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i <br /> Subsurface Exploration and <br /> Everett Rus Facility Gemechnical Engineering Report <br /> Everen Washington project and Site Condit/ons <br /> that new paving not be supported on existing fill soils unless they are in a medium dense <br /> condition, do not contain organics, and the upper 2 feet can be recompacted as presented <br /> subsequently in this report. <br /> Recent Peat and La, •ts,rine Deposits <br /> Below the fill in exploration borings EB-1, EB-9, and EB-11, thin layers of peat and lacustrine <br /> sand were encountered. Our previous explorations also documented similar conditions in <br /> exploration boring EB-1. The peat consisted of fibrous organic material containing few <br /> amounts of silt, clay, and fine sand. The lacustrine deposits generally consisted of loose, fine <br /> to medium sand with little organics and varying amounts of silt. The peat and lacustrine <br /> deposits were deposited in a shallow lake or kettle credted by a low spot in the underlying <br /> Vashon lodgement till that trapped surface water. Neither the peat nor the lacustrine sand is <br /> considered suitable for direct support of paving sections. <br /> Lodgement Till <br /> Vashon lodgement till was encountered in all explorations completed for this study. The <br /> lodgement till generally consisted of silty, fine to coarse sand containing varying amounts of <br /> gravel and scattered cobbles. The lodgement till was deposited at the base of the Vart+on age <br /> glacial ice sheet and was subsequently overridden by several thousand feet of ice. <br /> r Consequently, these materials are dense to very dense with depth, possess high strength, low <br /> 1 compressibility characteristics, and are relatively impermeable. The lodgement till is suitable <br /> for pavement section support. The lodgement till has a large proportion o' fine-grained <br /> material making it susceptible to disturbance when wet. <br /> 4.2 Hydrology <br /> Ground water was not encountered in our exploration borings. However, limited amounts of <br /> perched ground water are anticipated above the till with heavier flows to be expected during <br /> the winterAgring tuonths. frecched ground water Occurs when, surface water infiltratet down <br /> through relatively permeable soils, such as the fill or the weathered portions of the till, and <br /> becomes trapped or "perched" above a comparatively impermeable barrier, such as the <br /> lodgement till. This infiltration can occur at great distances from the area where the ground <br /> water is encountered. It should be noted that fluctuations in the level of the ground water may <br /> occur due to the time of the year, on- and off-site usage such as irrigation, and variations in <br /> rainfall. The quantity and duration of flow from excavations made into zones of perched <br /> ground water will vary depending on season, topography, and soil grain size. <br /> November 28. 1005 ASSMATED EARTH SCIENCES.INC. <br /> 4 EC4d•KEal602B2•PmjM,IXW602LWRP Page <br />