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LOG OF BORING and TEST RESULTS

BORING B7-142

U.S.MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE FLEET HARBOR

BEAUMONT,

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Date Started:

08/05/87

Date Completed:

Weather:

HOT,

CLEAR

Water Depth: 22 ' AT 1630 HRS ON

08/05/87

Completion Depth: 78,5' BELOW MUDLINE

Driller:

WILLIAMS

Technician:

HALLIGAN

Drill Rig: ,FAILING

750

TRUCK-MOUNTED

Sampling:

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

Casing Required: 60 ' FROM BARGE DECK

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08/06/87

SAMPLER

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LEGEND AND NOTES

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POCKET

PENETRO~ETER

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TORYANE

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UNCONFINED COMPRESSION

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MINIATURE VANE

(~RESIDUAL

VALUE)

.. UNCONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL

Open Symbols DeSignate Remolded Tests

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PI - PLASTICITY INDEX

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SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS

U.

S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

RESERVE

FLEET HARBOR

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BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

BORING

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

VISUAL

CLASSIFICATION

MC

UDY

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PL

PI

GRADATION,

PERCENT

SU

NUMBER

NUMBER

INTERVAL

(%)

(PCF

PASSING SIEVE NO.

(KSF)

(FEET )

4

10

40

100 200

87.142

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0.2

VERY SOFT BLACK AND DARK GRAY ORGANIC

250

171 42

129

CLAY (CH)

87.142

3Q

2.4

VERY SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY

(CH)

157 26

134 39

96

87.142

5Q

4.6

VERY SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY

113

87.142

7Q

6.8

SOFT DARK GRAY ORGANIC CLAY

92

48

113 30

84

87.142

8Q

8.9

SOFT GRAY CLAY YITH SAND POCKETS AND

71

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.142

10J

10.11.5 LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND (SP)

100 100 100 10

2

87.142

11 J

12.12.3 LIGHT BROYNISH GRAY FINE SAND

87.142

12J

17.18.5 LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND YITH OCCASIONAL

CLAY POCKETS AND ORGANIC MATERIAL

"

87.142

13J

22.23.5 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND (SP)

100 100 25

6

5

87.142

15Q

27.29

STIFF LIGHT GRAY CLAY YITH OCCASIONAL

39

84

1.63

ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.142

17J

30.31.5 LIGHT GRAY FINE SAND YITH OCCASIONAL

CLAY POCKETS AND ORGANIC MATERIAL

87.142

19Q

32.33.5 FIRM LIGHT GRAY SANDY CLAY (CL) YITH

29

103

38

18

20

100 100 100 94

43

0.58

SILTY

SAND AND CLAY SEAMS

87.142

26J

34.36

LIGHT GRAY SANDY SILT, SLIGHTLY CLAYEY

87.142

27J

36.37.5 LIGHT BROYNISH GRAY SILTY FINE SAND (SM)

100 100 99

50

24

YITH OCCASIONAL

CLAY POCKETS

87.142

28Q

38.40

FIRM LIGHT GRAY SANDY CLAY (CL) YITH

26

98

42

16

26

0.73

CLAY AND SILTY

SAND

SEAMS AND ORGANIC

MATERIAL

87.142

29J

38.40

LIGHT GRAY SILTY FINE SAND

87.142

30J

40.41.5 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

(SP) ,

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100 100 85

12

5

SLIGHTLY SILTY

87.142

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45.46.5 LIGHT GRAY MEDIUM TO FINE SAND

(SP) ,

100 100 67

9

5

SLIGHTLY SILTY

87.142

32J

50.51.5 STIFF GRAY CLAY YITH OCCASIONAL ORGANIC

MATERIAL AND A SAND SEAM

87.142

35Q

52.54

STIFF OLIVE GRAY CLAY (CH) YITH ORGANIC

66

62

117 31

86

1.36

MATERIAL, SLICKENSIDED

87.142

37Q

54.56