Abstract
This study was conducted for finding essential soil properties from structural engineering point of view in order to determine its suitability to receive the loads of super structure and transfer them to the underlying strata safely. For this purpose the site was selected between “B” and “C” Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan. Soil and water samples were collected at every 5-foot up to 80-feet depth from ground surface by using auger boring. Various laboratory as well as field tests were conducted to find out soil parameters. Also some field in situ tests were performed at site to know the bearing capacity of soil. The results show that a thin layer of cohesive soil with - and shear strengths prevails the soil beneath it is sandy, the water table is high, but at a depth of about 10- feet below the surface of the soil may be termed as suitable to receive structural loads with a bearing capacity of about 0.5 kg/cm2 or 5 tones/m2 .
Keyword(s)
Properties of soil, QUEST, Nawabshah, bearing capacity of soil