Table 3: Soil settlement and corresponding modulus of subgrade reaction constant.

Soil Settlement (mm) for soils with varying moisture content. Soil settlement (mm) (computed assuming footing depth of 500mm) Soil Bearing Capacity (kN/mm2) Modulus of subgrade reaction(k)(assuming footing depth of 500m and resultant settlement)
Moisture content (%) 30%
MC
50%
MC
75%
MC
30%
MC
50%
MC
75%MC 30%
MC
50%
MC
75%
MC
30%
MC
50%
MC
75%
MC
KMR1.5m NF 17.2% 21.5% 29.4% 86 107 147 240.60 94.55 63.84 2,798 882 434
KMR1.5m Flooded 20.7% 27.2% 31.5% 103 136 157 284.07 296.60 45.39 2,751 2,185 289
GGR1.5m NF 17.8% 23.6% 28.6% 89 118 143 711.91 75.36 81.54 7,999 640 570
GGR1.5m Flooded 20.1% 25.3% 30.6% 101 127 153 424.42 440.57 55.75 4,223 3,483 364
GGR2.0m NF 21.1% 24.9% 30.9% 106 125 155 215.05 65.68 86.72 2,038 528 561
GGR2.0m Flooded 24.9% 30.3% 31.5% 125 152 158 264.48 150.16 71.02 2,124 991 451
GGR2.5m NF 18.2% 23.0% 28.7% 91 115 144 240.28 104.59 81.68 2,648 911 569
GGR2.5m Flooded 23.3% 29.7% 34.0% 116 149 170 366.02 60.82 55.56 3,149 410 327
KKR1.5m NF 21.2% 18.9% 24.0% 106 95 120 1075.76 118.00 56.26 10,173 1,249 470
KKR1.5m Flooded 22.5% 28.4% 24.4% 113 142 122 893.77 257.90 65.72 7,945 1,819 539
KKR1.8m NF 20.4% 22.7% 27.9% 102 113 139 176.56 278.08 79.53 1,735 2,455 571
KKR1.8m Flooded 23.5% 27.4% 28.0% 117 137 140 68.80 290.94 58.59 587 2,128 419
KKR1.5m NF 21.0% 25.6% 30.1% 105 128 150 371.58 332.65 81.00 3,539 2,599 539
KKR1.5m Flooded 23.0% 30.6% 31.5% 115 153 158 395.85 162.74 61.56 3,442 1,064 391
Average 21.0% 25.6% 29.3% 105 128 147 240.60 94.55 63.84 3,889 1,521 460
Rounded off to 3,990 1,520 460