PROJECT NAME:
Beach Sediment Analysis
CLIENT:
HDR, Inc.
SAMPLE ID:
SPI-T1
LOCATION:
South Padre Island
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
Transect 1
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
ASTM
MESH
% FINER BY WEIGHT AFTER REMOVING SHELL
Toe of Dune
Mid Berm
Swash Zone
First Bar
Trough
Second Bar
#10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
#18
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.6
100.0
99.7
#35
100.0
100.0
99.9
99.1
100.0
98.8
#60
97.8
98.4
88.7
87.2
93.8
86.2
#70
82.4
85.6
58.5
55.5
73.1
58.8
#80
38.5
47.4
24.1
29.8
34.5
31.0
#100
10.1
12.7
7.1
8.3
12.2
10.8
#120
4.4
4.4
3.0
3.2
5.4
5.6
#170
1.2
0.9
1.3
1.2
1.8
2.7
#200
0.6
0.7
1.3
1.1
1.7
2.6
STATISTICS (EXCLUDING SHELL)
MEDIAN GRAIN SIZE
(mm)
0.185
0.179
0.201
0.202
0.190
0.199
MEAN GRAIN SIZE
(mm)
0.184
0.180
0.202
0.202
0.191
0.201
SORTING
(σ)
0.274
0.269
0.384
0.421
0.356
0.467
Munsell Color
Very Pale
Brown
Very Pale
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Light Brownish
Gray
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
0.168
0.162
0.182
0.177
0.171
D10
0.149
0.141
0.153
0.151
0.141
Depth
Classification
40
PI
Cc
Cu
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS
COBBLES
GRAVEL
SAND
SILT OR CLAY
4
LL
PL
1.30
1.33
1.38
1.43
1.41
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.99
1.00
1.02
0.97
1.05
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
SPI-T1-Toe of Dune
SPI-T1-Mid Berm
SPI-T1-Swash Zone
SPI-T1-First Bar
SPI-T1-Trough
6
81014
30
0.5
0.5
1
2
0.5
0.192
0.187
0.212
0.215
0.198
POORLY GRADED SAND
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'
SPI-T1-Toe of Dune
SPI-T1-Mid Berm
SPI-T1-Swash Zone
SPI-T1-First Bar
SPI-T1-Trough
Specimen ID
Specimen ID
Project: Beach Sediment Analysis
Location: South Padre Island, Texas
Number: G122361
Rock Engineering & Testing Lab. LLC.
6817 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78409 Telephone:
361-883-4555
Fax: 361-883-4711
US_GRAIN_SIZE 12 G122361 SPI.GPJ US_LAB.GDT 8/22/22
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
0.175
0.115
0.159
0.171
0.16
D10
0.145
0.091
0.133