Engineering Subsoil Characterization for Shallow Foundation Design in Ode Irele Area of Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria

Olumuyiwa O. Falowo and Michael B. Amodu

European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences, 2020, vol. 1, issue 2

Abstract: Integrated geophysical and geotechnical investigations for foundation design have proved to be good veritable tools in effective foundation design and construction. Geophysical and geotechnical methods involving electrical resistivity and cone penetration test have been carried out to investigate the foundation soil conditions of Ode Irele, southwestern Nigeria. Six vertical electrical sounding (VES) were carried out along two traverses; which is complemented by two cone penetration tests with seven trial tests at different subsurface depths. The geotechnical results showed that the soils are sand and silt dominated. All the tested parameters fall within the Nigeria federal ministry of works and housing specification with liquid limit (

Keywords: allowable bearing pressure; cone penetration test; friction ratio; geotechnics; strip and square foundation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24018/ejgeo.2020.1.2.6

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