LOG

OF BORING

and

TEST

BORING 87-136

U.S.

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE FLEET HARBOR

c

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

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UNDR~INED

SHEAR STRENGTH

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(CH)

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WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL

(4')

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(14)

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(SP).

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TO

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6'

WOP

10

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BELOW 13,5'

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(48)

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(17")

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(CH)

WITH SAND

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20

POCKETS AND ORGANIC MATERIAL

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(SP-SM)

(10)

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(30')

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(CH)

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WITH NOOD

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71

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55

FRAGMENTS AND SAND POCKETS

(3S')

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,

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(65')

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(CH)

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08/08/87

08/06/87

LEGEND AND NOTES

Date Started:

Date Completed:

.to

Weather:

HOT,

PARTLY CLOUDY

*

POCKET PENETROMETER

TORVANE

Water Depth:

20 ' AT 1620 HRS ON 08/07/87

•

UNCONFINED COMPRESSION

com~letion

DeEth:

80

'

8ELOW MUDLINE

•

MINIATIJAE VANE

(~

RESIDUAL VALUE)

Ori ler:

WIL IAMS

TeChnician:

HALLIGAN

Drill Rig:

FAILING 750 TRUGK-MOUNTED

•

UNCONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL

samplin~:

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

Open Symbols DeSignate Remolded Tssts

Casing

equired: 42 ' FROM BARGE DECK

LL - LIGUIO LIMIT

PL - PLASTIC LIMIT

PI - PLASTICITY INDEX

-200 - S PASSING '200 SIEVE

I

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SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS

U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET

HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL

CLASS IF ICAT! ON

MC

UDW

NUMBER

NUMBER

INTERVAL

(%)

(PCF)

(FEET)

87.136

2Q

2.4

VERY SOFT DARK GRAY AND GRAY ORGANIC

200

CLAY (CH)

87.136

4J

4-6

GRAY SILTY FINE SAND (SP-SM)

87- 136

5J

6-8

GRAY FINE SAND WITH OCCASIONAL CLAY

POCKETS

87- 136

6J

8-10

LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND

87-136

7J

13.5-15

GRAY CLAYEY SILTY SAND

(SM) WITH SI LTY

SAND POCKETS AND PARTINGS

87- 136

8Q

17-19

FIRM GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH SAND POCKETS

42

77

AND ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-136

11 J

21.5-23

GRAY SLIGHTLY SILTY FINE

SAND (SP-SM)

87-136

12J

26.5-28

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY SLIGHTLY SILTY FINE

SAND (SP-SM)

87-136

13Q

31-33

FIRM GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH OCCASIONAL SAND

47

71

POCKETS AND

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-136

15Q

33-35

FIRM LIGHT GRAY CLAY

49

,

87-136

17J

35.5-37

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY SILTY FINE SAND

(SM)

\.

87-136

18J

40.5-42

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY SILTY FINE SAND

(SM)

WITH OCCASIONAL

CLAY POCKETS

87-136

19J

45.5-47

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY SILTY FINE SAND

(SM)

WITH OCCASIONAL

CLAY POCKETS

87-136

20J

50.5-52

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY

FINE SAND

(SP-SM)

87-136

21J

55.5-57

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY FINE SAND

(SP)

87-136

22J

60.5-62

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY FINE SAND

(SP-SM)

87-136

23Q

65-67

STIFF

GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH OCCASIONAL

50

73

SAND

POCKETS AND

OCCASIONAL

SHELL

FRAGMENTS

87-136

25Q

67-69

STIFF GRAY CLAY WITH SILT

POCKETS AND

47

PARTINGS

87- 136

27Q

69-71

STIFF GRAY CLAY WITH SILT POCKETS

49

87- 136

29Q

71-73

STIFF GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH OCCASIONAL

54

68

SAND

POCKETS AND

LIGHT

GRAY STREAKS