Abstract
Yangon is highly dense populated city in Myanmar. Today Yangon area has undergone very rapid development and expansion because of its socio-economic cum political significance. Therefore it is required to expand the new satellite town. Therefore, geotechnical site characteristics and zonation of Yangon area is carry out. In Yangon, three geological rock units such as alluvial deposits, Irrawaddy Formation and Pegu Group can be found. For this research, geotechnical characteristics and foundation condition of Pegu Group is investigated. Based on the sample collected and the laboratory results, foundation condition of Pegu Group are studied. The purpose of the research is to point out the engineering characteristics and foundation properties of Pegu Group in the Yangon Area. The Pegu Group consists of three lithostratigraphic units recognizable from surface geologic characters and subsurface data. They are Besapet Alternation, Thardugan Sandstone and Hlawga Shale from youngest to old. Besapet Alternation consists of shales and thinly laminated sandstone which are exposed in the vicinity of Besapet Lake and also exposed behind the police training school. Besapet Alternation is characterized by blunish grey to greenish grey, bedded to nonbedded, silty shale with very thin parting of micaceous sandstones. Thardugan Sandstone consists of blunish grey to brownish grey, fine to medium grained micaceous and argillaceous sandstone with ferruginous bands. They are exposed around the Thardukan Pagoda, southwestern and south of Hlawga Lake.It exposes as massive body sandstone around Thadukan Pagoda and thin bedded sandstone at police training school. Hlawga Shale consists of shale and laminated clay. They occur at the low land area at the west of Hlawga Lake beside the Thardugan Sandstone. According USCS classification, CL, ML, MH, SC, SM and SW soil types are found as residual soil in Pegu Group. The ultimate bearing capacity of residual soil of Pegu Group is 15 kPa to 600 kPa. The unconfined compressive strength of Thardugan Sandstone varies from 8 MPa to 61 MPa.
Highlights
Yangon is highly dense populated city in Myanmar
Medium grained micaceous and argillaceous sandstone with engineering geological and hydrological characteristics of the different ferruginous bands. They are exposed around the Thardukan Pagoda, geologic units are needed to investigate in details. It is a reason why southwestern [2] and south of Hlawga Lake.It exposes as massive body the research title “Geotechnical Characteristics and Foundation Sandstone around Thardugan Pagoda and thin bedded sandstone at condition of Pegu Group in Yangon Area” is needed to perform
The residual soil of Besapet Alternation and Hlawga Shale are studied for geotechnical characteristics and foundation condition
Summary
Carry out for designing a right type of foundation safely and economically, a designer must possess sufficient information about the Yangon is situated between Sittaung River in the east and Ayeyarwaddy physical properties and the arrangement of underlying materials .The. River in the west and it is the southern extensional rolling region combined use of geologic information, natural hazard and urbanization of Bago Yoma. The Yangon is located in Lower Myanmar on the eastern margin of the natural factors have exerted strong influence on the development of Ayeyarwaddy delta at the confluence of the Yangon and Bago rivers and urban area. Adequate concerns based on geologic conditions about 30 km away from the Gulf of Martaban. It is located between for future sustainable development of urban planning are necessary.
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