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Soil Bearing Capacity from SPT or CPT value???

Soil Bearing Capacity from SPT or CPT value???

Soil Bearing Capacity from SPT or CPT value???

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Any one can tell me how i can calculate soil bearing capacity at 2m level from below provided data however in soil test report soil bearing capacity is recommended 0.75kg/cm^2 at 1m depth for shallow foundations but i want to construct my footing below the underground water table level at 2m. (underground water table level is below 1m from natural level).
I guess the bearing capacity will be more at 2m level for footing (footing might be isolated or might be raft).

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3. SUBGRADE CONDITIONS
Soil conditions on the basis of existing ground elevation investigation by Boring and cone penetration data is as follows :

0.00 - 2.00 m : A clay, a medium stiff consistency
to stiff, brown color with cone penetration resistance,
qc = 10-20 kg / cm2.
While the borlog NSPT value = 7-9 blows / 30 cm penetration,

2.00 - 6.00 m : Is sand, dense medium brown color
with the value NSPT = 18-32 blows / 30 cm penetration and qc = 80-250 kg / cm

6.00 - 16.00 m : A layer of sand, dense brown color with a value NSPT
= 34-47 blows / 30 cm penetration

16.00 – drill end : A layer of coarse sand, very dense brown
with the value NSPT> 60 blows / 30 cm
penetration From the cone penetration work, hard layer (quite hard layer), the layer with value (qc) cone penetration ≥ 250 kg / cm² encountered at depth as follows:
S1 in depth - 3.40 m from the existing ground surface elevation
S2 in depth - 3.20 m from the existing ground surface elevation
S3 in depth - 2.80 m from the existing ground surface elevation
S4 in depth - 2.40 m from the existing ground surface elevation

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