May 31, 2006
PROPOSED SAN LUIS PASS PROJECT
Attn.: Mr. Hugo E. Bermudez, P.E.
West Galveston Bay
RETL Job No.: G106337
Freeport, Texas
6 of 9
BORING B-8
SIEVE
SIZE
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
10’-12.5’
12.5’-15’
#10
100
100
100
100
99
100
#20
100
100
100
100
99
100
#40
99
100
100
99
98
100
#60
99
100
100
99
98
100
#70
98
99
100
99
97
99
#80
96
98
99
98
96
99
#100
86
94
79
91
82
99
#120
64
73
51
59
48
98
#140
44
45
24
25
25
96
#200
24.4
24.7
8.2
7.2
12.2
88
#230
21.5
21.0
6.7
5.6
10.7
85
Color
2.5Y 4/1
2.5Y 4/1
2.5Y 3/1
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 4/1
10YR 3/6
Description
Dark Gray
Dark Gray
Very Dark
Gray
Gray Brown
Dark Gray
Dark Yellow
Brown
BORING B-9
BORING B-10
SIEVE
SIZE
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
10’-12.5’
12.5’-15’
#10
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
#20
99
100
100
100
100
99
100
100
100
98
#40
99
100
100
99
100
99
99
100
99
97
#60
99
100
99
99
100
99
98
100
99
95
#70
98
99
98
99
98
98
94
99
98
88
#80
97
98
95
98
93
95
82
99
95
78
#100
71
65
72
91
73
65
47
96
51
42
#120
29
27
30
55
34
27
24
59
23
23
#140
10
10
12
28
14
11
11
25
11
12
#200
2.0
2.7
4.3
15.3
4.7
4.5
4.0
10.0
3.9
4.9
#230
1.6
2.4
3.8
11.1
3.7
4.1
3.4
2.7
3.3
4.4
Color
2.5Y 5/3
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/2
Description
Lt Olive
Brown
Gray
Brown
Gray
Brown
Lt
Brown
Gray
Gray
Brown
Gray
Brown
Lt
Brown
Gray
Lt
Brown
Gray
Gray
Brown
Gray
Brown
8
7
11
88
WATER
DEPTH=
2-FEET
SILTY CLAYEY SAND
, 2.5Y 4/1 dark gray.
Same as above, 2.5Y 4/1 dark gray.
POORLY GRADED SAND
, 2.5Y 3/1 very dark gray.
Same as above, 2.5Y 5/2 gray brown.
Same as above, 2.5Y 4/1 dark gray.
PLASTICITY INDEX
Boring terminated at a depth of 15' below the bay bottom.
LOG_OF_BORING G106337.GPJ ROCK_ETL.GDT 6/2/06
SAMPLE NUMBER
PI
FAT CLAY
, with sand, 10YR 3/6 dark yellow brown.
S-1
S-2
S-3
S-4
S-5
25
24
LOG OF BORING B-8
S-6
N: BLOWS/FT
P: TONS/SQ FT
T: TONS/SQ FT
PERCENT RECOVERY/
ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION
PL
PLASTIC LIMIT
DEPTH (FT)
Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc.
4910 Neptune Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
Telephone: (361) 883-4555
Fax: (361) 883-4711
SOIL SYMBOL
LABORATORY DATA
DESCRIPTION OF STRATUM
COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH
(TONS/SQ FT)
MINUS NO. 200 SIEVE (%)
DRY DENSITY
POUNDS/CU.FT
SAMPLES
DRILLING METHOD(S):
MOISTURE
LL
CONTENT (%)
LIQUID LIMIT
FIELD DATA
N - STANDARD PENETRATION TEST RESISTANCE
P - POCKET PENETROMETER RESISTANCE
T - POCKET TORVANE SHEAR STRENGTH
CLIENT:
PROJECT:
LOCATION:
NUMBER:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
SHEET 1 of 1
REMARKS:
Soil Sampling perfomred by RETL at N29 deg 05' 37.6" W95 deg 07' 30.8"
N/A
ATTERBERG
LIMITS
SURFACE ELEVATION: N/A
DATE(S) DRILLED: 5/18/06 - 5/18/06
Coast and Harbor Engineering, Inc.
Proposed San Luis Pass Project
W. Galveston Bay; Freeport, Texas
G106337
GROUNDWATER INFORMATION:
Disturbed Samples
0.1
0.01
1
10
100
0.001
fine
coarse
medium
6
50
D30
1.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
16
20
coarse
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
50
100
45
95
55
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
B-8
1/23/8 3
%Gravel %Sand
%Silt
%Clay
B-8
D10
B-8
B-8
100
140
3
2
B-8
1.10
1.17
1.18
1.56
3/4
1
24.0
3.2
8.2
7.2
12.2
Specimen Identification
Specimen Identification
Classification
10
8
Project: Proposed San Luis Pass Project
Location: W. Galveston Bay; Freeport, Texas
Number: G106337
Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc.
4910 Neptune Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
Telephone: (361) 883-4555
Fax: (361) 883-4711
U.S. SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES
0.0
60
fine
14
HYDROMETER
U.S. SIEVE NUMBERS
POORLY GRADED SAND(SP)
30
D100
D60
6
0.079
5.0
0.85
2
0.083
0.12
0.11
0.109
0.11
2
0.078
0.85
0.058
200
PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT
40
1.0
0.0
0.093
76.0
US_GRAIN_SIZE G106337.GPJ US_LAB.GDT 6/2/06
1.5
0.212
7.5
96.8
91.8
92.8
86.8
0.121
0.141
0.133
0.126
0.133
LL
2.5
GRAVEL
SAND
SILT OR CLAY
4
B-8
B-8
B-8
B-8
PL
1.52
1.70
1.59
2.30
0.0
0.0
4
B-8
10.0
Cu
PI
COBBLES
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
0.0
GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS
Cc
D30
6
medium
coarse
fine
coarse
50
20
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
95
25
100
15
10
5
0
30
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
90
12.5
HYDROMETER
fine
60
U.S. SIEVE NUMBERS
30
2
3
100140
B-8
%Clay
%Silt
%Sand
%Gravel
3
3/8
1/2
Specimen Identification
Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc.
4910 Neptune Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
Telephone: (361) 883-4555
Fax: (361) 883-4711
Project: Proposed San Luis Pass Project
Location: W. Galveston Bay; Freeport, Texas
Number: G106337
U.S. SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES
Specimen Identification
14
10
8
6
D60
D100
Classification
PI
Cc
Cu
12.5
40
PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT
200