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Guideline For Subsoil Investigation

The document provides guidelines for subsoil investigation prior to construction. It outlines that subsoil investigation should describe the soil characteristics, load bearing capacity, and settlement capacity. The aims are to establish soil, rock, and groundwater conditions and determine properties. Careful collection, recording, and interpretation of geotechnical data is required. Field investigations should include drilling, sampling, groundwater measurements, and field tests. Laboratory tests on samples should be done according to ASTM standards and include moisture content, grain size, consolidation, and triaxial tests. The number and location of investigation points and depth of exploration should follow BNBC guidelines. Results are reported in a geotechnical investigation report.

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Guideline For Subsoil Investigation

The document provides guidelines for subsoil investigation prior to construction. It outlines that subsoil investigation should describe the soil characteristics, load bearing capacity, and settlement capacity. The aims are to establish soil, rock, and groundwater conditions and determine properties. Careful collection, recording, and interpretation of geotechnical data is required. Field investigations should include drilling, sampling, groundwater measurements, and field tests. Laboratory tests on samples should be done according to ASTM standards and include moisture content, grain size, consolidation, and triaxial tests. The number and location of investigation points and depth of exploration should follow BNBC guidelines. Results are reported in a geotechnical investigation report.

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GUIDELINE FOR SUBSOIL INVESTIGATION:

Subsoil investigation shall be done describing the character, nature, load bearing capacity and
settlement capacity of the soil before constructing a new building and structure or for
alteration of the foundation of an existing structure. The aims of a geotechnical investigation
are to establish the soil, rock and groundwater conditions, to determine the properties of the
soil and rock, and to gather additional relevant knowledge about the site. Careful collection,
recording and interpretation of geotechnical information shall be made. This information shall
include ground conditions, geology, geomorphology, seismicity and hydrology, as relevant.
Indications of the variability of the ground shall be taken into account.
An engineering geological study may be an important consideration to establish the
physiographic setting and stratigraphic sequences of soil strata of the area. Geological and
agricultural soil maps of the area may give valuable information of site conditions. During the
various phases of sub-soil investigations, e.g. drilling of boreholes, field tests, sampling,
groundwater measurements, etc. a competent graduate engineer having experiences in
supervising sub-soil exploration works shall be employed by the drilling contractor.

Following standards and guidelines should be followed during subsoil investigation


METHODS OF EXPLORATION:
Methods of exploration should comply all the required guideline specified in section 3.3 of
BNBC-2006 and/or section 3.4 of BNBC-2015. Subsoil investigation process may be grouped into
following types of activities:

1. Reconnaissance:
The reconnaissance method includes preliminary site visit, study of the project aspect,
required number of Investigation points, Location of Investigation Points, geophysical
measurements, sounding or probing (if needed) etc.

2. Field Investigation:
Field investigations should comprise
i. Drilling and/or excavations (test pits including exploratory boreholes) for sampling;
ii. Groundwater measurements;
iii. Reduced Level, Existing ground level measurements from a T.B.M.
iv. Field tests. (Field test includes Standard penetration test as per ASTM D1586 at every
1.0m or 1.5m interval, Collecting of disturbed & Undisturbed samples as per ASTM D1586 &
ASTM D1587, Visual Classification as per ASTM D2488, Field density test as per ASTM
D4914, CBR test as per ASTM D1883)
v. Preservation and Transportation of samples. (Soil Samples obtained shall be properly
sealed, labeled and brought to the laboratory as per ASTM D4220)
3. Laboratory Investigation:
All necessary Laboratory Tests should be performed in different layers as per ASTM
Standards. Laboratory tests & Standards are as following:

LABORATORY TESTS SPECIFICATION

Water Content Test (Moisture Content) ASTM D 2216


Specific Gravity Test ASTM D 854
Grain Size Analysis ASTM D 422
Hydrometer Test ASTM D 422
Atterberg Limits Test ASTM D 4318
Permeability (Hydraulic Conductivity) Test ASTM D 2434
Relative Density Test ASTM D 4253 & 4254
Soil Classification (USCS) ASTM D 2487
Direct Shear Test ASTM D 3080
Unconfined Compression Strength Test ASTM D 2166
Standard Proctor Test ASTM D698
Modified Proctor Test ASTM D1557
Consolidation Test
(Consolidation test includes Compression Index, Re-
compression Index, Pre-consolidation Pressure, Initial Void ASTM D 2435
ratio, Co-efficient of consolidation, Co-efficient of volume
compressibility, Co-efficient of Permeability etc.)
Triaxial Test
Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for
ASTM D4767
Cohesive Soils
Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on
ASTM D7181
Cohesive Soils
Consolidated Drained Triaxial Compression Test for Soils ASTM D2850

NUMBER AND LOCATION OF INVESTIGATION POINTS:


Number and location of investigation points or boring should be planned as per section 3.3.3 of
BNBC-2006 and/or as per section 3.4.4 of BNBC-2015.
DEPTH OF EXPLORATION:
Depth of Exploration should be selected as per section 3.3.4 of BNBC-2006 and/or as per
section 3.4.5 of BNBC-2015.
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT:
The total geotechnical investigation report should provide all the relevant informations as per
section 3.3 of BNBC-2006 and section 3.4.7 of BNBC-2015.
The results of a geotechnical investigation shall be compiled in the Geotechnical Investigation
Report which shall form a part of the Geotechnical Design Report. The Geotechnical
Investigation Report shall consist of the following:
I. A presentation of all appropriate geotechnical information on field and laboratory tests
including geological features and relevant data;
II. A geotechnical evaluation of the information, stating the assumptions made in the
interpretation of the test results.
The presentation of geotechnical information shall include a factual account of all field and
laboratory investigations. The factual account should include the following information:

i. Methodology of the works


ii. Purposes of the study
iii. Scope of investigation
iv. Work Details
v. Project Details
vi. Site Descriptions
vii. Location apparent Ground water level
viii. Seismic information of the site
ix. Number and depth of boreholes
x. Soil Classification
xi. Recommendations on
- General Discussions
- Basic requirements for Foundation design (Bearing capacity for shallow foundation
for multiple theories, Geotechnical capacity of Driven and bored Pile of various
diameter & embedment length as per client’s requirement, Total settlement
evaluation of foundation, etc.)
- Seismic hazard analysis (Liquefaction, Site amplification etc.)
- Conclusion
xii. Attachments of all laboratory Curves & Calculations

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