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Geotechnical Assessment through Statistical Analysis of District Bathinda, Punjab, India

Parveen Chander*, Rajiv Chauhan **, J. N. Jha ***, Rajesh Kumar****

*Research Scholar IKG Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

** Department of Civil Engineering, IKG Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

*** Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.

**** Department of Civil Engineering, Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh, India.

Periodicity:December - February'2019
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.9.1.15683

Abstract

Geotechnical site investigation database is very important in reconnaissance phase of construction projects. It can be utilized as potential contributions for planning, designing, and execution of infrastructure projects. Representing correct subsurface conditions and profile of soil properties is still a very difficult issue confronting geotechnical engineers. The present research work is a step toward preparing geotechnical database of different soil properties at various depths of District Bathinda of Punjab state in India.

The Standard Penetration Tests were conducted for the area under study. Soil samples were collected from the boreholes for evaluating engineering properties of soil up to depth of 9.0 m from existing ground surface. The statistical analysis was also done for the data collected from 99 locations distributed widely over different parts of District Bathinda. The analysis has been done for soil type, N-value, bulk density, and shear strength parameters (Angle of internal resistance and Cohesion) of soil along with the water table encountered during soil exploration.

The results show that soil profile consists of silt to silty sand from 1.5 to 9.0 m depth with bulk density varying from 1.67 gm/cc to 1.78 gm/cc for the studied region. The SPT N value, which is 17.4 shows significant soil strength at 9.0 m depth. The shear strength parameters, i.e. the average angle of internal friction varies from 26.90 to 31.100 with negligible value of cohesion along the depth of exploration.

Keywords

District Bathinda, Geotechnical Assessment, Engineering Properties, Statistical analysis, Statistical parameters.

How to Cite this Article?

Chander, P., Chauhan, R., Kumar, R., & Jha, J. N (2019). Geotechnical Assessment through Statistical Analysis of District Bathinda, Punjab, India. i-manager’s Journal on Civil Engineering, 9(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.9.1.15683

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Geotechnical Assessment through Statistical Analysis of District Bathinda, Punjab, India

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