content (IS .2720-Part 2-1973)
c) Bulk density (IS .2720-Part 9-1992)
d) Specific Gravity (IS .2720-Part 3-1980)
e) Direct Shear Test (IS .2720-Part 13-1986)
f) Triaxial Test (IS.2720(Part-11)-1971)
g) Liquid Limit & Plastic Limit (.2720-Part 5-1985)
h) Unconfined Compression Test (IS .2720-Part 10-1975)

Best regards,

For CGL Geoinformatics.

TYPE OF BORING: Rotary Drilling

depth
(m) 15 cm 30 cm 45 cm
N Value
10 20 30 40 50 >50

Filling Waste 1.50

1.50
2.00 1 2 3 5

4.00 1 1 2 3

Clayey Sand with

Pebbles(Brown)

6.00

5.00 1 0 2 2

Lateritic Sand below GL Depth in m

Bore log Thickness of layer m

Standard Penetration Test

5.00
Clayey Sand(Brown) 3.50

9.00
3.00
CLIENT M/s.ASSET HOMES PVT LTD

Description of soil

PROJECT: PROPOSED BUILDING (G+12)(39.95m HEIGHT)

SITE: DESIYA KAVALA,KAKKANAD

BORE HOLE NO. : BH-I Date of start:15/02/2018

Graph of ‘N’
value

Remarks
Date of completion:16/02/2018
Ground water table:2.66m below the GL

Clayey Sand with

Pebbles(Brown)

6.00

5.00 1 0 2 2

6.00 4 6 12 18

7.50 4 9 9 18

Hard Rock 1.00

10.00

9.00 Recovery=100%R
QD=45%

Hard Rock 2.00

11.00

10.00 Recovery=100%R
QD=93%

Lateritic Sand

Basil E J, B.Tech
(Engineer In Charge)

Bore hole terminated at 11.0m depth

9.00
3.00
TYPE OF BORING: Rotary Drilling

depth
(m) 15 cm 30 cm 45 cm
N Value
10 20 30 40 50 >50

Sand(Brown) 2.00
2.00

1.00 1 2 2 4

Clayey Sand with

Pebbles (Brown) 2.00
4.00

2.00 1 0 1 1

4.00 2 4 4 8

5.00 5 2 4 6

CLIENT M/s.ASSET HOMES PVT LTD

Description of soil

PROJECT: PROPOSED BUILDING (G+12)(39.95m HEIGHT)

SITE: DESIYA KAVALA,KAKKANAD

BORE HOLE NO. : BH-II Date of start:15/02/2018

Graph of ‘N’
value

Remarks
Date of completion:15/02/2018
Ground water table:2.66m below the GL below GL Depth in m Bore log Thickness of layer m
Standard Penetration Test

6.00
Lateritic Sand 2.00

9.00
3.00 Lateritic Clay with
Pebbles

5.00 5 2 4 6

6.00 1 2 2 4

7.50 5 4 5 9

Laterite with Weathered

Rock 1.50
10.50

9.00 6 10 11 21

Weathered Rock 0.50

11.00

10.50 9 10 13 23

Soft Rock 0.10

11.10

11.00 Recovery Nil

Hard Rock 1.90

13.00

11.10 Recovery=49%
RQD=49%
Basil E J, B.Tech
(Engineer In Charge)

Bore hole terminated at 13.0m depth

6.00
Lateritic Sand 2.00

9.00
3.00 Lateritic Clay with
Pebbles

TYPE OF BORING: Rotary Drilling

depth
(m) 15 cm 30 cm 45 cm
N Value
10 20 30 40 50 >50
1.00 3 3 3 6 No sample
2.00 2 2 1 3
3.00 1 2 4 6 No sample

Sand with Pebbles 1.00

5.00
4.00 11 11 12 23

Laterite with Pebbles 1.00

6.00
5.00 2 3 6 9
6.00 2 4 7 11 below GL Depth in m Bore log Thickness of layer m
Standard Penetration Test

4.00
Gravel 4.00

12.00
6.00 Lateritic Clay with
Sand
CLIENT M/s.ASSET HOMES PVT LTD

Description of soil

PROJECT: PROPOSED BUILDING (G+12)(39.95m HEIGHT)

SITE: DESIYA KAVALA,KAKKANAD

BORE HOLE NO. : BH-III Date of start:13/02/2018

Graph of ‘N’
value

Remarks
Date of completion:13/02/2018
Ground water table:2.53m below the GL

6.00 2 4 7 11
7.50 3 3 4 7
9.00 3 6 7 13
10.50 7 6 8 14
12.00 3 5 9 14
13.50 12 9 10 19

Weathered Rock 2.45

17.45

15.00 13 32 18 >50 10cm balance

Soft Rock 0.30

17.75

17.45 Recovery=100%
RQD=Nil

Hard Rock 1.60

19.35

17.75 Recovery=56%
RQD=22%

Basil E J, B.Tech
(Engineer In Charge)

Bore hole terminated at 19.35m depth

12.00
6.00 Lateritic Clay with
Sand

15.00
Lateritic Clay 3.00

TEST RESULTS

CLIENT: M/s. Asset Homes Pvt.Ltd(C/o CGL Geoinformatics, Kochi-19)Report. No. CGL/C/637/17
SITE: Desiya Kavala,Kakkanad Bore hole No. Depth m

Description of soil Natural water content (%) Bulk density

g/cc LL
%
PL
%

Grain size distribution %

Type of
Sample
Type of test
Specific
gravity Cohesion

c kg/cm2 Angle of internal friction ø o Silt & Clay

Sand Fine Gravel Medium Coarse

I 2.0 Clayey Sand(SC) 15.61 1.781 - - 15 62 23 0 0 ds Direct

Shear 2.65 0.03 27

I 5.0 Gravelly Clayey Sand(SC- GC) 20.86 1.715 30.6 15.3 24 29 30 1 16 ds Direct

Shear - 0.06 12

I 7.5 Clayey Sand(SC) 31.41 1.814 44.3 23.6 44 23 31 2 0 ds Direct

Shear 2.66 0.14 28

I 9.0- 10.0

Poor moderately strong hard rock

(Rock Mass Rating No.=54) 2.647 uds Uniaxial compressive
strength = 14.1 N/mm2

I 10.0- 11.0

Excellent moderately strong hard

rock (Rock Mass Rating No.=60) 2.709 uds Uniaxial compressive
strength = 23.6 N/mm2

II 2.0 Gravelly Clayey Sand(SC- GC) 20.77 1.694 - - 16 49 18 1 16 ds Direct

Shear 2.63 0.04 10

II 5.0 Clayey Sand(SC) 17.06 1.769 - - 16 47 30 1 6 ds Direct

Shear - 0.07 28

II 7.5 Gravelly Sandy Clay(SC- GC) 35.00 1.766 45.5 26.4 39 20 16 1 24 ds Direct

Shear 2.64 0.14 20

(All the tests are done on remoulded sample collected from SPT spoon)

II 10.5 Clayey Sand(SC) 33.97 1.753 - - 30 25 31 9 5 ds Direct

Shear - 0.10 32
II 11.1- 13.0

Poor moderately strong hard rock

(Rock Mass Rating No.=55) 2.620 uds Uniaxial compressive
strength = 23.6 N/mm2

III 2.0 Gravel(GP) 9.86 1.643 - - 1 0 0 6 93 ds Direct

Shear 2.63 0.00 30

III 4.0 Gravelly Sand(SP-GP) 19.88 1.821 - - 5 13 68 5 9 ds Direct

Shear - 0.00 32
III 6.0 Sandy Clay(CH-SP) 28.44 1.762 51.1 25.5 51 19 28 2 0 ds Triaxial 2.64 0.19 14
III 9.0 Sandy Clay(CI-SP) 36.40 1.733 48.5 31.1 55 10 30 5 0 ds Triaxial - 0.18 20
III 12.0 Clay(CH) 51.09 1.681 105.1 54.8 97 3 0 0 0 ds Triaxial 2.65 0.28 7
III 15.0 Clayey Sand(SC) 32.49 1.888 53.1 32.0 44 25 29 1 1 ds Direct

Shear - 0.12 33

III 17.45- 17.75

Very poor very weak soft rock(Rock

Mass Rating No.=34) 2.629 uds No sufficient sample
for strength test

III 17.75- 19.35

Very poor moderately strong hard

rock (Rock Mass Rating No.=53) 2.908 uds Uniaxial compressive
strength = 37.7 N/mm2

(All the tests are done on remoulded sample collected from SPT spoon)
Vyttila Linish Varghese, B.Tech
28/02/2018 Senior Engineer

RECOMMENDATIONS
INTRODUCTION
M/s CGL Geoinformatics, 51/937 B, Paradise Road, Vyttila PO, Kochi 682019 had
conducted site investigation for the proposed apartment building (G+12) of M/s Asset
Homes Private Limited at Desiya Kavala, Kakkanad. Three boreholes were taken up to
a maximum depth of 19.35 m using rotary drilling. Standard Penetration Tests were
conducted at regular vertical intervals and the samples taken during the investigation
were tested in the laboratory.

DATA AND DISCUSSIONS

The soil profile in BH-1 location shows that the topsoil is of filled waste up to 1.5 m
depth. It is followed by clayey sand up to 6.0 m depth having N value varying
between 2 and 5. After that it is lateritic sand up to 9.0 m depth having N value of 18. Below that, it is
poor to excellent moderately strong hard rock up to the bored depth
11.0 m having core recovery = 100 % and RQD =45 % and 93 %. Ground water
table is located at 2.66 m below the GL.
The soil profile in BH-2 location shows that the topsoil is of sand up to 2.0 m depth
having N value of 4, followed by clayey sand layer of 2.0 m thickness having N value
of 1. After that it is lateritic sand up to 6.0 m depth having N value of 8 and 6. This is
followed by lateritic clay with pebbles up to 9.0 m depth having N value of 4 and 9. Below that, there is
weathered rock up to 11.0 m depth having N value of 21 and 23. After that it is very poor soft rock
up to 11.1 m depth having core recovery= nil. It is
followed by poor moderately strong hard rock up to the bored depth 13.0 m having
core recovery = 49 % and RQD =49 %. Ground water table is located at 2.66 m
below the GL.
The soil profile in BH-3 location shows that the topsoil is of gravel up to 4.0 m depth
having N value of 3 and 6, followed by sand with pebbles up to 5.0 m depth having N
value of 23. After that it is laterite with pebbles up to 6.0 m depth having N value of 9. This is followed by
lateritic clay up to 15.0 m depth having N value varying between 7
and 19. Below that there is weathered rock up to 17.45 m depth having N value >50,
followed by very poor soft rock up to 17.75 m depth having core recovery= 100 %
and RQD = nil. After that there is very poor moderately strong hard rock up to the
bored depth 19.35 m having core recovery = 56 % and RQD 22%. Ground water
table is located at 2.53 m below the GL.
Soil profiles in the boreholes show variations. Topsoil up to around 4.0 m depth has
low shear strength. Soil below that has reasonable shear strength. But not enough to
support the proposed structure. So, shallow foundation is not advisable. Hard rock
layer is available at 9.0 m depth, 11.1 m depth, and 17.75 m depth in BH-1, BH-2,
and BH-3 locations, respectively. So, foundation can be rested in hard rock layer with
proper embedment.

RECOMMENDATIONS

In BH-1 & BH-2 locations

i) It is recommended to provide DMC/drilling concrete pile foundation to

support column loads. Each pile should have a length of around 9.5 m to
11.5 m depending on the availability of hard rock layer. Pile should be
rested in hard rock layer with sufficient embedment length
(approximately equal to half times diameter of pile into hard rock layer). Based on the above, following
recommendations are made;
Sl no
Pile
Diameter
mm

Tip
resistance
kN

Side
friction
kN
Safe axial
load
kN

Uplift
load
kN

Lateral
load
kN
1 600 1160 110 1270 120 50
2 700 1580 130 1710 140 70
3 800 2070 150 2220 170 90
4 900 2610 170 2780 210 115
5 1000 3220 210 3430 260 140
6 1100 3900 230 4130 300 175

In BH-3 location

ii) It is recommended to provide DMC/drilling concrete pile foundation to

support column loads. Each pile should have a length of around 18.5 m
depending on the availability of hard rock layer. Pile should penetrate
through soft rock layer and should be rested in hard rock layer with
sufficient embedment length (approximately equal to one times diameter
of pile into hard rock layer). Based on the above, following
recommendations are made;

Sl no
Pile
Diameter
mm

Tip
resistance
kN

Side
friction
kN
Safe axial
load
kN

Uplift
load
kN

Lateral
load
kN
1 600 1190 210 1400 230 50
2 700 1610 250 1890 280 70
3 800 2110 290 2400 350 90
4 900 2670 320 2990 410 115
5 1000 3300 360 3660 470 140
6 1100 3990 390 4380 550 175
iii) For arriving the frictional force, the top 2.0 m of soil is discarded. Factor of
safety of 2.5 for side friction and 2.5 for end bearing are taken for the
design. A factor of safety of three was taken for arriving lateral load. Piles
are considered as long piles and pile heads are considered as fixed heads.
iv) The sub structure has to be constructed as per latest IS code and it should
be certified by a qualified engineer.
v) The load carrying capacity of pile should be ensured by conducting initial
pile load test as per IS.2911 (Part IV) or by conducting High strain rate
dynamic pile load test. Routine pile load test should also be conducted as
per I.S specification.
vi) Quality of piling like concreting, diameter of pile, depth of pile, etc should
be ensured by Sonic pile integrity test.
vii) These recommendations are based on three borehole data obtained. If
there is any variation in the soil profile is observed during the boring
operation, it should be referred to a Geotechnical Engineer.

Kottayam Prof (Dr.). Hari.G, M.Tech,