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This document contains the results of laboratory tests conducted on soil samples from Athi River, Kenya. The tests included consolidation tests, quick undrained triaxial tests, sieve analyses, and calculations of safe bearing capacity. The consolidation tests showed the preconsolidation pressures were 250 kPa for sample 2513 and 240 kPa for sample 2514. The triaxial tests determined the shear strength parameters phi and c. Based on the shear strengths and preconsolidation pressures, the estimated safe bearing capacities were 85 kPa for sample 2513 and 80 kPa for sample 2514. Excessive settlement was expected if the bearing pressure exceeded the preconsolidation pressure.

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Prosper Results

This document contains the results of laboratory tests conducted on soil samples from Athi River, Kenya. The tests included consolidation tests, quick undrained triaxial tests, sieve analyses, and calculations of safe bearing capacity. The consolidation tests showed the preconsolidation pressures were 250 kPa for sample 2513 and 240 kPa for sample 2514. The triaxial tests determined the shear strength parameters phi and c. Based on the shear strengths and preconsolidation pressures, the estimated safe bearing capacities were 85 kPa for sample 2513 and 80 kPa for sample 2514. Excessive settlement was expected if the bearing pressure exceeded the preconsolidation pressure.

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4.

0 DETAILED RESULTS

Leeds Engineering Company Ltd


P.O. Box 64785, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Wireless: 020-2417664
Mobile: 0705186673/
0704289980

CONSOLIDATION TEST
CLIENT:
SITE:
SAMPLE No.:
VISUAL SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION:
SITE MARKING:
SAMPLE PREPARATION:

Prosper Properties Ltd


Athi River
2513
Moist greyish silty gravel with some pockets of sand
TP1
Undisturbed

Relative density of soil:Moisture Content before Test:


Dry mass of specimen:Surface area of specimen:Initial height of specimen:Proving Ring Dial Readings
Bulk Dry Density of
Specimen:Initial Void Ratio:-

2.36
61.1
92.3
4537
21.50
0.00254

Void Ratio Reduction Factor

0.1160

Vertical

Dial

Pressure
kPa

946
1.494

g/cc
%
g
mm2
mm
mm
kg/m3

Void

Void

Square Root

cv

mv

Reading

Height
Change
mm

Change

Ratio

Time Method
minutes

m2/yr

m2/MN

270
278
304
341
465
655
524

0.020
0.086
0.180
0.495
0.978
0.645

0.002
0.010
0.021
0.057
0.113
0.075

1.494
1.492
1.484
1.473
1.437
1.381
1.419

1.2
2.0
3.0
4.4
4.6

42.33
25.30
16.74
11.20
10.31

0.205
0.146
0.246
0.191

15
30
60
120
240
15

Compressibility Index on last loading cycle (assumed to be a straight


line):

Consolidation Test

Void Ratio

1.500
1.300
1.100
0.900
0.700
0.500
10

100

1000

10000

100000 100000010000000
100000000

Appied Pressure kPa

250Kpa
y = -0.048ln(x) + 1.3819

Test Data
Series3

0.186

Leeds Engineering Company Ltd


P.O. Box 64785, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Wireless: 020-2417664
Mobile: 0705186673/ 0704289980
0733 336113
Email: info@leedseng.com

CONSOLIDATION TEST
CLIENT:
SITE:
SAMPLE No.:
VISUAL SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION:
SITE MARKING:
SAMPLE PREPARATION:

Prosper Properties Ltd


Athi River
2514
Moist greyish silty gravel with some pockets of sand
TP2
Undisturbed

Relative density of soil:Moisture Content before Test:


Dry mass of specimen:Surface area of specimen:Initial height of specimen:Proving Ring Dial Readings
Bulk Dry Density of
Specimen:Initial Void Ratio:-

2.33
53.1
114.7
4548
21.50
0.00254

Void Ratio Reduction Factor

0.0924

Vertical

Dial

Pressure
kPa

1173
0.986

g/cc
%
g
mm2
mm
mm
kg/m3

Void

Void

Reading

Height
Change
mm

Change

Ratio

236
240
247
261
322
449
279

0.010
0.028
0.064
0.218
0.541
0.109

0.001
0.003
0.006
0.020
0.050
0.010

0.986
0.985
0.984
0.980
0.966
0.936
0.976

15
30
60
120
240
15

Square Root
Time
Method
minutes
1.5
2.0
2.5
4.0
4.5

Compressibility Index on last loading cycle (assumed to be a straight


line):

cv

mv

m2/yr

m2/MN

33.88
25.38
20.25
12.55
10.90

0.055
0.055
0.120
0.126

0.099

Consolidation Test

Void Ratio

1.100
0.900
0.700
0.500
10

100

1000

240Kpa
y = -0.048ln(x) + 1.3819

10000

100000 100000010000000
100000000

Appied Pressure kPa


Test Data
Series3

Leeds Engineering Company Ltd


P.O. Box 64785, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Wireless: 020-2417664
Mobile: 0705186673/ 0704289980
0733 336113
Email: info@leedseng.com

QUICK UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL


CLIENT:
SITE:
SAMPLE No.:
VISUAL SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION:
SITE MARKING:
SAMPLE PREPARATION:

Specimen
No.

Prosper Properties Ltd


Athi River
2513
Moist greyish silty gravel with some pockets of sand
TP1
Undisturbed

Bulk
Density

Moisture
content

kg/m3

after test
%
60.7
61.0
61.0

1
2
3

1581
1589
1582
4752
Phi:-

13

Confinin
g
pressure
kPa

Half
deviator
stress
kPa

Half sum of
principal
stresses kPa

15
115
215

36
53
91

51
168
306

Cohesion Intercept
(c):-

degrees

21

kPa

Half sum of princ. stresses kPa

Quick Undrained Triaxial


350
300
250
200

Test Data

150

Regression

100
50
0
0

20

40

60

80

Half difference of princ. stresses kPa

100

Leeds Engineering Company Ltd


P.O. Box 64785, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Wireless: 020-2417664
Mobile: 0705186673/ 0704289980
0733 336113
Email: info@leedseng.com

QUICK UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL


CLIENT:
SITE:
SAMPLE No.:
VISUAL SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION:
SITE MARKING:
SAMPLE PREPARATION:

Specimen
No.

Prosper Properties Ltd


Athi River
2514
Moist greyish silty gravel with some pockets of sand
TP2
Undisturbed

Bulk
Density

Moisture
content

kg/m3

after test
%
53.4
53.6
53.1

1
2
3

1535
1530
1524
4589
Phi:-

11

Confinin
g
pressure
kPa

Half
deviator
stress
kPa

Half sum of
principal
stresses kPa

15
115
215

38
44
79

53
159
294

Cohesion Intercept
(c):-

degrees

22

kPa

Half sum of princ. stresses kPa

Quick Undrained Triaxial


350
300
250
200

Test Data

150

Regression

100
50
0
0

20

40

60

80

Half difference of princ. stresses kPa

100

Leeds Engineering Company Ltd


P.O. Box 64785, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Wireless: 020-2417664
Mobile: 0705186673/ 0704289980
0733 336113
Email: info@leedseng.com

Sieve Analysis Test


CLIENT:
SITE:
SAMPLE No.:
SITE MARKING:
SAMPLE PREPARATION:

Prosper Properties Ltd


Athi River
2513
TP1
Undisturbed

Sieve (mm)
28
20
14
10.0
6.3
5.0
4.0
2.0
1.00
0.60
0.50
0.43
0.300
0.15
0.075

%
retained
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
13
14
15
16
17
18
18

%
passing
100
99
98
97.0
96.0
95.0
94.0
90.0
87.0
86.0
85.0
84.0
83.0
82.0
82.0

Particle size distribution curve


100

Percentage passing

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.001

0.010

0.100

1.000

Particle size (mm)

10.000

100.000

Leeds Engineering Company Ltd


P.O. Box 64785, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Wireless: 020-2417664
Mobile: 0705186673/ 0704289980
0733 336113
Email: info@leedseng.com

Sieve Analysis Test


CLIENT:
SITE:
SAMPLE No.:
SITE MARKING:
SAMPLE PREPARATION:

Sieve (mm)
50
37.5
28
20
14
10.0
6.3
5.0
4.0
2.0
1.00
0.60
0.50
0.43
0.300
0.15
0.075

Prosper Properties Ltd


Athi River
2514
TP2
Undisturbed

%
retained
0
4
8
13
18
22
30
40
44
56
60
63
63
64
65
66
67

% passing
100
96
92
87
82
78.0
70.0
60.0
56.0
44.0
40.0
37.0
37.0
36.0
35.0
34.0
33.0

Particle size distribution curve


% passing

Percentage passing

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.001

0.010

0.100

1.000

Particle size (mm)

10.000

100.000

4.1 SAFE BEARING CAPACITY


TP
No.

Sample
No.

Depth

2513

2514

Bulk
Dry
Density
(Kg/m3)

Relative
Density
(KN/m3)

Shear
angle
(Degree)

Cohesion
kpa

Strength assessment according to


shear strength (kPa)(assed with
25mm settlement)

Preconsolidation
pressure(kpa)

Safe
Bearing
Capacity
(kpa)

2.6m 946

2360

13

21

250

127.5

85

2.4m 1173

2330

11

22

240

120

80

Note: The bearing capacity is estimate from shear angle to be at 1.5m deep assuming a 1m by
0.6m pad footing, settlement under this calculated bearing pressure are expected to be excessive
unless the bearing pressure used does not exceed the pre-consolidated pressure.
-The estimation of pre-consolidation pressure is greatly affected by the amount of disturbance
experienced by the soil sample.
-The characteristic of the soil (Sandy silt with gravels) will normally experience immediate
settlement during construction phase.

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