PROJECT NAME:
Beach Sediment Analysis
CLIENT:
HDR, Inc.
SAMPLE ID:
MP-T2
LOCATION:
Matagorda Peninsula
MATAGORDA PENINSULA
Transect 2
ASTM
MESH
PERCENT SHELL BY WEIGHT (BASED ON #10 SIEVE)
Toe of Dune
Mid Berm
Swash Zone
First Bar
Trough
Second Bar
RETAINED BY #10
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
1.7
14.8
ASTM
MESH
% FINER BY WEIGHT AFTER REMOVING SHELL
Toe of Dune
Mid Berm
Swash Zone
First Bar
Trough
Second Bar
#10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
#18
100.0
100.0
99.9
99.9
99.3
90.2
#35
99.9
100.0
97.0
99.7
97.8
75.9
#60
98.7
96.3
86.4
96.2
84.7
52.2
#70
92.8
85.3
82.6
87.9
66.4
35.9
#80
63.4
51.9
53.9
64.0
35.4
18.3
#100
25.3
15.3
19.6
24.6
12.6
5.4
#120
11.1
5.4
8.0
9.2
5.0
2.6
#170
2.2
1.4
2.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
#200
1.9
1.2
2.2
1.2
1.5
1.4
STATISTICS (EXCLUDING SHELL)
MEDIAN GRAIN SIZE
(mm)
0.167
0.175
0.174
0.166
0.192
0.244
MEAN GRAIN SIZE
(mm)
0.167
0.178
0.180
0.168
0.198
0.385
SORTING
(σ)
0.346
0.292
0.513
0.356
0.472
1.072
Munsell Color
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Pale Brown
Grayish
Brown
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
50
coarse
fine
coarse
medium
6
1620
1.5
4
200
PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT
D100
D60
D30
0.154
0.152
0.16
0.157
0.153
D10
0.119
0.12
0.136
0.129
0.126
Depth
Classification
40
PI
Cc
Cu
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS
COBBLES
GRAVEL
SAND
SILT OR CLAY
4
LL
PL
1.54
1.46
1.36
1.42
1.38
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.09
1.11
1.02
1.04
1.06
1
3/4
1/23/8 3
%Gravel %Sand
%Silt
%Clay
100
140
3
2
60
fine
U.S. SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES
U.S. SIEVE NUMBERS
HYDROMETER
MP-T1-Second Bar
MP-T2-Toe of Dune
MP-T2-Mid Berm
MP-T2-Swash Zone
MP-T2-First Bar
6
81014
30
2
1
0.5
2
2
0.183
0.174
0.184
0.184
0.174
POORLY GRADED SAND
POORLY GRADED SAND
POORLY GRADED SAND
POORLY GRADED SAND
POORLY GRADED SAND
Depth
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
0.0'
MP-T1-Second Bar
MP-T2-Toe of Dune
MP-T2-Mid Berm
MP-T2-Swash Zone
MP-T2-First Bar
Specimen ID
Specimen ID
Project: Beach Sediment Analysis
Location: Matagorda Peninsula, Texas
Number: G122361
Rock Engineering & Testing Lab. LLC.
6817 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78409
Telephone: 361-883-4555
Fax: 361-883-4711
US_GRAIN_SIZE 7 G122361 MP.GPJ US_LAB.GDT 8/11/22
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
50
coarse
fine
coarse
medium
6
1620
1.5
4
200
PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT
D100
D60
D30
0.17
0.198
0.148
0.153
0.166
D10
0.14
0.158
0.117
0.127