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22.10.05 Design of Stone Columns Hooghly

1. The document analyzes the capacity of a stone column with a diameter of 0.5m, length of 15m, and triangular spacing of 1.5m between columns. 2. It calculates the ultimate and safe bearing capacity of the surrounding soil, yield load of the stone column, and increase in load from surcharge effects. 3. The total safe load capacity of each column is determined to be 289.6kN, but the actual loading of 150kN/m^2 over the surface results in a load of 292.28kN on each column. Therefore, the loading exceeds the safe capacity.

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22.10.05 Design of Stone Columns Hooghly

1. The document analyzes the capacity of a stone column with a diameter of 0.5m, length of 15m, and triangular spacing of 1.5m between columns. 2. It calculates the ultimate and safe bearing capacity of the surrounding soil, yield load of the stone column, and increase in load from surcharge effects. 3. The total safe load capacity of each column is determined to be 289.6kN, but the actual loading of 150kN/m^2 over the surface results in a load of 292.28kN on each column. Therefore, the loading exceeds the safe capacity.

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1.0 Capacity of Stone column of 600 dia. 15m length & 1.

5m traingular spacing

1.1 Column Dimensions :


Diameter of Stone Columns = 0.5 m
Initial Spacing of Column = 1.5 m c/c
Pattern of Grid = Triangular

1.2 Soil Details :


Cohesion of Soil = 45 kN/m2
Bulk density of soil (above WT) = 18 kN/m3
Bulk density of soil (below WT) = 8 kN/m3
Deck level = 0 m above MSL
Design Water level = -4.3 m above MSL
Height of soil above water level = 4.3 m
Angle of internal friction of fill = 40 deg.
(Stone material)

Loading intensity over the column = 150 kN/m2

2.0 Calculation

2.1 Bearing Support Provided by Surrounding Soil

Ultimate Bearing capacity qult = c * Nc


2
Where, c = Cohesion of surrounding soil = 45 kN/m
Nc = Bearing capacity factor = 5.142

2
Hence, Ultimate Bearing capacity qult = 231.371669 kN/m

Safe Bearing capacity, qsafe = qult / FoS


Where, FoS = Factor of Safety = 2.5

2
Hence, Safe Bearing capacity, qsafe = 92.55 kN/m

Area covered by each stone column = 0.866 x S²


Where, S = Spacing of Stone columns = 1.50 m c/c

2
Area covered by each stone column, As = 1.95 m
2
Area of each stone column , Ac = 0.20 m

Area of surrounding soil for each column = As - Ac


2
A = As - Ac = 1.75 m
Safe load taken by surrounding soil = A * q safe
= 162.17 kN ……(1 )

1
2.2 Yield load of Stone Column

Yield stress on stone column = Nf x (sro + 4c)


Where, Nf = tan2 (45 + f/2) = 4.585
sro = Effective radial stress = Ko x svo
Ko = Coefficient of lateral earth pressure = 0.6
2
svo = Effective vertical stress = 59 kN/m
(taken at a depth of 4 times dia.of column)
2
c = Cohesion of surrounding soil = 45 kN/m

Yield stress on stone column = Nf x (sro + 4c)


2
= 987.636216 kN/m

Yield load on stone column = Yield Stress x Area of Column


= 193.823607 kN

Safe load on stone column = Yield Load / FoS


Where, FoS = Factor of Safety = 2.0

Hence, Safe load on stone column = 96.9 kN ……(2)

2.3 Surcharge Effect

Increase in radial Stress d sr = qsafe / 3 * (1 + 2 Ko)


Where, qsafe = 92.55 kN/m2
ko = 0.6

Hence, Increase in radial Stress d sr = 67.87 kN/m2

Increase in yield Stress = Nf * d sr * Fq'


For f = 0, Fq' = 1.0
2
Hence, Increase in yield Stress = 311.19 kN/m

Increase in yield load = Increase in Stress x Area of col.


= 61.07 kN
Safe Increase in yield Load = Increase in Yield load / FoS
Where, FoS = Factor of Safety = 2.0
Hence, Safe Increase in yield Load = 30.5 kN ……(3)

2.4 Total Safe Load

Total safe load of each column = Equations (1) + (2) + (3)


= 289.6 kN

2
2.5 Loading on Column

2
Loading over the surface, q = 150 kN/m
2
Area covered by each column, As = 1.95 m
Load on each column = q * As
= 292.28 kN
> Safe Load on each column
Not O.K.

3.0 Summary

Diameter of Stone Columns = 0.5 m


Initial Spacing of Column = 1.5 m c/c
Pattern of Grid = Triangular

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