Soil testing progressing in full swing for Metro project

The work is being done by Jaipur-based Consulting Engineers Group(CEG) and the collection of soil samples started on September 18 from Sohana,Mohali. At present there are three machines which have taken samples from eight places.

The machines drill the earth to a depth of 30m and soil samples are taken after every 1.5 meters. The sample collection at every site will end in two days. Soil samples are taken after every 500m.

The company is collecting three types of soil samples; Undisturbed soil Sample(UDS),Disturbed Sample (DS) and Standard Penetration Test (SPT). These samples are further sent to Jaipur for measuring their bearing capacity and other tests to determine its strength are conducted on it. The design of the structure will be based on the outcome of the soil tests.

Speaking to the Newsline,Rughuraj,Site Engineer,said,“In the first phase which is from Mohali to Secretariat,we will be taking samples of at least 85 to 90 spots. The samples on the Phase 2 which will be from Panchkula,Sector 21 to Mullanpur,will start soon after. The three machines used in the drilling have been brought from Delhi.”