HomeMy WebLinkAboutLND100141 REPORT ON PHASE I GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
PROPOSED NEWSPAPER PRINTING FACILITY
BURLINGTON NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL PARK - RENTON II
RENTON, WASHINGTON
For
THE SEATTLE TIMES
JOB NO. 05528-005-016
Monday, February 11,1991
DAMES &. MOORE
DAMES & MOORE
500 MARKET PLACE TOWER,2025 FIRST AVENUE,SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98121
(206)728-0744
February 11, 1991
The Seattle Times
Fairview Avenue & John Street
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, Washington 98111
Attention: Mr. Douglas L. Ranes
Project 2010 Manager - Construction
Report on Phase I Geotechnical Investigation
Proposed Newspaper Printing Facility
Burlington Northern Industrial Park - Renton II
Renton, Washington
Dear Mr. Ranes:
We are pleased to present two copies of our report on the above work. The investigation
was undertaken in accordance with our proposal of November 27, 1990.
The information in this report was presented verbally, and in a draft letter report, at our
meeting on December 6, 1990. The recommendations have not changed.
We trust that this report is sufficient for your present purposes, and look forward to
continuing our involvement on Phase II of this project.
Yours very truly,
DAMES & MOORE
Narb s�LCh/abra, P.E.
Associate/Principal Engineer
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1 I
REPORT
on
PHASE I GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
PROPOSED NEWSPAPER PRINTING FACILITY
BURLINGTON NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL PARK - RENTON 11
RENTON, WASHINGTON
for
THE SEATTLE TIMES
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Seattle Times propose to build a newspaper printing facility in Renton, Washington. The
facility will have a similar function to that of the Seattle Times North Creek facility in Bothell,
Washington. The currently proposed site is within the Burlington Northern Industrial Park -
Renton 11. The site is bounded by Longacres Parkway on the west, S.W. 34th Street on the south,
and Lind Avenue SW on the east. The site is divided by the Springbrook Creek Greenbelt,
running north-south. For the purposes of this report, we refer to the areas, either side of the
greenbelt, as the West Site and the East Site.
The proposed Seattle Times facility will include a press room with extremely settlement-
sensitive paper press machinery, a paper roll storage warehouse with heavy floor loading, and a
mail room on the west site. A four story office building is planned on the east site.
Column loads vary from 130 kips in the Vehicle Maintenance Facility, to 700 kips in the Press
Building. Floor loads vary from 150 psf in the Support Shops, to 1,000 psf in the Newsprint
Storage Building. The maximum pressure under the Press Mat, including seismic pressure, is
2,000 psf. The presses have a very restrictive differential criterion, and total settlement should
not exceed 3/16 inch.
2.0 SCOPE
The scope of services is in accordance with our proposal dated November 27, 1990.
Specifically, our scope includes:
1. Review previous Dames & Moore investigations in the vicinity, including the results of
laboratory testing and the records of preloading experience.
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2. Investigate soil and ground-water conditions on the site by advancing 4 borings and 4
cone penetrometer probes. The boring and probes will be located so as to provide
preliminary information on the distribution of soil conditions on both parcels of land.
Two borings will be drilled to approximately 120 feet, and two to 80 feet, using
drilling mud to prevent heaving of loose sandy soils during sampling. This heaving
phenomenon frequently occurs where the water table is shallow,and can be the source
of erroneous sampler penetration resistance values. If soils suitable for pile support
are not encountered within the proposed depths, the deeper borings may be drilled
even deeper.
The cone penetrometer probes will be advanced to a depth of about 100 feet. Probe
depths may be increased if necessary,depending on conditions encountered during the
field exploration program.
A track-mounted drill rig or a truck rig with assistance from a dozer may be required
due to soft and irregular ground surface conditions at the site.
3. Install a piezometer in two of the borings to provide long term water level readings needed
for foundation design and construction procedures.
4. Conduct a limited laboratory testing program to classify the important soil strata and to
obtain preliminary information on soil consolidation characteristics. The program will
include particle size tests to assist with the estimation of liquefaction potential.
Consolidation tests will be conducted to provide preliminary estimates of foundation
settlements.
5. Evaluate foundation support alternatives and potential geotechnical related concerns
pertinent to establishing the feasibility of the project. This work will include an
evaluation of the optimum locations for structures within the proposed site and the likely
requirements for excavation support, dewatering and related construction measures.
6. Prepare a report summarizing our investigation, conclusions and recommendations
regarding the feasibility of the project and the specific alternatives available for
foundation support and construction. The report will include approximate estimates of
bearing capacities for shallow foundations, types and capacities of piles, settlement of
foundations, the need for preloading and the potential for liquefaction.
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3.0 SITE CONDITIONS
Summary of Subsurface Conditions
The site is essentially flat, at approximately Elevation 16, as shown on the recent Bush, Roed,
and Hitchings, Inc. surveys. The site has been filled with silty sand or silty sand and gravel, and
is generally grass-covered. The fill thickness is variable but appears to be about 7 to 10 feet. The
fill is underlain over a portion of the site by a peat and organic silt layer. The following section
describes this layer. Where this layer is absent, there is a layer of loose sand or soft silt of similar
thickness. The loose/soft deposits are underlain by a sand layer, thicker on the West Site. The
sand layer varies in compactness from loose to dense. The sand is underlain by 10 to about 25 feet
of softer silts and very fine sands. This layer is in turn underlain, at a depth of about 40 to
70 feet, by generally dense sands, though there are looser layers in the upper part of the dense
sand. The borings and soundings were terminated in this stratum. The locations of the borings
and soundings are shown on Plate 1. The logs and the results of our laboratory testing are
presented in the Appendix.
Presence of Peat Lavers
A portion of both East and West sites is underlain by a peat layer, 2 to 3 feet thick. The peat
is generally directly underlain by a 2 to 3 foot thick layer of organic silt or silt with peat layers.
Even after preloading, which is discussed below, there will be continuing secondary settlement
from these layers. Removal of the peat and organic silt would require excavation below the
ground-water table, and temporary removal of the 8 to 10 feet of fill already placed on the site.
We do not consider that this will be a cost effective option.
Ground-Water Table
The ground-water table was encountered,during drilling,at about 7 feet below existing grade
(Elevation 9). There will be seasonal fluctuation, and the ground-water table could be a foot or
so higher at other times of the year.
4.0 LIQUEFACTION
As part of our analyses, we carried out a liquefaction assessment (simplified Seed method)
using data from the two borings, put down at the site, that were sampled with the SPT sampler.
This procedure has been explained in our previous two reports. The assessment was based on two
levels of earthquake; the higher with a probability of exceedance of 10% in 50 years, having a
design peak horizontal ground acceleration of 0.3 g and earthquake magnitude of 7.5, and the
lower with a probability of exceedance of 50% in 50 years, having a design peak horizontal
ground acceleration of 0.15 g and earthquake magnitude of 6.5.
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The results, plotted for Borings B-1-90 and B-2-90, are presented in Plates 2 and 3,
respectively. The required equivalent sand(N 1)60's are presented for factors of safety of 1.0 and
1.3. Materials such as organics that have low blow counts but that are inherently non-liquefiable,
are noted on the liquefaction analysis plots as "nl." Under the lower level earthquake, a limited
thickness is considered liquefiable, between about 40 and 50 foot depth. Under the higher level
earthquake, the zones of liquefaction become more extensive.
5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 WEST SITE
Press Foundations
Because of the very small settlement tolerances for the proposed presses, we recommend that
the presses be pile supported. Long auger-cast piles would likely be suitable for support of the
presses. The piles would be augered into the dense sand that underlies the site. The depth to
dense sand varies across the site. In the borings and soundings put down during the recent
fieldwork, the depth varied from about 40 to 70 feet. Thus pile length will likely be in the 55 to
80 foot range. Allowable pile capacity would be about 50 tons, though this may have to be
reduced by 20 percent to accommodate the small settlement tolerances.
There is currently a stipulation in the Uniform Building Code(UBC)that has been interpreted
as limiting the length of auger-cast piles to 30 times the pile diameter. This stipulation will be
reworded in the 1991 UBC, which may allow use of longer auger-cast piles. The interpretation
of the new wording in the UBC by Renton authorities should be verified before proceeding with
design of long auger-cast piles.
An alternative to the auger-cast pile would be a 14 inch diameter driven steel pipe pile,
deriving support from the dense sands which underlie the site. The pipe pile would be filled with
concrete after driving. Allowable pile capacity would be up to about 80 tons, though this may
have to be reduced to about 60 tons, to accommodate the small settlement tolerances. Pile lengths
would likely be in the range 55 to 75 feet.
Settlement due to surcharge loading of the site should be complete before the piles are installed,
otherwise negative skin friction due to down-drag loads on the piles from soil settling around the
piles will reduce the available pile capacity. Settlement monitoring should be carried out during
surcharge loading.
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Press Building Foundations
The Press Building itself will be less settlement sensitive than the presses. The West Site is
underlain surficially by 5 to 10 feet of soft silts and loose sands. Part of the site is surficially
underlain by a peat and organic silt layer, 5 to 6 feet in thickness. From a bearing capacity and
settlement point of view we do not recommend the use of spread footings for column loads.
Auger-cast friction piles will be a feasible alternative. We envision using 40 to 50 foot long,
18 inch diameter auger-cast piles, with an allowable capacity of about 50 tons. Comments on
negative skin friction in the Press Foundations section above, are pertinent to these piles.
Press Building Floor Slab
It is likely that part of the Press Building will be underlain by the peat and organic silt layers.
In areas with higher floor loads, greater than about 400 psf, we recommend surcharge loading
with about 10 feet of fill for a period of 3 to 6 months, to precipitate settlement in these layers.
This can be in the form of a "rolling surcharge" where areas of the site are loaded sequentially
with the same fill; the surcharging process taking longer, but using less fill material. Even with
surcharge loading there will be some small post-construction settlements due to secondary
compression, and decay of the peat. The floor slab, constructed as a slab-on-grade, will likely
tolerate these small settlements, if structurally separated from the press and building foundations.
However, settlement sensitive equipment should not be supported on the floor slab, but should
be provided with foundations in keeping with settlement tolerances.
5.2 EAST SITE
Office Building Foundations
{ The planned Office Tower is understood to have four floors. This part of the site is underlain
by a peat and organic silt layer, 5 to 6 feet in thickness. We do not recommend the use of spread
footings for column loads. We consider that auger-cast friction piles will be a feasible alternative.
We envision using 50 foot long, 18 inch diameter auger-cast piles, with an allowable capacity of
about 50 tons. Comments on negative skin friction in the Press Foundations section above, are
pertinent to these piles.
Office Building Floor Slab
If constructed on the East Site, the Office Building will be underlain by the peat and organic
silt layers. A slab-on-grade may be used for the ground floor slab. Surcharge loading for the
Office Building slab may not be required, if the floor loadings are light and the floor can tolerate
some small continuing settlement. Otherwise the same treatment as recommended for the Press
Building floor slab area should be carried out at the Office Building.
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6.0 CLOSURE
The above reported work is Phase I of a proposed two phase geotechnical investigation. The
recommendations should be considered preliminary. They will be confirmed during Phase II of
the investigation, which will include further borings and soundings, and detailed geotechnical
analysis.
We trust that this report provides the required information for this stage of the project.
Should you require clarification of any point, or additional information, please do not hesitate to
contact either of the undersigned.
..++�• Very truly yours,
DAMES & MOORE
by
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Richard W.M. McLaren
Senior Engineer
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LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Plate 1 Boring Location Plan
Plate 2 to 3 Liquefaction Analysis
APPENDIX
Plate A-1 to A-9 Boring Logs, B-1-90 through B-4-90
Plate A-10 Unified Soil Classification System
Plate A-1 I Soil Sampler Type U
Plate A-12 to A-15 Cone Penetrometer Logs, DC-1-90 through DC-4-90
Plate A-16 Consolidation Test Results
Plate A-17 Method of Performing Consolidation Tests
Plate A-18 Fines Content Analysis Test Results
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BORING B - 1 - 90
Surface Elevation: 16.0
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Topsoil
12 m SM/ML Interbedded layers of brown silt fine sand and
brown fine sandy silt (loose to medium dense and
medium stiff)
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20 SP Dark gray to black fine to medium sand (loose)
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SM/ML Interbedded layers of gray silt fine sand and
Fines = 51% 31.3 5 m clayey silt with trace organic material (loose to
medium dense and medium stiff)
18 m Grades to dense and stiff
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13 m occasional layers of silt (medium dense and
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Silty Sand
B-1-90 38 Silty Sand 29.9 - 39
B-1-90 113 Fine Sandy 25.4 79
Silt
B-2-90 48 Silty Sand 25.8 - 25
Sand
B-3-90 8 Silty Sand 23.3 87 28
B-3-90 43 Silty Sand 26.5 96 24
B-4-90 48 Silty Sand 26.4 97 25
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29.9 12 m Grades to medium dense
22 m Grades to dense
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18 SP/SM Interbedded layers of dark gray to black fine
0] medium sand and graysilt fine sand with
occasional organic matter (dense)
29m
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Fines = 79% 25.4 16 E] — M1 Gray fine sandy allt (hard)
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— Water encountered at depth of 7 feet during
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Job No. 05528-005-016 Plate A— 2
BORING B -2 - 90
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16 m SM psoil
19 Brown silty fine to medium sand (medium dense)
m (fill)
SP Gray fine to medium sand (loose) (fill)
48.0 4 m
PT Brown peat (medium stiff)
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18 m
SM/Ml, Gray silty fine sand and clayey silt (medium
dense and medium stiff)
SP/ML Interbedded layers of dark gray to black fine to
7 m coarse sand and gray silt with trace organic
matter (loose and medium stiff)
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14 m Grades to medium dense and stiff
13 m Grades with less sand
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SM Gray silty fine to medium sand with occasional
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85 m Grades to very dense
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gray clayey silt with shell fragments (medium
denseand stiff
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27.4 15 m Grades with increasing organic matter
100
21 m
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33 m Grades to dense and hard
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BORING B - 3 - 90
Surface Elevation: 16.3
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48 Topsoil
SM Brown silty fine to medium sand (dense) (fill)
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Fines = 28% 23.3 87 2
10 SM/ML Gray silty fine sand and fine sandy silt (loose
and soft)
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28.2 97 14 occasional fine gravel and cobble (medium dense)
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33.5 86 5 and gray fine sandy silt with occasional shell
fragments (loose and medium stiff)
Fines = 24% 26.5 98 6
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4 ■ shell fragments (very loose to loose)
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Gray silty fine sand with fine gravel
Grades with organic matter
56.7 62 6 WL Gray clayey silt with organic matter
10 PT Gray peat with wood fragment
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45.7 71 3 0
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34.5 88 6 Grades with increasing silt
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SM Gray silty sand with some clay and shell
39.0 83 2 fragments (very loose)
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Fines = 25% 26.4 97 6
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Grades less silt
Grades to medium dense. with increasing fine sand
24.1 100 38 j and trace organic matter
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Job No. 05528-005-016 Plate A— 8
KEY:
Indicates depth at which "undisturbed-
Dames & Moore sample was extracted.
® Indicates depth at which disturbed
Dames & Moore sample was extracted.
Indicates depth at which Dames & Moore
sample was attempted with no recovery.
® Indicates depth at which Standard Penetration Test
sample was extracted.
Indicates depth at which Standard Penetration Test
sample was attempted with no recovery.
0 Indicates depth at which Grab sample was
collected.
NOTE:
The discussion in the text of this report is
necessary for a proper understanding of the
nature of the subsurface materials.
KEY Dames & Moore
Job No. 05528-005-016 Plate A— 9
MAJOR DIVISIONS GRAPHIC LETTER SYMBOL SYMBOL TYPICAL DESCRIPTIONS
WELL-GRADED GRAVELS,GRAVEL
Q. GW SAND MIXTURES,LITTLE OR NO
FINES
GRAVEL
AND GRAVELLY CLEAN GRAVELS
SOILS (LITTLE OR NO O O O POORLY-GRADED GRAVELS,
FINES) 0 0 GP GRAVEL-SAND MIXTURES.LITTLE
COARSE 06 OR NO FINES
GRAINED
SOILS SILTY GRAVELS.GRAVEL-SAND-
GRAVELS WITH FINES GM SILT MIXTURES
MORE THAN 50%
OF COARSE FRAC- (APPRECIABLE
TION RETAINED AMOUNT OF FINES)
ON NO.4 SIEVE CLAYEY GRAVELS,GRAVEL-SAND-
GC CLAY MIXTURES
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CLEAN SAND Q 4 SW SANDS,LITTLE OR NO FINES
SAND �I
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SOILS POORLY-GRADED SANDS.GRAVEL-
MORE THAN 50%
SP LY SANDS,LITTLE OR NO FINES
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OF MATERIAL IS
LARGER THAN NO.
200SIEVE SIZE
SILTY SANDS,SAND-SILT
SANDS WITH FINES SM MIXTURES
MORE THAN
OF COARSE FRAC- (APPRECIABLE
TION PASSING AMOUNT OF FINES)
NO.4 SIEVE CLAYEY SANDS,SAND-CLAY
Sc MIXTURES
INORGANIC SILTS AND VERY FINE
ML SANDS,ROCK FLOUR,SILTY OR
CLAYEY FINE SANDS OR CLAYEY
SILTS WITH SLIGHT PLASTICITY
INORGANIC CLAYS OF LOW TO
FINE SILTS GRAINED AND LIQUID LI MIT CL MEDIUM PLASTICITY,GRAVELLY
SOILS CLAYS LESS THAN 50 CLAYS,SANDY CLAYS,SILTY
CLAYS,LEAN CLAYS
i l l l l l l ORGANIC SILTS AND ORGANIC
OL SILTY CLAYS OF LOW PLASTICITY
t l l l l
�I IIIII
INORGANIC SILTS,MICACEOUS OR
MH DIATOMACEOUS FINE SAND OR
SILTY SOILS
MORE THAN 50% SILTS
OF MATERIAL IS AND LIQUID LIMIT INORGANIC CLAYS OF HIGH
SMALLER THAN NO. CLAYS GREATER THAN 50 CH PLASTICITY,FAT CLAYS
200 SIEVE SIZE
ORGANIC CLAYS OF MEDIUM TO
OH HIGH PLASTICITY,ORGANIC SILTS
PEAT,HUMUS,SWAMP SOILS WITH
HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS PT HIGH ORGANIC CONTENTS
m NOTE. DUAL SYMBOLS ARE USED TO INDICATE BORDERLINE SOIL CLASSIFICATIONS
v
0
UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Z
2
0
LL
Dames 81 Moore
PLATE A-10
Job No. 05528-005-016
Dutch Cone DC- 1-90
Depth
In Feet Surface Elevation: 15.E
.�' Sp Sand with ara•.d (dea.. to medium d.nee)
ML silt to O.y.y .nt (soft to medium .uff)
10
.` Sp Sand with silt (loose to medlum dense)
^yam.
2(L Silt to clay.y silt(soft to m.dlum stiff)
20
Sp Send (m.dlum d.ns. to d—)
T Grads to den..
30 3�
XL Sm Sandy silt to silty and (medium stiff and loose)
40
SP Sand (loon to medium dean)
71
i�
r� a•
�• Gr.d.. m d.n..
60
70
Silty .and lays
BO Grad.. to d.na.
Grads to medium den..
!
Grsda to dens.
go
t-
100 , Prop. t.rminat.d at d.Pth of 100' on 12-10-90.
A —
(S�
0
110
0
N 41
N 0
Q
Job No. 05528-005-016
Dutch Cone DC-2-90
-- — - -- Depth
In Feet Surface Elevation: 15.7
0.
SP Sand (Dwkflll) pr.drla.d hole
I
10 YL Silt to cl.y.y eat (.oft)
bY' SP/YL ltoarb.dd.d layers of .and and silt
(medium dense and medium stiff)
20
Crude* to dense
30
'x Grades with increasing slit
YL Silt (soft to medium stiff)
40
SP Sand (medium den..)
50 1Q. Silt to clayey silt (medium .tiff)
_ SP Sand (medium dense)
ML Sat(.oft)
60
7
0 SP Sand (medium dense)
80 I
Grades to sat
Vie: i
u_
90
Grades to send
Grades to dense
p 100 l94'
C Probe terminsted at depth of 100.5' on 12-11-90-
I
A
n 1
O
110
Qj
3 �
fD 4
N 61
po 0
D O O
O Clt
2 sy
I
Job No. 05528-005-016
Dutch Cone DC-3-90
Depth
In feu Surface Elevation: 18.5
0 : SP Send (b.cH111) pndrWad bole
y ;
10 xL Silt uq.r .m (madmen .tiff)
SP Sand .fth some alit (medium d.n..)
20
' Grad.. to too..
II : Grade. to silt
30
, .
xL Silt (sort)
40
SP Sand On... to medium donee)
Grades to medium done*
so .
ML/ Sandy silt to silty and (medium stiff and medium
dense)
60
I
SP Sand (m.dlum d.n..>
70 /e.. .
r
80
,bµ
.µ�. SP/M. Interbedded layers or sand and silt (medium dense
90
and stiff)
�?`V
�I 'k Grade. ,lth inc....in, silt
Grade. -,h lnc....lne and, and to d.a.e
100
Probe terminated at depth of 100.5' on 12-11-90.
C) _
S
n
0
7
110
O � I
s go
s � �
a p
f
Job No. 05528-005-016
Dutch Cone DC-4-90
_- - - - - - GpN i
In Fast Surface Elevation: 16.0x
i TS&ndl) predrilled hole
10 silt with organic matter (.oft) '
.. SP Sand (m.dlum dens•) -
20 �.
SM/SP Silty and to and (medium dens.)
30
ML Silt with stiff .and (medium .tiff)
Grades to .oft
40
SP Sand (loo.e to medium dense)
so
l . Silt to .and? silt (.oft)
80
70 SP Send (medium dense)
Grades to dense
- - Grade. with send silt and .fit lay-
80
v
d v'.
BO ML silt to .and silt (medium .tiff to .tiff)
II I
i
O 100
c _ �
T - S1f/M Interbedded la)r. of silty and end silt (medium
-� dea.. and .tifF)
ne
O
110
6l M
3 � Cr.des to and
Probe termin.tsd •t depth of lla' on 12-12-90,
= N 67
i Re 0'
D M
w O O
O
fD O
COMPRESSVE STRESS IN KSF
o 10 10
4
E-�
x
e
o
U
O
12 �
U
LL:
W
a
16
20
Boring Depth Moisture Dry Description
(ft) Content(%) Density pcf)
B-4-90 23 45.7 71 Clayey Silt with Organic Matter
05528-005-016 SEA=—TIMES
Dames & Moore CONSOLIDATION TEST Plate A-16