Bearing capacity failure, soil quality led to collapse of RS wall at NH

Bearing capacity failure, soil quality led to collapse of RS wall at NH-66 in Kollam, says NHAI

Kollam , NHAI has said that the collapse of the Reinforced Soil wall at Mylakkadu, part of the NH-66 development work here, was due to poor bearing capacity and quality of the soil used, and action has been initiated against the contractor and the engineering firm.

In a statement, the National Highways Authority of India said its preliminary assessment indicates the cause to be a deep-seated shear or bearing capacity failure, meaning the soil at the foundation was too weak to support the fill.

The collapse occurred on December 5 at a 9.4-metre-high reinforced soil wall that serves as an approach to a vehicular underpass at Mylakkadu on the Kollam-Kadambattukonam route while it was under const