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All civil engineering structures require foundation to rest on sufficiently strong soil or rock strata. Lateritic soils have been encountered in abundance in most of the parts of Goa and are considered to be one of the problematic soils. These soils are highly porous, permeable and slightly acidic with low pH values. In the present study, a site for G+3 RCC structure located at the village Cacora Curchorem in South Goa is selected where the construction was in progress for Part A and B of the building which was resting on the rock/hard soil. However, during the excavation work for the part C, a very soft lateritic soil was encountered for the depths exceeding 10 m. The present paper discusses the geotechnical investigations and plate load tests conducted on the site to ascertain the safe bearing capacity of the soil and the suitable ground improvement technique for the ongoing construction work at the site.
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Bhadke, P., Savoikar, P.P. (2021). A Case Study of Geotechnical Investigations for Soft Lateritic Soil Site in South Goa. In: Das, B., Barbhuiya, S., Gupta, R., Saha, P. (eds) Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure . Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 75. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4577-1_6
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