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    STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

    ON REASONS OF ANTI SLIDE PILE


    COLLAPSE AT COMMUNITY CONVENTION
    CENTRE SITE, NEAR BANGLA BAZAR
    LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH

    CONFIDENTIAL: This report has been prepared by PROSAVA Pvt Ltd (Prosava) , Gurugram India for Team
    Insurance Surveyors & Loss Assessors LLP. (TEAM) for their reference and use. Prosava offers no warranty
    regarding condition of concealed construction or subsurface conditions. Comments regarding the same are our
    professional opinion based on engineering experience and judgement. All information contained or pertaining to
    this document is property of TEAM and is available to said parties under strict obligation of nondisclosure and
    restricted use unless otherwise agreed between the parties.

    DOC ID- TEAM.CEM.LUCKNOW.16.04.2024


    APRIL 16, 2024
    PROSAVA PVT. LTD.
    Sl. No. Chapters Page No.
    1 INTRODUCTION 1
    2 BASIC PROJECT DETAILS AT SITE 1
    3 FIELD VISIT OBSERVATION 3
    (a) South face of project 3
    (b) West face of project 3
    (c) North & East face of the project 4

    4 DETAILED INVESTIGATION AND DISCUSSIONS 4


    5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION 8
    1. INTRODUCTION
    A structural stability investigation was carried out at under construction Community
    center site of CEM Hospitality Pvt Ltd, Lucknow (near Bangla Bazar) which suffered
    a massive land slide due to failure of anti-slide piles. The owner’s representative Mr.
    Ekjap Singh Anand was available at site during the visit.

    It was reported that in the afternoon of 13th Feb 2024 at around 3.15 PM a breach was
    first noticed between anti slide piles which subsequently widened leading to the
    collapse of entire anti slide pile system in south face of the project site. It was further
    informed that there were no unusual natural happenings like poor weather conditions,
    rain, earthquake etc. at the project site which may have led to any possible changes in
    site condition culminating in this collapse.

    Further to this, on the advice of TEAM INSURANCE, CEO of PROSAVA PVT LTD
    and their Chief Consultant visited the project site on 11th April 2024 to inspect the
    damaged site and make a detailed report on possible reasons for collapse.

    2. BASIC PROJECT DETAILS AT SITE


    The site planning and construction is being undertaken as per Building Plan Application
    Number LDA/BP/22-23/1563 sanctioned on 23/04/2023. The construction was
    undertaken as per details were provided by Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta (Structural engineer)

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    Longitudinal section of the excavation plan
    From above following levels are noted:
    (a) Formation level is 7200 mm below RL 0.00
    (b) A setback of almost 6000 mm is kept between existing municipal nala which
    surrounds the project site on west and south side.
    Anti slide piles with 600 mm dia with depth 16 meters were provided at centre to centre
    spacing of 1200 mm to prevent earth slide during project excavation stage (to achieve
    the formation level) as follows:

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    3. FIELD VISIT OBSERVATIONS
    The field visit to the site was conducted together with Mr. Ekjap Pratap Singh who
    represented the owners of project site. Status of project with initial observation is as
    follows:
    (A) South face of project
    The piles on south face had collapsed and project site was secured by providing
    a wall with steel beams and timber as below

    (B) West face of project

    It was noted that piles were intact on this face and retaining wall work was in progress.

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    (C) North & East face of the project

    North and East face of project site were secured by putting wall with sandbags and were
    not affected by the incident.

    4. DETAILED INVESTIGATION AND DISCUSSIONS


    It has been noted that there is a municipal drain with a depth of almost 2.4 meter running
    around the project site on south face (affected side). This drain is very old and there is
    continuous seepage of water through its floor and side wall.

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     The anti-slide piles were provided after setback distance of about 6 meters provided
    from the face of the drain.
     During discussions the structural engineer of the project informed that they did not
    go for any detailed analysis while designing the anti-slide piles as it was considered
    a temporary arrangement to carry out excavation for construction of retaining wall.
     Consideration was not given to the level of water saturation due to water leakage
    from the existing municipal drain.
     As per Soil report the general nature of soil is “CI” silty clay of medium plasticity
    and “ML” sandy silt. Typically, such soil has a finer texture as silt particles are small
    tending to have more water holding capacity thereby greater moisture retention.
     Calculation of pile spacing
    As per soil report
    Cohesion of soil = 0.34 Kg/cm2 i.e 33.34 kpa
    Friction angle = 7 deg
    Assumed
    Pile diameter = 0.6 mtr
    Hence effective width of pile = SQRT (2) X .6/2 = 0.42 m
    Based on this pile spacing shall be
    2
    L=(2 X .42 X 33.34/ 60/2) * ( tan (45 deg + (7 deg/2))) / ((cos(45-(7/2)) SQRT
    2
    (1+tan (45deg+(7/2)) +.42
    L = 1.45 Mtr
    Actual spacing provided as per site is 1.2 Mtr (hence ok)

    However, due to seepage of water from the municipal drain it is known that water can have a
    detrimental effect on performance of anti-slide piles which is manifested in following ways:

    (a) Water infiltration into the soil behind the slope adds weight and act like a lubricant,
    increasing the pressure pushing the landslide mass behind pile forward and thereby
    putting extra stress on the anti-slide piles.
    (b) Water saturation softens the soil, reducing its internal friction and overall stability. This
    weakens the soil's grip on the anti-slide piles thereby reducing its effectiveness.
    (c) Due to fluctuating water level in municipal drain the water level exerts hydrostatic
    pressure on the slope and the piles themselves.
    (d) Cracks in municipal drain act as channels for water to seep in further accelerating the
    negative effects.

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    Photo of site immediately after failure shows water saturation in soil between municipal
    drain and piles resulting in huge deviation from design considerations as detailed above.

    Further to this we observed the type of construction of piling arrangement and noticed as
    follows:

    (a) The surplus slushy concrete (which is mixture of concrete, slurry and mud) on top
    surface of pile has not been removed completely during pile chipping and top tie beam
    has been cast.

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    (b) From the debris of top beam, it is noted that casting is done with 12 mm Dia main
    reinforcement with 6 mm Dia stirrups.

    This is quite different from the tie beam details provided in drawing wherein 4- 20 mm
    Dia main reinforcement and 10 mm Dia secondary reinforcement provided for the tie
    beam as per drawing.

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    5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
    Based on the above discussions we conclude on possible reasons for the
    failure of the anti - slide pile system on the south side of project site as
    follows :

    (a) Proper drainage systems and considerations for water presence was the most crucial
    factor that should have been considered during the design and construction of anti-
    slide pile systems.
    (b) Deep excavation of almost 7.5 meter was done for building basement and
    foundation work after providing a 6-meter setback from municipal drain.
    (c) The soil between the face of municipal drain and anti-slide pile system got fully
    saturated due to water leakage from drain surfaces.
    (d) Soil lost its cohesiveness and created immense pressure on the pile surface.
    (e) Erosion of soil initiated due to water movement between soil crevices leading to
    further weakening and failure of pile system.
    Accordingly, we are of the opinion that failure of this anti slide piling system happened
    due to inadequate design considerations and improper assumptions on potential water
    ingress in the soil due to condition of municipal drain in vicinity of pile system and lead
    to failure of the same. The connection between pile top and beam was also inadequate
    due to improper construction practices at site.

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