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Pile Depth of Ultimate Capacity Wortdng Load with 2.5
Diameter Pile Toe I FIS
End Skin Total Ultimate I
(mm) (m begl I Bearing Friction Capacity kN Tons
kN kN kN
450 12.0 714 388 1102 440 44
500 12.0 882 431 1313 525 52
600 12.0 1270 518 1788 I 715 71
750 12.0
"begl= below eJdsting ground level
1984 I 647 I 2631 1052 105

Care must be taken to ensure that the pile configuration does not lead to overstressing of the ground. British
Standards BS 8004:1986, "Code of Practice for Foundations recommends that for piles driving their
capacity mainly in end bearing the spacing, center to center, should be not less than twice the pile cfiameters.

Theoreticaf methods give an approximate working load and advice should be taken from specialist piling
contractors as to the actual working loads of the various proprietary piles avaJlable before foundation designs
are finalized. At the allowable bearing pressure given above, the settlement of piles will be small and
differential settlement will be minimal. However, load-settlement characteristics of piles assumed in design
should be checked by random pile tesls.

With cast in-situ piles, care must be taken to avo:d slumping or necking of concrete as the casing or auger is
withdrawn. If precautions are not taken, the effective area of the piles and hence, the working load could be
reduced and the pile reinforcement could become exposed to serious chemical attack.

It is recommended that the integrity of each pie should be checked, using, for example, an ultrasonic
testing technique. In order to be able to check for possible slumping or necking it is recommended that
preference should be given to a testing technique that can model the interaction between the pile and the
soil.

7.2 Concrete Design For Foundation Purposes

One (1) soil sample was tested for chemical an$is. The sulphate contents of the soil sample tested was
0.18%. The chloride content for the soil tested was 0.03%. The pH value of the sample tested was 8.1.

For guidance for a sui1able concrete design it is recommended that reference should be made to CIRIA
Special Publication 31 (The CIRIA Guide to Concrete Construction in the Gulf Region published by the
Construction Industry Research and lnfonnation Association, London 1984). This publication considers
both sulphate and chloride contamination of soils and groundwater in various exposure conditions and is
not restricted just to sub-surface concrete.

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Figure 6 and Table 13 from this publication is presented in Appendix C of this report and with reference to
this Figure it is considered that this site wotJd be classed as with significant sulphate and chloride
contamination. On the base of this consideration Exposure Condition d(ii) as per table 13 in appendix C
should be apply, and however it is recommended that an Sulphate Resisting Cement ($RC) or an ASTM
type II cement be used in a mix meeting the following criteria :-

Minimum cement content for 20mm aggregates 300 to 380 kg/m3

Maximum water : cement ratio 0.50 to 0.42
Minimum cover for reinforcement 40mmto50mm

In addition it is recommended that the surface of all concrete in contact with the soil should be covered
with a suitable waterproof membrane or coating. However, prior to finafising and adopting a mix design,
appropriate consultation with the structural engineer is advised.

7.3 Construction Supervision

An experienced engineer or supervisor shoukl be present on the site to oversee all earthworks and
foundation construction activities. In particular, it is recommended that all foundation excavations are
inspected by a suitably qualified geotechnical engineer, prior to foundation construction, to ensure that the
contact surface is properly prepared, and that exposed sub-surface conditions are consistent with design
assumptions.

In addition to above, at the time of foundation construction, this laboratory shall be contacted to cany out in-
situ field density, compaction, plate load, pile integrity tests (in case of piles recommendation) or other tests
recommended in this report at random locations selected by our engineer. Without which a letter of
confinnation can not be issued for the safe bearing pressure and foundation levels.

7.4 Soil Parameters

As discussed above it is understood that development at the site will involve excavation approximately up
to 2.0m-3.0m depth below existing ground level. The soil parameters summarized below can be used for
the design and below parameters are based on the soil strata encountered on this site.

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Table 4 - Recommended Destan Parameters for retalntno structure
Stratum Depth Bulk Submerged Internal Coefficient of lateral
(m)"BEGL Dens~ Dens~ Friction Phi 4> earth pressure
(Mg/m (Mg/m (degree)
Ko Ka Kp
FILL Materia l
(concrete/ GL- 2_5 - - - - - -
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Loose Sand 2.5-5.0 1.7 0 .7 30 0.50 0.33 3.0

Dense Sand Below5.0 1.8 0 .8 34 0.44 0.28 3.54

eEGL- Below Existing Ground Level

In the above table Ko has been determined using Bishop's procedure, with Ra nkine's method being used
to calculate both Ka and Kp.

7.5 Seismic Design Parameters and Soil Profile Type

As no geophysical testing (i.e. cross-hole or dcmn-hole seismic testing) was performed at the site, so no
analysis was made in the report. It should be noted that the below reported values are considered to be
tentative a nd based on the results of the d rilled boreholes as well as the classification mentioned in the
UBC and that only geophysical logging of boreholes can give exact value of the shear wave velocity.

The current practices in UAE are to follow the provision of UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1994 for seismic
design parameters. However, the latest version of code (i.e. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1g97) may also
to be adopted. Based on the provisions of (UNIFORM BUILDING CODE) and eXisting subsoil conditions
in the site, the following design parameters may be adopted:

According to Uniform Building Code (UBC) 1997 for seismic design parameters and based on seismic
activity, Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been grouped under Seismic Zone 2A with Seismic Zone Factor
(Z) 0.15.

Based on the Uniform Building Code, UBC 1997, and subsoil conditio ns eXisting in the site. the average
soil strata seismic profile for this site is given below in table 5.

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