3.4.2.1. Interim report shall be issued for KCC E&C review containing the following as a minimum
Summary of investigations with preliminary conclusions and recommendations.
Scope of the investigation with brief description of methodology for exploration, sampling techniques etc. with emphasis on any special problems, if encountered at site.
Description of soil nature, geotechnical characteristics, SPTand laboratory test interpretations explaining general behavior and strength & deformation properties of soils.
Borehole logs to be in the same form as the preliminary logs, presented to a suitable vertical scale with all relevant information. Logs shall be represented by symbolic legend of strata in accordance with appropriate ASTM standard.
Results of all in-situ tests.
Soil classifications and grading of each stratum as per the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS).
Recommended allowable bearing capacities of soil for a range of varying foundation sizes.
Recommended type & bearing capacity of piles (Vertical, Horizontal, Uplift) if required
of settlements.
Drawings due to ground conditions (to be supported by necessary design calculations).
Predicted range showing site location plan, borehole and other field tests outside borehole.