Basic geotechnical characterization of Malabon and Navotas subsoil

• Main Authors: Codilla, Maria Cassandra T., De Castro, Allan Paul B., Palanca, Rommel S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11786
• Institution: De La Salle University

An investigation on the geotechnical properties and characteristics of soil, such as the consistency and the undrained shear of clay and the relative density and internal angle of friction of sands and the soil's allowable bearing capacity, in areas such as Malabon and Navotas are the main undertake of the study. The lack thereof of these kinds of studies and the insufficient resources of information on the adequate type of foundation suitable for different zones in the study areas, and the nonchalance of both national government and locales might have been causal to a lot of foundation problems related to soil structure present in the region and the rate and gravity of flooding and the evident indications of subsidence due to global warming and groundwater overuse. Common geotechnical method such as soil exploratory boring is performed to determine the conditions and characteristics of the soil. However these procedures, particularly exploratory or in-situ testing, are considerably expensive which oftentimes causes and compels some engineering firms and owners to forego conducting soil sampling during preliminary considerations or during project feasibility studies. Therefore, the study has generated a database that provides a convenient means to access significant information in regards to soil characteristics of dispersed locations within the study areas. Subsoil characteristics include those which have been determined from raw and corrected SPT N-values collected from already existing soil tests. The plotted data points on the map of the study area represent the data acquired by the researchers and utilized in the analysis during the investigation.