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BORING B7-130

U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE FLEET HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

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Date Started:

07/31/87

Date Completed:

08/01/87

Weather:

HOT.

CLEAR

Water Depth: 10.5 AT 1340 HRS ON 07/31/87

Completion Depth: 89

. BELOW MUDLINE

Driller:

WILLIAMS

Technician:

HALLIGAN

Drill Rig:

FAILING 750 TRUCK-MOUNTED

Samplino:

3' THIN-WALLED TUBE AND 2' SPLIT-BARREL SAMPLER

Casing

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LIQUID LIMIT

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PI - PLASTICITY INDEX

-200 - S PASSING

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SUMMARY Of TEST RESULTS

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U.

S. MAR!T!ME ADMIN!STRAT!ON

RESERVE

fLEET

HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL

CLASSIf!CATlON

MC

UDW

NUMBER

NUMBER

INTERVAL

(%)

(PCf

( fEET)

87.130

2Q

2.0' 4.0 VERY SOFT DARK GRAY CLAY (CH), WITH

90

39

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.130

4Q

4.0'6.0 VERY SOfT GRAY CLAY, WITH NUMEROUS SAND

57

POCKETS AND

SA~D

PARTINGS

87.130

6Q

6.0.8.0 VERY SOfT DARK GRAY TO GRAY CLAY, WITH

65

59

ORGANIC MATERIAL,

AND

SAND POCKETS AND

SEAMS

87-130

8Q

8.0-10.0 VERY SOfT GRAY CLAY, WITH SILTY SAND

45

POCKETS

87-130

9Q

8.0-10.0 VERY SOfT DARK GRAY AND GRAY SANOY CLAY,

72

66

WITH SAND POCKETS AND OCCASIONAL ORGANIC

l~lATERIAL

87-130

10J

10-11.5

fIRM GRAY CLAY (CH), WITH SAND PARTINGS

71

87-130

11 J

12-13.5 GRAY

fINE SAND

87-130

12J

17-18.5

GRAY fINE SAND

87-130

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22-23.5

GRAY FINE SAND

81-130

14J

27-28.5

LIGHT BROWN MEDIUM TO FJNE

SAND (SP),

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WITH A TRACE OF SILT

87-130

16Q

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34-36.0

F1RM GRAY TO OL1VE-GRAY CLAY, W!TH

57

64

IOCCASIONAL

SAND POCKETS AND

SEAMS

87-130

18Q

36.0-38

FIRM GRAY AND OLIVE-GRAY CLAY, WITH

SAND

34

POCKETS AND PARTINGS

87-130

21Q

38-40.0

ILIGHT GRAY CLAYEY SAND (SC), WITH SAND

30

IZ2J

POCKETS

AND

A VERTICAL

SAND

SEAM

87-'130

42-43.5'LIGHT GRAY SILTY fINE SAND (SM)

87-130

24Q

44-46.0

STIff

GRAY CLAY, WITH SILTY SAND POCKETS

34

87

87-130

25Q

48-50

STIFf GRAY CLAY (CL), WITH NUMEROUS SAND 144

POCKETS AND SEAMS

87-130

27Q

50-52

STIFf GRAY CLAY

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WITH NUMEROUS SAND

POCKETS

AND

SEAMS

87-130

29Q

52-54.0

STIFF GRAY CLAY, WITH NUMEROUS SAND

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POCKETS AND SEAMS

87-130

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54.5-56

L,IGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

(SP-SM),

SLIGHTLY SILTY

87-130

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59-60.5

VERY STIfF LIGHT GREENISH-GRAY CLAY,

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SLIGHTLY

SANDY,

wITH

OCCASIONAL

SAND

IPOCKEiS,

OCCASIONAL ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-130

33Q

61-63.0

STJFF LIGHT

GREEN!SH~GRAY

SANDY CLAY

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WITH SAND POCKETS

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55

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50'

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GRADATION,

PERCENT

PASSING SIEVE NO.

4

10

40

100 200

100

99

97

87

79

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100

99

66

5

31

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100 100

99

75

35

100 100 100

64

19

100

99

75

12

61

100 100

99

91

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SUMMARY OF

TEST RESULTS

U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

c

RESERVE

FLEET

HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

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BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL CLASSIFICATION

MC

UD~

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PL

PI

GRADATION,

PERCENT

SU

NUI~BER

NUMBEF

INTERVAL

(%)

(PCF

PASSING SIEVE NO.

(KSn

(FEET)

4

10

40

100 200

87.130

350

63-65.0 VERY STIFF LIGHT GREENISH-GRAY CLAY,

35

86

WITH

SILT