May 31, 2006
PROPOSED SAN LUIS PASS PROJECT
Attn.: Mr. Hugo E. Bermudez, P.E.
West Galveston Bay
RETL Job No.: G106337
Freeport, Texas
5 of 9
BORING B-5
BORING B-6
SIEVE
SIZE
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
#10
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
#20
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
#40
98
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
#60
98
99
100
99
99
99
99
98
#70
97
98
99
98
98
98
98
97
#80
96
95
97
95
94
95
95
91
#100
73
76
80
74
58
74
55
49
#120
33
42
39
40
22
35
23
26
#140
12
21
15
18
9
16
9
15
#200
2.4
7.2
3.5
5.5
1.6
5.5
3.5
8.4
#230
1.9
5.8
3.4
4.5
1.3
5.5
3.1
7.4
Color
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 4/1
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/1
2.5Y 5/1
2.5Y 5/1
2.5Y 5/1
Description
Lt
Brown
Gray
Dark
Gray
Gray
Brown
Gray
Brown
Gray Gray Gray Gray
BORING B-7
SIEVE SIZE
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
10’-12.5’
12.5’-15’
#10
100
100
100
99
100
100
#20
100
100
99
99
100
100
#40
100
100
99
98
100
100
#60
99
100
98
97
99
99
#70
99
100
97
94
99
99
#80
97
99
92
88
96
98
#100
44
87
47
55
79
82
#120
17
42
20
25
40
39
#140
7
15
8
9
17
16
#200
2.0
4.1
2.7
2.4
4.3
5.3
#230
1.8
3.6
2.5
2.1
1.3
4.7
Color
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/1
2.5Y 5/1
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 5/2
Description
Gray Brown
Gray Brown
Gray
Lt. Brown
Gray
Lt. Brown
Gray
Gray Brown
Same as above, 2.5Y 5/1 gray.
POORLY GRADED SAND
, 2.5Y 5/1 gray.
Boring terminated at a depth of 10' below the bay bottom.
LOG OF BORING B-6
POORLY GRADED SAND
, 2.5Y 5/1 gray.
SAMPLE NUMBER
WATER
DEPTH=
1-FOOT
PI
LOG_OF_BORING G106337.GPJ ROCK_ETL.GDT 6/2/06
LL
LIQUID LIMIT
S-1
S-2
S-3
S-4
Same as above, 2.5Y 5/1 gray.
MOISTURE CONTENT (%)
2
6
4
8
PL
LABORATORY DATA
COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH
(TONS/SQ FT)
FIELD DATA
Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc.
4910 Neptune Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
Telephone: (361) 883-4555
Fax: (361) 883-4711
PLASTICITY INDEX
SAMPLES
PLASTIC LIMIT
DEPTH (FT)
SOIL SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION OF STRATUM
DRY DENSITY
POUNDS/CU.FT
SURFACE ELEVATION: N/A
N - STANDARD PENETRATION TEST RESISTANCE
P - POCKET PENETROMETER RESISTANCE
T - POCKET TORVANE SHEAR STRENGTH
CLIENT:
PROJECT:
LOCATION:
NUMBER:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
SHEET 1 of 1
DRILLING METHOD(S):
GROUNDWATER INFORMATION:
DATE(S) DRILLED: 5/18/06 - 5/18/06
MINUS NO. 200 SIEVE (%)
REMARKS:
ATTERBERG
LIMITS
Disturbed Samples
N/A
Soil Sampling perfomred by RETL at N29 deg 05' 37.6" W95 deg 07' 55.5"
N: BLOWS/FT
P: TONS/SQ FT
T: TONS/SQ FT
PERCENT RECOVERY/
ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION
Coast and Harbor Engineering, Inc.
Proposed San Luis Pass Project
W. Galveston Bay; Freeport, Texas
G106337
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
coarse
medium
6
50
1.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
16
20
D10
D30
fine
coarse
95
100
80
1.5
40
0
5
10
15
20
25
90
35
85
45
50
55
60
65
70