Istructeuk
Structural
Hi all,
I have a summary ground condition as below:
Stratum Depth (m) Thickness (m)
1.Top soil 0.3 0.3
2.Reddish brown clayey SAND 0.75 0.45
3.Firm gravelly CLAY with cobbles 2.20 1.45
4.Bedrock
Water table at 1m below ground.
This is a warehouse building, the structural engineer required allowable bearing pressure (ABP) = 300 kPa (I have no idea why). A previous geotechnical engineer suggested by cut and fill 0.5m with stones & sand before knowing the required ABP, now I am handling this job. We also have the MCV test is 5.3.
My question:
a.Is that possible to achieve that much ABP by cut and fill by your experience?
b.I would certainly require more test at stratum 2 & 3, which tests are most useful for these two?
All suggestions/comments are welcome!
I have a summary ground condition as below:
Stratum Depth (m) Thickness (m)
1.Top soil 0.3 0.3
2.Reddish brown clayey SAND 0.75 0.45
3.Firm gravelly CLAY with cobbles 2.20 1.45
4.Bedrock
Water table at 1m below ground.
This is a warehouse building, the structural engineer required allowable bearing pressure (ABP) = 300 kPa (I have no idea why). A previous geotechnical engineer suggested by cut and fill 0.5m with stones & sand before knowing the required ABP, now I am handling this job. We also have the MCV test is 5.3.
My question:
a.Is that possible to achieve that much ABP by cut and fill by your experience?
b.I would certainly require more test at stratum 2 & 3, which tests are most useful for these two?
All suggestions/comments are welcome!