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LOG OF BORING and TEST RESULTS

BORING 87-138

U.S.~ARITIME AD~INISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET

HARBOR

BEAU~ONT,

TEXAS

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...

VERY SOFT BLACK AND DARK GRAY CLAY

(CHJ

I--'~':".

'.": h WITH ORGANIC ""TERIAL

f4'1

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":':':~

MEDIUM DENSE GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

_10

~::.::.

I

(SP-SM)

WITH WOOD FRAGMENTS AT

4,5'

-- .:..:.:bi

'---- .-;;;;, f!

(IS,S')

~_

.""" I.

SOFT TO FIRM BRAY CLA.Y (CHl WITH

20 \."', I

OCCASIONAL SAND POCKETS

TO 18'

_____

~

-NUMEROUS SAND SEAMS AND POCKETS

AT 22'

/

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":':".

:':"a~

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DENSE TO VERY DENSE BRAY MEDIUM TO

124')

FINE

30

...L:.::.:.j I

SAND

(SP-SM)

WITH TRACE SILT

-

.:.::.:.zj

--......1 j

~O-~~~:

BELOW-~~~·OCC'SIONAL

CLAY POCKETS

R:-::;:' i

I-----l'

r--r:....

:.::.:. ,

I

,50

~~.::.::.~

IL....VE-R-Y-ST-I-FF-D-'-R-K-G-R-A-Y-C-L-AY-(-C-H)-W-n-H-W""~~"'~'-.-4)

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FRAGMENTS TO 61'

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-BECOMES GRAY BELOW 53'

AND

t\.'"

SLIGHTLY SANDY BELOW 65'

60

~

L-_"-~

167')

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DENSE TO VERY DENSE GRAY SILTY PINE SAND

70 1:'::':,

!

(SM)

l----f:}:~I:

19

26

18

50

50

50

t.

UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH

TONS PER SQ.

FT.

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1.0

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CONTENT"

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91

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82

68

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171

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120

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Date Started:

08/12/87

Weather':

HOT

Date Completed:

08/12/87

Water Depth:

23' AT 1000 HRS ON 08/12/67

Completicn Depth:

76,5' BELOW MUOLINE

Driller:

WILLIAMS

Technician:

HALLIGAN

.

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00il1 Mig:

FAILING 750 TRUCK-MOUNTED

Samplin~:

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

CaSing Hequired:

45' FROM BARGE DECK

.

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LEGEND AND NOTES

8

pOCKET PENETMOMETER

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UNCONFINED COMPRESS!ON

MINIATURE VANE

(~RESIDUAL VALU~

UNCONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL

Open Symbols DeSignate Remolded Teats

LL - LIGUID LIMIT

PL - PLASTIC LIMIT

PI - PLASTICITY INDEX

-200 - S PASSING '200 SIEVE

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SUMMARY OF

TEST

RESULTS

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U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET

HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL

CLASSIFICATION

MC

UDW

NUMBER

NUMBER INTERVAL

(%)

(PCF)

I

( FEET)

87.138

lJ

0-2

VERY SOFT BLACK ORGANIC CLAY

87-138

2J

2-4

VERY SOfT BLACK ORGANIC CLAY

(CH)

215

87-138

3J

4-6

DARK GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND (SP-SC),

SLIGHTLY CLAYEY WITH ABUNDANT ORGANIC

MATERIAL

87-136

4J

6-8

BROWNISH GRAY FINE SAND

67- 136

5J

11.5-13

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

(SP)

87-136

7Q

16-16

FIRM GRAY CLAY (CH)

88

51

67-136

9Q

16-20

FIRM DARK BROWNISH GRAY CLAY WITH

79

OCCASIONAL SAND POCKETS AND ORGANIC

MATERIAL

87-136

l1Q

20-22

FIRM GRAY CLAY (CH) WITH ORGANIC

76

55

MATERIAL AND OCCASIONAL

SAND POCKETS

87-138

13Q

22-24

SOfT GRAY SILTY CLAY WITH NUMEROUS SAND

44

68

POCKETS AND OCCASIONAL ORGANIC M.4TERIAL

87-138

14J

24-26

I

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

I

(SP-SM),

SLIGHTLY SILTY

87-138

15J

26.5-28

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

{SP-SM),SLIGHTLY SILTY

87-138

16J

31.5-33

BROWNISH GRAY FINE SAND

87-138

17J

36.5-38

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY

FINE SAND

(SP-SM),

SLIGHTLY SILTY

87-138

18J

41.5-43

I.l

GHT 8ROWN ISH GRAY

FINE SAND

87-138

19J

46.5-48

LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY

FINE

SANO

(SP-SC) ,

WITH OCCASIONAL CLAY POCKETS

87-138

20Q

51-53

STIFf DARK BROWN CLAY (CH) WITH NUMEROUS 136 36

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-138

22Q

53-55

STIFF DARK BROWNISH GRAY CLAY WITH

84

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-138

24Q

55-57

STIFf DARK BROWNISH GRAY

SANDY CLAY WITH 42

SILTY SAND

POCKETS AND

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-138

26Q

I

57-59

STI FF GRAY

CLAY (CH) WITH ORGANIC

57

68

MATERIAL

87-138

28Q

I

59-61

VERY STIFF LIGHT GREENISH GRAY CLAY WITH 42

OCCASIONAL

SILTLY SAND

POCKETS AND

OCCASIONAL ORGANIC MATERIAL

87-138

30Q

61-63

VERY STIFF LIGHT GREENISH GRAY CLAY WITH

36

OCCASIONAL

SILTY SAND

POCKETS AND

OCCASIONAL ORGANIC MATERIAL

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LL

PL

PI

GRADATION,

PERCENT

PASSING SIEVE NO.

I

4

10

40

100 200

150 35

114

100 100 66

17

6

100 100 68

3

1

114 23

90

106 24

83

lOG

100 81

12

7

100 100 83

12

7

I

1

100 100 99

36

9

1100 100 94

20

8

179 59

120

107 34

73

SU

(KSF)

I

0.41

I

0.40

0.12

,

I

I

I

I

I

I

1.32

I

1

0

.

75

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SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS

U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET