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RELATIVE DENSITY / CONSISTENCY <br />SAND /GRAVEL <br />SILT / CLAY <br />Density <br />SPT <br />Approx. Relative <br />Consistency <br />SPT Approx. Undrained Shear <br />N-values <br />Density (%) <br />N-values <br />Strength (psf) <br />Very Loose <br /><4 <br /><15 <br />Very Soft <br />C1 <br /><250 <br />Loose <br />4 to 10 <br />15 - 35 <br />: Soft <br />2 to 4 <br />250.500 <br />Med. Dense <br />10 to 30 <br />35 - 65 <br />Med. Stiff <br />4 to 8 <br />500.1000 <br />Dense <br />30 to 50 <br />65 - 85 <br />Stiff <br />8 to 15 <br />1000 - 2000 <br />Very Dense <br />>50 <br />85 -100 <br />: Very Stiff <br />15 to 30 <br />2000.4000 <br />: Hard <br />>30 <br />>4000 <br />UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM <br />MAJOR DIVISIONS GROUP DESCRIPTIONS <br />•� <br />GW: WellgradedGRAVEL <br />Gravel GRAVEL (<5%fines) <br />............................................................ <br />50% or more of the coarse <br />GP : Poorly -graded GRAVEL <br />............................................................ <br />fraction retained on the #4 <br />sieve. Use dual symbols (eg. <br />o <br />GM Silty GRAVEL <br />GP-GM)for 5%%fi to12nes. : GRAVEL (>12% fines) <br />...................................................................... <br />GC : Clayey GRAVEL <br />......:....................................................... <br />` <br />SW: Well -graded SAND <br />Sand ; SAND (<5 /° fines) <br />"" <br />50% or more of the coarse : <br />?j: <br />SP : Poorly -graded SAND <br />fraction passing the #4 sieve. <br />Use dual symbols (eg. SP-SM) <br />. ; <br />............................................................ <br />SM : SiltySAND <br />for 5%to12%fines. SAND(>12%fines) <br />...................................................................... <br />.......................................................... <br />SC : Clayey SAND <br />........................................................... <br />: <br />ML : SILT <br />Liquid Limit < 50 <br />............................................................ <br />CL : Lean CLAY <br />Silt and Clay <br />_ _ <br />== <br />_ <br />............................................................ <br />OL : Organic SILT or CLAY <br />.................................. <br />501/6or more passing #200 sieve <br />........................................................... <br />MH : Elastic SILT <br />. <br />Liquid Limit > 50 <br />: <br />............................................................ <br />CH : Fat CLAY <br />.....:...................................................... <br />......................g..y........................................ <br />OH : Organic SILT or CLAY <br />......:....................................................... <br />u�. <br />Highly Organic Soils <br />PT : PEAT <br />Notes: 1. Soil exploration to s contain material descriptions based on visual observation and field tests using a system <br />modified from the Uniform Soil Classification System (USCS). Where necessary laboratory tests have been <br />conducted (as noted in the "Other Tests" column), unit descriptions may include a classification. Please refer to the <br />discussions in the report text for a more complete description of the subsurface conditions. <br />2. The graphic symbols given above are not inclusive of all symbols that may appear on the borehole logs. <br />Other symbols may be used where field observations indicated mixed soil constituents or dual constituent materials. <br />DESCRIPTIONS OF SOIL STRUCTURES <br />Layered: Units of material distinguished by color and/or <br />composition from matenal units above and below <br />Fissured: Breaks along defined planes <br />Slickensided: Fracture planes that are polished or glossy <br />Laminated: Layers of soil typically 0.05 to 1 mm thick, max.1 cm <br />Blocky: Angular soil lumps that resist breakdown <br />Lens: Layer of soil that pinches out laterally <br />Disrupted: Soil that is broken and mixed <br />Intedayered: Alternating layers of differing soil material <br />Scattered: Less than one per foot <br />Pocket: Erratic, discontinuous deposit of limited extent <br />Numerous: More than one per foot <br />Homogeneous: Soil with uniform color and composition throughout <br />BCN: Angle between bedding plane and a plane <br />normal to core axis <br />COMPONENT DEFINITIONS <br />COMPONENT <br />SIZE / SIEVE RANGE <br />COMPONENT <br />SIZE / SIEVE RANGE <br />Boulder: <br />> 12 inches <br />Sand <br />Cobbles: <br />3 to 12 inches <br />Coarse Sand: <br />#4 to #10 sieve (4.5 to 2.0 mm) <br />Gravel <br />Medium Sand: <br />#10 to #40 sieve (2.0 to 0.42 mm) <br />Coarse Gravel: <br />3 to 3/4 inches <br />Fine Sand: <br />#40 to #200 sieve (0.42 to 0.074 mm) <br />Fine Gravel: <br />3/4 inches to #4 sieve <br />Silt <br />0.074 to 0.002 mm <br />Clay <br /><0.002 mm <br />FbnGEe Terms and Symbols for <br />I N C O R P O R A T E D Boring and Test Pit Logs <br />TEST SYMBOLS <br />for In Situ and Laboratory Tests <br />listed <br />in "Other Tests" column. <br />ATT <br />Atterberg Limit Test <br />Comp <br />Compaction Tests <br />Con <br />Consolidation <br />DD <br />Dry Density <br />DS <br />Direct Shear <br />%F <br />Fines Content <br />GS <br />Grain Size <br />Perm <br />Permeability <br />PP <br />Pocket Penetrometer <br />R <br />R-value <br />SG <br />Specific Gravity <br />TV <br />Torvane <br />TXC <br />Triaxial Compression <br />UCC <br />Unconfined Compression <br />SYMBOLS <br />Sample/In Situ test types and intervals <br />®2-inch <br />OD Split Spoon, SPT <br />(140-lb. hammer, 30"drop) <br />B3.25-inch <br />OD Spilt Spoon <br />(300-lb hammer, 30" drop) <br />Non-standard penetration <br />test (see boring log for details) <br />Thin wall (Shelby) tube <br />Grab <br />Rock core <br />® <br />Vane Shear <br />MONITORING <br />WELL <br />V <br />Groundwater Level at <br />time of drilling (ATD) <br />1 <br />Static Groundwater Level <br />Cement / Concrete Seal <br />Bentonite grout / seal <br />Silica sand backfill <br />Slotted tip <br />Ltd <br />Slough <br />Bottom of Boring <br />MOISTURE CONTENT <br />Dry <br />Dusty, dry to the touch <br />Moist <br />Damp but no visible water <br />Wet <br />Visible free water <br />Figure A-1 <br />