LOG OF BORING

and

TEST RESULTS

BORING 87-131

U,S,

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE FLEET HARBOR

(

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

....

UNO RAINED SHEAR STRENGTH

>-

WATER

u.

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TONS PER SQ,

FT.

15&

PL

CONTENTS

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0.5

1.5

:::>

40 80120160

~

VERY SOFT TO FIRM 8LACK CLAY

(CH)

WITH

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+--+l

~15

-

ORGANICS.

SHELL FRAGMENTS &SAND

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(CH)

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WITH

65

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70

SAND POCKETS, PARTINGS & OAGANICS

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Date Started:

08/01/87

Date Completed:

08/02/87

LEGEND AND NOTES

Weather:

HOT,

CLEAR

&

POCKET PENETROMETER

...

TORVANE

Water Depth: 29 ' AT 1445 HRS

ON 08/01/87

•

UNCONFINED COMPRESSION

ccm~letion

DeEth:

71

' BELOW MUDLINE

•

MINIATURE VANE

(~

RESIDUAL VALUE)

Dri ler:

WIL lAMS

Technician:

HALLIGAN

Drill Rig:

FAILING 750 TRUCK-MOUNTED

•

UNCONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL

samPlina:

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

Open Symbols 'DeSignate Remolded Tests

Casing

equired: 50 ' FROM BARGE DECK

LL - LIQUIO LIMIT

PL - PLASTIC LIMIT

PI - PLASTICITY INDEX

-200 - I PASSING f200 SIEVE

c)

---

,

SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS

'.

U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET

HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL

CLASS IFI CAT ION

MC

UDW

NUMBER

NUMBER

INTERVAL

(%)

(PCF)

( FEET)

87-131

2Q

0-2.0

VERY SOFT BLACK CLAY (CH)

~ITH

ORGANIC

226

MATERIAL

87-131

4Q

2.0-4.0

VERY SOFT DARK GRAY AND BLACK ORGANIC

156

CLAY WITH

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-131

7Q

9.5

DARK GRAY AND GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH

111

OCCASIONAL SAND POCKETS

87-131

9Q

10-11.5

VERY SOFT DARK GRAY AND GRAY ORGANIC

133 35

CLAY

(CH)

WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL AND

SHELL

FRAGMENTS

87-131

14J

16.5-18

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY FINE SAND

(SP) WITH

OCCASIONAL

CLAY

POCKETS

87-131

18J

26-27.5

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY FINE

SAND

(SP)

87-131

19J

31-32.5

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY FINE SAND

(SP)

87-131

21J

41-42.5

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY MEDIUM TO

FINE SAND

(SP)

I

87-131. 23Q

45-47.0 VERY STIFF GRAY AND OLIVE GRAY CLAY (CH) 60

65

I

WITH

SAIID

POCKETS

87-131

25Q

47-49.0

STI FF OLIVE GRAY

CLAY WITH OCCASIONAL

53

SAND POCKETS AND

PARTINGS

87-131

27Q

49-51.0

STIFF OLIVE GRAY CLAY WITH OCCASIONAL

56

SAND POCKETS AND PARTINGS

87-131

29Q

51-53.0 VERY STIFF GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH SAND

48

72

POCKETS AND

PARTINGS AND

OCCASIONAL

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-131

31Q

53-55.0 STIFF OLIVE GRAY CLAY WITH OCCASIONAL

48

SAND

POCKETS AND OCCASIONAL ORGANIC

MATERIAL

87-131

33Q

55-57.0 STIFF OLIVE GRAY CLAY WITH OCCASIONAL

50

SAND POCKETS AND OCCASIONAL ORGANIC

MATERIAL

87-131

35Q

57-59.0 STI FF OLIVE GRAY CLAY WITH SAND POCKETS

43

AND

PARTINGS AND OCCASIONAL ORGANIC

MATERIAL

87-131

36J

59-60.0

STIFF GRAY CLAY WITH SAND POCKETS,

48

PARTINGS AND OCCASIONAL

SEAMS

87-131

38Q

61-63.0

STIFF GRAY CLAY WITH NUMEROUS SILTY

nNE

29

SAND

POCKETS,

PARTINGS AND

SEAMS

87-131

40Q

63-65.0 STIFF GRAY CLAY (CH)

WITH SAND POCKETS,

31

84

PARTINGS AND SEAMS

;

T

I

LL

PL

PI

GRADATION,

PERCENT

PASSING SIEVE NO.

4

10

40

100 200

152 37

115

100 100 100 98

93

142 36

106

100 100

99

11

6

100 100 100 18

5

100 100 93

11

5

100 99

47

9

5

103 33

70

87

24

63

100 100 100 95

78

58

19

39

SU

(KSF)

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1.33

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1

I

10.65

I

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1

0

.