Geotechnical Assessment of Barrow Area Materials Earthen Small Dam for the Proposed Lower Porali River Basin District Lasbela, Baluchistan- A Case Study

Geotechnical Assessment of Barrow Area in Baluchistan

  • Muzafar Ali Kalwar lnstitute of Hydro-Engineering PAS, 80-328 Gdan'sk, Poland
  • Vipin Kumar Oad Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdan'sk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdan'sk, Poland
  • Shafique Ahmed Junejo Department of Geography, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed Soomro Material Engineer, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan
Keywords: geotechnical, borrow area investigations, test pit logs, district Lasbela Baluchistan

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the geotechnical characteristics of the soil district Lasbela, Baluchistan, in the Porali river basin. Tests were carried out on the sample soil, including particle size analysis, Atterberg's limit tests, bulk and dry density, natural moisture content and modified proctor. The plasticity index and particle size study indicated that the soil was classified as A-1-a by AASHTO and as GP by the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS); Atterberg, A. (1911); D-2487 (1996). Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content values of soil samples evaluated TP-01, 03 and 05, 2.263 glcc, 2.256 glcc, 2.247 glcc and optimum moisture content is 6.2, 7.1 and 7.5% respectively. The soil was  proposed that the soil in road subgrade and other construction works would be excellent as a filling material and need alteration to enhance its sub-base and road base material properties.

 

 

Published
2023-10-12
Issue
Vol 66 No 3 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences
Section
Articles