SUMMARY
OF
TEST RESULTS
Galveston District. Corps of Engineers
Delivery Order N
o
. 0016
Brazos Island Harbor
B
r
ownsville Ship Channel
Bo
r
ing
l
samplel
Sample
Visual Classification
J
USCS
1
HC l
UO~
1
LL
PL
PI
l
Gradation
1
UNC l TV
Nurber
Nl.ITber
Depth
(X)
(pef)
X
Passing
Sie,,~
No
.
S
u
Su
1
(ft)
4 10 40 200
(ksf) «sf)
.....
~
..
---.,~-.-~
....
~.--
.........
~-~~
...
~
. ~
...
~ "::"r"'~~-'~~'-""[=-;;-;-;;;;;;;;
;
;;;;;-;;
;;
;;
--
---
90-70
lJ
90-70
2Q
90-70
3J
9
0
-70
4J
90-70
5J
90-70
6J
90-70
7Q
90-70
sa
9
0
-70
9Q
90-70
10J
90-70
-
1TJ
90-70
12J
90-71
lQ
90-71
2J
90-71
3J
90-71
I
4J
I
90-71
i
!~
90-71
I
3
.
5-5
5
-
7
7-9
9-10.5
14-15.5
19
-
20
.
5
21
-
23
23-25
25-27
27-29
32.5-34
37.5-39
3-5
1
7.5-9
12
.
5-14
17
.
5'
1
9
20.5-24
27
.5,
29
Gray and tan SANDY
CL
AY
wI
cl sms &calc nods
l
F.+ntr
SANOY
C
LAY
w
/
c
alc deps and sa pckts & sms
Stiff brown CLAY w/ sand pockets
Red C
L
AY with free wate
r
and sand
Bro~
C
LAY with she
ll
fragments
Brown CLAY with silt pockets
Stiff brown
C
LAY w/ ferrous stains
Finm brown
C
tAY with fer
r
ous stain
St i ff brown CLAY
G
ray CLAYEY SAND
wI
cl partings &
~eams
Tan and greenish gray SANOY
CLA~
w/sa pockets
Greenish gray SANDY
CLAY
w.'
calc deposhs
Stiff brown CLAY w/ fe
stain
&shell frag
Brown
tine
SfLTY SAND
wI
c
lay pockets
Brown fine SANOY SIL
T
w/ clay pockets
V
/looS~
Br
o
wn fine SANO
M
old
:De ....
Brown fine SAIriID
w/
clay pockets
DQ
.",J
e.
~Y
SANOY CLAY
wi
sa seams
&
calc deposits
'
.
~
v/~
CL
CL
CH
I
----=
-
--j
-
27
18
CH
65
CH
42
52
100
97
S3
CH
35
.....-/c
H
36
86
60
10
0
99
1.4
CH
39
CH
.38
,
SC
-
_
2
3
10
0
78 34
CL
CL
CH
37
69
SH
HL
24
1
00
96
5
~
SF
.........
4
7
,
SP
V"'
23
100
47
15
~
(
I .
2
'-
r')
0
I
.
0
0
'-
r')
0
o.
8
0
(f)
(f)
w
n:::
O.
6
f-
(f)
n:::
0
(
f-
«
O
.
4
w
>
0
0
W
N
---'
O.
2
«
L
n:::
0
z
O.
0.0
~
~
~
rf
p
-
DEPTH
FAILURE
CURVE
BORING
-1EIL
STRAIN (%)
-
eee
90-67
7.0
8
.
1
666
90
-
68
9
.0
3
.
7
-
E9E9E9
90
-
