Geotechnical impact analysis for the construction of an irrigation district in the department of Atlántico - Colombia.

Abstract

In the present investigation, the analysis of the geotechnical incidence of the soils present in the municipality of Ponedera, located in the department of Atlántico, was carried out for the construction of an irrigation district by taking samples through manual apiques together with penetration tests. standard (SPT). This information was processed in a database for proper handling and analysis. As a product of this investigation, the type of soil was obtained, which were mostly inorganic clays and silts (CL and ML) and to a lesser extent silty and clayey sands (SM and SC), maps were also made in (SIG) of zoning of the type of soil and admissible capacities of said soils. No water table was found in the investigated soil area. Due to the type of information obtained following the guidelines of the Colombian Earthquake Resistant Regulation (NSR-10) and the RAS, this study contains useful information for future studies. It is concluded that the explored soil can support load capacities at approximately 3.0 meters depth of 31.8 Ton/m2 in clayey and silty soils.