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LOG OF BORING and TEST RESULTS
BORING B7-142
U.S.MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
RESERVE FLEET HARBOR
BEAUMONT,
TEXAS
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WITH ORGANICS
AT 3-8' AND SILTY SAND POCKETS AT 4-6'
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-BECOMES LIGHT GRAY AT S'
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( 111'1
MEDIUM DENSE TO LOOSE MEDIUM TO FINE
SAND
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CONTENTS
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ORGANICS
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AND
POCKETS 50-52'
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-LIGHT GRAY AND BROWN AT 55-56' AND
ORGANIC MATERIAL AT 55'
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-LIGHT GRAY BELOW 56' AND WITH SANDY
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CLAY LAYER AT 60.5-61'
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MSDIUM DENSE TO DENSE LIGHT GRAY FINE
SAND
(SP)
WITH CLAYEY SAND POCKETS TO
64'
-WITH SANDY CLAY LAYER AT 62-63.5'
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Date Started:
08/05/87
Date Completed:
Weather:
HOT,
CLEAR
Water Depth: 22 ' AT 1630 HRS ON
08/05/87
Completion Depth: 78,5' BELOW MUDLINE
Driller:
WILLIAMS
Technician:
HALLIGAN
Drill Rig: ,FAILING
750
TRUCK-MOUNTED
Sampling:
3' THIN-WALLED TUBE AND 2" SPLIT-BARREL
Casing Required: 60 ' FROM BARGE DECK
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08/06/87
SAMPLER
•
LEGEND AND NOTES
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POCKET
PENETRO~ETER
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TORYANE
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UNCONFINED COMPRESSION
•
MINIATURE VANE
(~RESIDUAL
VALUE)
.. UNCONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL
Open Symbols DeSignate Remolded Tests
LL - LIQUID LIMIT
PL - PLASTIC LIMIT
PI - PLASTICITY INDEX
-200 - S PASSING 1200 SIEVE
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SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS
U.
S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
RESERVE
FLEET HARBOR
I
BEAUMONT,
TEXAS
BORING
SAMPLE
SAMPLE
VISUAL
CLASSIFICATION
MC
UDY
LL
PL
PI
GRADATION,
PERCENT
SU
NUMBER
NUMBER
INTERVAL
(%)
(PCF
PASSING SIEVE NO.
(KSF)
(FEET )
4
10
40
100 200
87.142
lJ
0.2
VERY SOFT BLACK AND DARK GRAY ORGANIC
250
171 42
129
CLAY (CH)
87.142
3Q
2.4
VERY SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY
(CH)
157 26
134 39
96
87.142
5Q
4.6
VERY SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY
113
87.142
7Q
6.8
SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY
92
48
113 30
84
87.142
8Q
8.9
SOFT GRAY CLAY YITH SAND POCKETS AND
71
ORGANIC MATERIAL
87.142
10J
10.11.5 LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND (SP)
100 100 100 10
2
87.142
11 J
12.12.3 LIGHT BROYNISH GRAY FINE SAND
87.142
12J
17.18.5 LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND YITH OCCASIONAL
CLAY POCKETS AND ORGANIC MATERIAL
"
87.142
13J
22.23.5 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND (SP)
100 100 25
6
5
87.142
15Q
27.29
STIFF LIGHT GRAY CLAY YITH OCCASIONAL
39
84
1.63
ORGANIC MATERIAL
87.142
17J
30.31.5 LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND YITH OCCASIONAL
CLAY POCKETS AND ORGANIC MATERIAL
87.142
19Q
32.33.5 FIRM LIGHT GRAY SANDY CLAY (CL) YITH
29
103
38
18
20
100 100 100 94
43
0.58
SILTY
SAND AND CLAY SEAMS
87.142
26J
34.36
LIGHT GRAY SANDY SILT, SLIGHTLY CLAYEY
87.142
27J
36.37.5 LIGHT BROYNISH GRAY SILTY FINE SAND (SM)
100 100 99
50
24
YITH OCCASIONAL
CLAY POCKETS
87.142
28Q
38.40
FIRM LIGHT GRAY SANDY CLAY (CL) YITH
26
98
42
16
26
0.73
CLAY AND SILTY
SAND
SEAMS AND ORGANIC
MATERIAL
87.142
29J
38.40
LIGHT GRAY SILTY FINE SAND
87.142
30J
40.41.5 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND
(SP) ,
"
100 100 85
12
5
SLIGHTLY SILTY
87.142
31J
45.46.5 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND
(SP) ,
100 100 67
9
5
SLIGHTLY SILTY
87.142
32J
50.51.5 STIFF GRAY CLAY YITH OCCASIONAL ORGANIC
MATERIAL AND A SAND SEAM
87.142
35Q
52.54
STIFF OLIVE GRAY CLAY (CH) YITH ORGANIC
66
62
117 31
86
1.36
MATERIAL, SLICKENSIDED
87.142
37Q
54.56