PRESENTATION OF SOIL

INVESTIGATION

Produced by
Muhammad Asyraf Mohamad Faez Affiq Mohd Zulkipli Ilman Hazimin Syed Izzat Emir Muhammad Akmal

 KERJA-KERJA UJIAN TANAH BAGI CADANGAN PEMBANGUNAN DI ATAS LOT 1611, MUKIM 11, JALAN BARU, TAMAN PAUH JAYA, FASA 8, SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH, PULAU PINANG.

INFORMATION ABOUT SITE INVESTIGATION

Employer Tetuan UDA Land (North) Sdn. Bhd., N0. 1961, Jalan Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang.

Test Carried Out By Syarikat Ujitanah Sdn. Bhd., 1347, Jalan Kebun Sireh, Bukit Tengah, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang.

SITE LOCATION
Located on Lot 1611, Mukim 11, Taman Pauh Jaya, Fasa 8, Jalan Baru, Perai, Seberang Perai Tengah, Pulau Pinang.

Project Information
Building for residential area. Triple storey bungalow, terrace, semiDimension. Triple storey bungalow = 1.3 M Terrace house = 750 K Semi Dimension house = 1M

Site location

INVESTIGATION OBJECTIVE
Obtain the subsoil information for foundation design Obtain soil samples for visual examination Determine the ground water table at the site

PROBLEM AT SITE?
After testing about 12 m depth underground. Soil strength is weak where n value is zero. History of the site is a paddy field where we all know that this soil is weaker than other soil. This type of soil is not suitable for construction.

FIELD EXPLORATION
Borehole The borehole was sunk by means of a multi speed water flushed rotary boring machine. Advancement of the borehole were achieved by loosening the soil using a roller bit and flushing out the loose material by means of circulating water under high pressure.

 Ground water monitoring a) For the monitoring of ground water conditions, groundwater measurements were taken daily when the drilling is in progress. b) The ground water level is found to range from 0.1m to 2.0m below existing ground surface.

Method to design (soil treatment)

3 method are used to solve the problem 1. Layers geotextile Weak soil (around 2m) had been take out and transfer with new soil by layers. Each layers will be compacted by 9 times repeatedly.

2. Sand replacement Soil is replace by sand to cover the weak soil. 3. Vertical drain Vertical drains are installed under a surcharge load to accelerate the drainage of impervious soils and thus speed up consolidation These drains provide a shorter path for the water to flow through to get away from the soil Time to drain clay layers can be reduced from years to a couple of months

 Geosynthetics used as a substitute to sand columns Installed by being pushed or vibrated into the ground Most are about 100 mm wide and 5 mm thick

Laboratory Test
The laboratory Test are used in this soil investigation: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Atterberg Limit Determination Laboratory Compaction Test Soaked CBR Test JKR Probe Sieve analysis ( Dry and Wet Sieving) Triaxal Test

 The following list is the proposals are requested by the UDAs client ( which is used in the project UDA in site investigation ). The client is Mekar industries and the laboratory test is done by the SOIL & MATERIAL LABORATORY (PG) sdn.bhd.

Information about Laboratory Test

The Compaction Test soil quality test used to assess the level of compaction which can occur in the soil on a site to find the maximum practical density of the soil.

How it works? packed into a mold and subjected to pressure to force the soil to compact.
repeated several times, with the moisture level of the soil being adjusted to achieve a range of values. And the result get optimum moisture content and maximum dry

 The more moisture in the soil, the more it can be compacted. Importance of compaction test Prevent settlement and frost damage Provide stability to the building Reduce water seepage.

Example of compaction test method

Atterberg Limit Determination To determine the plastic limit, liquid limit, and plasticity index of the soil

Test to determine the Atterberg Limit:

Casagrande method. Cone penetration method.

Casagarnde method

Cone penetration method

Sieve Analysis a procedure to quantify the sizes and types of particles present in a particular soil sample.
Divide 2 categories, dry and wet sieve analysis. .. Can be performed on inorganic materials, such as gravels or aggregate mixtures as well. But in this case, the sieve analysis is used performed on sand (subbaded) and soil.

How does it Works?? For dry sieving, the samples (with fines removed) are dried and shaken through a mesh of sieves of decreasing size.

Sedimentation is used only for fine soils. Soil particles are allowed to settle from a suspension. The decreasing density of the suspension is measured at time intervals.

 soil wet sieve analysis o B.S 1377 : Part 2: 1990 sand (subbase) dry sieve analysia o B.S 812 : Part 103 : 1985

The size of B.S sieve size (mm) are used in lab test 25.00 4.75 2.00 0.425 0.075

CBR TEST method to estimate the bearing value and the mechanical strength of highway sub-bases and sub grades. Equipment for this procedure consists of a plunger of standard dimensions B.S : 1377 : Part 2 : 1990

Who It work? The soil is compacted and run to the plunge.

Pushed to the soil sample and the pressure required to penetrate the soil is recorded divided by the pressure required to duplicate the test on a standard crushed stone material of 100% CBR.

The resulting number is then given as a percentage of CBR. (using penetrate 1.30 mm/min)

TRIAXIAL TEST
To determine the shear strength of soil using triaxial shear apparatus. BS 1377 Methods of Test for Soils for

Civil Engineering Purposes

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CONCLUSION
Know many solution to solve soil problem. Various method of soil testing based on field test and laboratory test can be determined. Characteristics of soil profile can be determined.