Sand & Clay (test)

SAND + CLAY MORANTEÂ | ROSALES

SAND & CLAY focus:Â metro manila

Metro Manila, officially known as the National Capital Region (NCR), is composed of 16 different cities. All of which are highly developed or are continuously growing cities with tons of dense ares such as CBDs and subdivisions. That leaves the region with very little to no open areas such as parks or farm lands. This also makes it the second most populated region in the Philippines.

The soil in metro manila is described, as follows.

"It (Manila series) consists of very deep, well drained soils formed from sedimentary rocks on mountain slopes, hills, and terraces that have 0 to 50 percent slopes."

Derived from USDA soil descriptions.

The soil types in the entire region of Metro Manila actually varies, usually per city. There are different kinds of clay and some are even landfill or reclaimed land. The variation in soil types emphasises the importance of proper inspection of the suitability of the land prior to construction. The soil bearing capacity might be too low for some projects such as high rise buildings, which Manila has a lot of.

A good example would be the Manila Bay area, specifically where the famed Mall of Asia stands. Since it is reclaimed land and there are a couple too many heavy structures built on top of it, not to mention the numerous visitors it has daily, the foundations are starting to fail thus causing the area to sink very slowly.

MACRO MAP

ALAMINOS CLAY ANTIPOLO CLAY ANTIPOLO SANDY CLAY ANTIPOLO SOLIS (UNDIFERENTIATED) BAY CLAY LOAM/BANTAY LOAM (RIZAL) BIGAA CLAY LOAM

BINANGONAN CLAY CARMONA CLAY LOAM CARMONA SANDY CLAY LOAM CULIS LOAM FILLED UP SOIL GUADALUPE CLAY

GUADALUPE CLAY ADOBE GUADALUPE CLAY LOAM HYDROSOL LA PAZ FINE SAND LA PAZ SLIT LOAM MAGALLANES LOAM

MARIKINA CLAY LOAM MARIKINA SLIT LOAM MOUNTAIN SOIL (UNDIFFERENTIATED) NOVALICHES CLAY LOAM NOVALICHES CLAY LOAM ADOBE NOVALICHES LOAM

OBANDO FINE SANDY LOAM OBANDO SAND PRENSA CLAY LOAM PRENSA SILTY CLAY LOAM QUIANGUA SLIT LOAM SIBUL CLAY LOAM

LIQUEFACTION HAZARD HIGH

MODERATE

LOW

TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP

METRO MANILA WIND PATH

MESO MAP

MESO MAP

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