Geotechnical – Engineering approach

Pressure meter
Borehole Instrumented
testing at 8 Foundation
investigation – pile load test at 4
locations – 32 recommendation
200 No’s locations
tests

Stage 1: Investigation Stage 2: Pile lengths Stage 3: Validation of Stage 4: Final say to go pile
completed optimization through in- design parameters & lengths at all support
Pile lengths arrived based situ testing to derive the construction methodology locations with geological
on lab, field SPT & shear parameters for pile foundation profile;
interpreted shear Final records for WMS, QA
parameters & QC during construction
of piles.

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 Geotechnical - Soil profile/pile length
Start of project

Katni Murwara

End of project
Katni river

Junction
Overburden/Transported soil Residual soil followed by Overburden/Transported soil
followed by Residual soil –(A1) Limestone/Shale/Bauxite followed by Residual soil- (A3)
rock – (A2)

Stage 1 Investigation: Pile length for 1.2m diameter , 450MT based on Borehole investigation

A1 = 0.7 to 1.5km A2 = 1.5 to 3.4km A3 = 3.4 to 7.1km A3 = 7.1 to 12.6km

• Lpile = 25 to 30m • Lpile = 18 to 25m • Lpile = 28 to 30m • Lpile = 30 to 35m

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Geotechnical – PMT & Pile length Optimization
Why Pressure meter test (PMT)

From borehole investigation (SPT N), the shear strength (Cu) is varying along & across the project stretch. Hence
confirmation of this parameter is required through In-situ testing by conducting pressure meter test along the
project stretch at different depth within the expected pile length

PMT testing

8 locations with 4 number of tests at each location results 32 tests

Pile length optimization through stage 2 investigation

A1 = 0.7 to 1.5km A2 = 1.5 to 3.4km A3 = 3.4 to 7.1km A3 = 7.1 to 12.6km

• Lpile = 23m • Lpile = 18 to 23m • Lpile = 23m • Lpile = 23m

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 Geotechnical – Value Engineering
Quantity saving through value engineering

Investigation Description No of piles in No of piles in Length of Length of Total length

soil rock piles in soil piles in rock
(RM) socket (RM)
Stage 1 Borehole with 2,356 424 70,436 7,535 77,971
SPT N & lab
testing
Stage 2 Adding PMT 2,356 424 54,188 7,535 61,723

Saving in length of pile = 16,248RM

What is required further

• Good equipment /piling contractor to form the pile

• Pile load testing with instrumentation
• Experienced engineering supervision during construction

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