Cramming the Specificities in Contemplating Safe Bearing Capacity for the Foundation Assessed from Borehole Samples in a Sandy-Moorum Zone

Table 2

Physical and geotechnical properties of the soil of BH-1.

Sample details			Natural moisture content in %	Sieve analysis in %					Atterberg’s limit in %			DFS in %	Specific gravity	Soil classification as per IS:1498
Sl. no.	Type	Depth of collection in m		Fine gravel (20.0–4.75 mm)	Coarse sand (4.75–2.00 mm)	Medium sand (2.0–0.425 mm)	Fine sand (0.425–0.075 mm)	Silt and clay	Liquid limit	Plastic limit	Plasticity index
1	DS	0.5	9.23	20.71	3.44	15.43	44.24	16.2	18	NP	Nil	0	2.65	SM
2	SPT	1	8.67	14.69	27.05	20.72	5.47	32.1	20	NP	Nil	0	2.64	SM
3	SPT	2	8.41	28.46	16.03	19.97	13.25	22.3	19	NP	Nil	0	2.65	SM
4	SPT	3	9.37	22.68	24.7	19.39	5.1	28.1	18	NP	Nil	0	2.65	SM
5	SPT	4	Soft rock strata were collected
6	Rock	5.5	Soft rock strata were collected
7	Rock	7	Soft rock strata were collected
8	Rock	8.5	Soft rock strata were collected
9	Rock	10	Soft rock strata were collected