PROJECT NAME:
Beach Sediment Analysis
CLIENT:
HDR, Inc.
SAMPLE ID:
BPC -T5
LOCATION:
Bolivar Peninsula Central
BOLIVAR PENINSULA CENTRAL
Transect 5
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
0.2
0.3
4.5
29.7
0.9
ASTM
MESH
% FINER BY WEIGHT AFTER REMOVING SHELL
Toe of Dune
Mid Berm
Swash Zone
First Bar
Trough
Second Bar
#10
100.0
99.6
100.0
99.6
97.7
100.0
#18
100.0
99.5
100.0
96.7
89.0
99.3
#35
99.8
99.5
99.8
91.7
80.0
97.5
#60
97.8
98.1
97.0
82.2
64.4
90.3
#70
91.8
95.5
89.5
74.8
55.3
85.1
#80
74.2
84.5
73.9
58.2
43.0
73.5
#100
32.2
54.3
40.1
31.1
22.5
53.7
#120
16.0
31.0
20.4
15.6
12.2
37.1
#170
3.3
2.8
1.8
2.1
1.6
5.9
#200
2.1
1.6
1.2
1.6
1.2
3.8
STATISTICS (EXCLUDING SHELL)
MEDIAN GRAIN SIZE
(mm)
0.160
0.144
0.157
0.168
0.195
0.143
MEAN GRAIN SIZE
(mm)
0.160
0.141
0.157
0.193
0.336
0.150
SORTING
(σ)
0.381
0.391
0.423
0.804
1.262 0.643
Munsell Color
Pale Brown
Pale Brown
Pale Brown
Yellowish
Brown
Yellowish
Brown
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
0.135
0.126
0.134
0.153
0.145
D10
0.103
0.092
0.098
0.106
0.106
Depth
Classification
40
PI
Cc
Cu
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS
COBBLES
GRAVEL
SAND
SILT OR CLAY
4
LL
PL
1.57
1.83
1.74
2.40
1.58
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.09
1.02
1.07
0.87
1.20
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
BPC-T4-Swash Zone
BPC-T4-First Bar
BPC-T4-Trough
BPC-T4-Second Bar
BPC-T5-Toe of Dune
6
81014
30
2
2
2
2
1
0.162
0.168
0.171
0.255
0.167
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'
BPC-T4-Swash Zone
BPC-T4-First Bar
BPC-T4-Trough
BPC-T4-Second Bar
BPC-T5-Toe of Dune
Specimen ID
Specimen ID
Project: Beach Sediment Analysis
Location: Bolivar Peninsula Central,
Number: G122361
Rock Engineering & Testing Lab. Inc
6817 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78409
Telephone: 361-883-4555
Fax: 361-883-4711
US_GRAIN_SIZE 2 G122361 BPC.GPJ US_LAB.GDT 8/22/22
POORLY GRADED SAND with SILT
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
0.123
0.136
0.147
0.159
0.115
D10
0.096
0.103
0.108
0.116