Ground Improvement
2023
NUEVA ECIJA - REGION III - Philippines
FMJR Oliver Grains Corporation
12 UNITS GRAIN SILOS IN TALAVERA, NUEVA ECIJA
Problem
HG Silos will be constructing 12 units of 1500 metric tons of grain silos in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. Based on the soil investigation report, the soil is underlain by five to six meters of silty sand having a standard penetration test (SPT) – N value range…
Solution
Maccaferri recommended installing two layers of cross-laid 80 kN/m geogrids 0.25 m below the base of the footing having a spacing of 0.25 m as well. The footing of the tank farm will be installed at 0.5 m below the ground with good backfill material. The…