Table 1.

Summary of shear strength parameters for Singapore residual soils

ReferencesGeological formation (location)DescriptionDepth range: mEffective cohesion, c′ (kPa) Average (range)Effective angle of friction, ϕ′ (°) Average (range)
6Jurong (NTU Campus)Sandy silty clay1·25–7·4531 (19–50) 15 tests27 (24–40) 10 tests
7Jurong (NTU Campus)Silty clay0·2–0·595 1 test35 1 test
8Jurong (NTU Campus)Silty clay0·2–0·520 (15–22) 4 tests27 1 test
9Jurong (Pulau Ayer Chawan)Sandy clayey silt 12 18 tests35 18 tests
9Jurong (Pulau Pesak and Pulau Seraya)Clayey silt 17 36 tests28 36 tests
10JurongWeathered sandstone 632
10JurongShale (20–25)(20–26)
11JurongSandstone/ siltstone boulders, cobbles and gravel in a silty clay matrix (5–100)28 (17–46)
11JurongSilty clay/clayey silt (10–65)(17–36)
12Gombak Norite (Bukit Batok)Clayey silt/ sandy silt0–1611 (3–33) 100 tests36 (25–45) 100 tests
13Bukit Timah (Lorong Terigu) 0–2115 (0–40) 7 tests32 (30–35) 7 tests
11Bukit TimahSilty clay/clayey silt (0–125)30 (13–36)
5Bukit TimahSandy silty clay/sandy clayey silt (0–42) 17 tests(20–36) 12 tests

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