Minimum Depth for laying foundation

@gopaldeshpande-gfHC7U • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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If hard rock is found at a shallw depth say about 1.2 to 1.5m from Ground Level and a 60m hhigh building is to be constructed, then is the depth of 1.2 to 1.5 m for laying the foundation enough?

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KSS Manian

@kss-TLq9Kp • Jun 24, 2014

No. Not sufficient. Even though you have a rock at 1.2m this shallow depth its not sufficient to hold the 60m height high rise structure. You have to validate the complete soil profile below the earth, up to min of 10% of its height.

I thought we have to excavate at least 3m depth.
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gopaldeshpande

@gopaldeshpande-gfHC7U • Jun 26, 2014

Thankyou.
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Naseeruddin4

@naseeruddin4-uJ7IWs • Sep 3, 2015

KSS manian
No. Not sufficient. Even though you have a rock at 1.2m this shallow depth its not sufficient to hold the 60m height high rise structure. You have to validate the complete soil profile below the earth, up to min of 10% of its height.

I thought we have to excavate at least 3m depth.
Plz give the refrence 10 per
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Naseeruddin4

@naseeruddin4-uJ7IWs • Sep 3, 2015

Naseeruddin4
Plz give the refrence 10 per
I heard 1/6 height of building
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