Determination of Embedded Depth of Soldier Piles in Pile-Anchor Supporting System in Granite Residual Soil Area
Table 1
The detailed information of soil used in the present study.
Stratum
Average thickness (m)
Lithology characteristics
Period
Epoch
Quaternary
Holocene (Q4ml)
1.0
The primary color is brownish-yellow, brownish-red, grey, etc. The main composition is clayey soil mixed with concrete blocks, bricks, and other construction waste.
Pleistocene (Q3el)
19.5
The color is greyish and brown; the top layer is partially gray. The weathered host rock is mainly coarse-grained granite; the structure of the host rock is clearly visible.
Cretaceous
Yanshanian (γβ5K1)
9.01
Brownish-yellow, brownish-grey, rock completely weathered and disintegrated, original rock structure largely destroyed but still recognizable, with residual structural strength.
