May 31, 2006
PROPOSED SAN LUIS PASS PROJECT
Attn.: Mr. Hugo E. Bermudez, P.E.
West Galveston Bay
RETL Job No.: G106337
Freeport, Texas
9 of 9
BORING B-15
SIEVE
SIZE
0-2.5’
2.5’-5’
5’-7.5’
7.5’-10’
#10
99
99
99
100
#20
99
98
98
100
#40
98
97
97
100
#60
96
96
96
99
#70
93
95
93
99
#80
88
93
87
57
#100
48
53
45
56
#120
20
21
19
21
#140
9
9
8
8
#200
2.6
3.3
3.0
3.4
#230
2.3
3.0
2.8
3.1
Color
2.5Y 6/2
2.5Y 5/2
2.5Y 5/3
2.5Y 5/2
Description
Lt Brown
Gray
Gray Brown
Lt Olive
Brown
Gray Brown
Closing
Pursuant to instructions, no further laboratory testing or engineering analyses have been
performed. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at (361) 883-4555.
Sincerely,
Christopher A. Rock, P.E.
Branch Manager
Attachments: Boring Location Plan
Boring Logs B-1 through B-15
Grain Size Analysis
Key to Soil Classifications
Same as above, 2.5Y 5/3 light olive brown.
POORLY GRADED SAND
, 2.5Y 5/2 gray brown.
Boring terminated at a depth of 10' below the bay bottom.
LOG OF BORING B-15
POORLY GRADED SAND
, 2.5Y 6/2 light brown gray.
SAMPLE NUMBER
WATER
DEPTH=
1/2-FOOT
PI
LOG_OF_BORING G106337.GPJ ROCK_ETL.GDT 6/2/06
LL
LIQUID LIMIT
S-1
S-2
S-3
S-4
Same as above, 2.5Y 5/2 gray brown.
MOISTURE CONTENT (%)
3
3
3
3
PL
LABORATORY DATA
COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH
(TONS/SQ FT)
FIELD DATA
Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc.
4910 Neptune Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
Telephone: (361) 883-4555
Fax: (361) 883-4711
PLASTICITY INDEX
SAMPLES
PLASTIC LIMIT
DEPTH (FT)
SOIL SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION OF STRATUM
DRY DENSITY
POUNDS/CU.FT
SURFACE ELEVATION: N/A
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
SHEET 1 of 1
DRILLING METHOD(S):
GROUNDWATER INFORMATION:
DATE(S) DRILLED: 5/18/06 - 5/18/06
MINUS NO. 200 SIEVE (%)
REMARKS:
ATTERBERG
LIMITS
Disturbed Samples
N/A
Soil Sampling perfomred by RETL at N29 deg 05' 22.5" W95 deg 07' 32.9"
N: BLOWS/FT
P: TONS/SQ FT
T: TONS/SQ FT
PERCENT RECOVERY/
ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION
Coast and Harbor Engineering, Inc.
Proposed San Luis Pass Project
W. Galveston Bay; Freeport, Texas
G106337
D10
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
fine
coarse
medium
6
50
D30
1.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
16
coarse
80
85
90
95
100
70
65
4
20
0
5
75
15
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
10
2
%Silt
%Clay
B-15
B-15
B-15
B-15
100
20
3
3
140
3.3
%Sand
3.2
%Gravel
3.0
3.4
1
3/4
1/23/8
Specimen Identification
Specimen Identification
Classification
14
10
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)