LOG

OF

BORING and TEST RESULTS

BORING B7-135

U.S.

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE FLEET HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

...

UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH

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WATER

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TONS PER SQ. FT.

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CONTENTS

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1.0

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40 80120160

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DARK GRAY CLAY

(CH)

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WITH ORBANIC MATERIAL

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~EDIUM

TO FINE

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WITH CLAY AND ORGANIC POCKETS

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WITH

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ORGANIC MATERIAL AND SAND POCKETS

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TO FINE SAND

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WITH CLAY POCKETS TO 54'

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(CL)

WITH SAND POCKETS

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DENSE TO VERY DENSE GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE

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SAND (SP) WITH CLAY POCKETS TO 74'

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Date Started:

08/08/87

Date

com~leted:

08/09/87

LEGEND AND NOTES

Weather:

HOT. PARTLY CLOUDY:

CLOUDY.

WIND.

RAIN

*

POCKET PENETROMETER

....

TORVANE

Water Depth: 21 . AT 1400 HRS ON 08/08/87

•

UNCONFINED

CO~PRESSION

com~letion

Deeth:

79

. BELOW MUDLINE

•

).1INIATURE VANE

(~

RESIDUAL VALUE)

Dri ler:

WIL IAMS

Technician:

HALLIGAN

Drill Rig:

FAILING 750 TRUCK-MOUNTED

•

UNCONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL

Samplino:

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

Open Symbols DeSignate Remolded Tests

Casing

~equired:

50 . FROM BARGE DECK

LL - LIQUID LIMIT

PL - PLASTIC LIMIT

PI - PLASTICITY INDEX

-200 - I PASSING '200 SIEVE

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SUMMARY OF TEST

RESULTS

U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET

HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL

CLASSIFICATION

MC

UDW

LL

PL

PI

GRADATION,

PERCENT

SU

NUMBER

NUMBER

INTERVAL

(%)

(PCF)

PASSING SIEVE NO.

(KSF)

(FEET )

4

10

40

100 200

87.135

2J

2.0.4.0

VERY SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY (CH)

221

168 40

128

87.135

4J

6.0.8.0 GRAY FINE SAND (SC) WITH OCCASIONAL

22

NP

NP

NP

100 100 96

61

19

SANDY CLAY POCKETS AND OCCASIONAL

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.135

5J

8.5.10

GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND (SP) WITH

100 99

81

17

4

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.135

6J

13.5.15

DARK BROWN WOOD. ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.135

7J

18.5.20 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND (SP)

100 100 62

4

3

I

I

87.135

8Q

28.30.0

FIRM GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH ORGANIC

57

65 I"

102 30

72

0.53

MATERIAL

87.135

llQ

30.32.0

SOFT GRAY CLAY WITH SAND POCKETS, SHELL

61

!~'

./

I

FRAGMENTS AND

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.135

13Q

32.34.0 STIFF GRAY CLAY WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL

38

81

i

'

1.14

87.135

15Q

34.36.0 FIRM GRAY CLAY

44

" (

87.135

17Q

36.38.0

FIRM GRAY CLAY WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL

38

83

0.94

87.135

18Q

38.40.0 FIRM GRAY CLAY

38

(

87.135

20Q

40.42.0 STIFF GRAY CLAY WITH OCCASIONAL ORGANIC

38

81

"

;1.04

MATERIAL

I

87.135

22Q

42.44.0 FIRM GRAY CLAY

46

87.135

24Q

44-46.0

FIRM GRAY CLAY WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL

44

76

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1

0.

67