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

Table 4

Physical and geotechnical properties of the soil of BH-3.

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	8.24	4.49	4.62	28.56	45.41	16.92	20	NP	Nil	0	2.65	SM
2	SPT	1	9.04	12.33	6.93	23.45	34.47	22.82	18	NP	Nil	0	2.65	SM
3	SPT	2	8.98	15.23	11.96	23.42	29.44	19.95	19	NP	Nil	0	2.64	SM
4	SPT	3	8.98	12.64	25.74	21.57	18.97	21.08	20	NP	Nil	1	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