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    The geotechnical report summarizes soil conditions at a site in Mahshahr, Iran. The groundwater table varies from 0.3 to 1.5 meters below ground level. The area has low seismic risk according to Iranian building codes. Three soil layers were identified down to depths of 40 meters, consisting of cohesive fine-grained soils of varying stiffness. pH levels indicate concrete will not be affected by soil chemistry, though one borehole near tidal zones showed high sulfate levels locally. The soil has low bearing capacity and high settlement, making it unsuitable for heavy structures without remediation.

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    The geotechnical report summarizes soil conditions at a site in Mahshahr, Iran. The groundwater table varies from 0.3 to 1.5 meters below ground level. The area has low seismic risk according to Iranian building codes. Three soil layers were identified down to depths of 40 meters, consisting of cohesive fine-grained soils of varying stiffness. pH levels indicate concrete will not be affected by soil chemistry, though one borehole near tidal zones showed high sulfate levels locally. The soil has low bearing capacity and high settlement, making it unsuitable for heavy structures without remediation.

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    The geotechnical report summarizes soil conditions at a site in Mahshahr, Iran. The groundwater table varies from 0.3 to 1.5 meters below ground level. The area has low seismic risk according to Iranian building codes. Three soil layers were identified down to depths of 40 meters, consisting of cohesive fine-grained soils of varying stiffness. pH levels indicate concrete will not be affected by soil chemistry, though one borehole near tidal zones showed high sulfate levels locally. The soil has low bearing capacity and high settlement, making it unsuitable for heavy structures without remediation.

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    GEOTECHNICAL REPORT FOR MAHSHAHR FACILITIES

    (MHS-E000-CV-RT-101)

    1-5 Ground Water Table


    The ground water table has some variations from 0.3 to 1.5m
    from natural ground level, all around the site. For all boreholes the
    Ground Water Table is shown in the corresponding borehole logs.

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    2-3 Brief Seismicity of the Area


    It is suggested to design the structures on the basis of Iranian
    Code of Practice for Seismic Resistant Design of Buildings (Standard
    No. 2800) requirement. According to this code, the area in question
    is zoned under low risk area. Based on this code, the group IV is in
    compliance with the area (To= 0.15, Ts=1.0).
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    According to Uniform Building Code (UBC, 1997), the group S E


    is in compliance with the area:
    Zone: 2B
    Seismic Source Type:
    C

    z = 0.20
    Na = 1.0

    Ca = 0.34
    Nv = 1.0

    Cv = 0.64

    According to ASCE-7-05 Standard , the group E is in compliance


    with the area.
    2-4 Layering
    During the investigation, almost the whole site was being
    backfilled in order to regrade the ground level. The depth of fill
    material at the time of investigation is shown in Table 1-1 for each
    borehole. The results show that the maximum fill material depth was
    about 1.5 m.
    2-4-1 Layer I
    This layer is of cohesive fine-grained texture. It starts from
    natural ground level (below the fill material) down to 15 m.

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    2-4-2 Layer II
    This layer is also of cohesive fine-grained texture which starts
    from -15 m down to -40 m. Most of this layer is very stiff to hard
    which marks the difference between this layer and layer I.

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    2-4-3 Layer III


    This layer in texture is like the two layers I, II (cohesive finegrained texture) which starts from -40 m down to the end of the
    borehole depths. The consistency of this layer is higher than the two
    upper layers (Hard).

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    2-5 Soil Chemical Properties


    PH values are all between 8.8 and 9.3. Hence, no destructive
    effect on concrete is anticipated in this regard. The maximum
    sulfate (gr/lit) and chloride ions in soil except for the results of
    borehole SE15 are 2.6 and 2.31, respectively. The chemical test
    results of borehole SE15 show a high amount of sulfate ion (12.45
    gr/lit) in this area because this borehole is located in tidal zone.
    Therefore, this effect is completely local.
    As observed, and also regarding test results, all the concrete
    structures in contact with the fluctuating water table are under
    relatively severe attack of chloride and sulfate ions.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS
    3-1 Introduction
    The most important geotechnical characteristics of the soil in
    Mahshahr area are:
    - Low value of allowable bearing capacity
    - High amount of settlement, even for very low amount of imposed
    load
    Due to the low value of allowable bearing capacity, the soil
    generally does not bear the loads imposed by heavy structures and
    surely failure occurs. Even if the imposed loads are relatively light
    and no failure occurs, it is the high amount of settlement (due to
    these light loads) which is a problem during the operation period of
    the structure.

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