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APPENDIX A <br /> FIELD EXPLORATIONS <br /> Subsurface soil and groundwater conditions for the building addition project were evaluated by drilling three <br /> borings (B-1 through B-3) on August 16, 2021. The borings were completed to depths ranging from 12 to <br /> 21 feet. The boring locations were determined by measuring from existing site features and using a <br /> hand-held GPS unit. Elevations were estimated from existing site survey prepared by Axis Survey and <br /> Mapping on July 27, 2021. The approximate boring locations are shown in Figure 2. <br /> The borings were completed by Holocene Drilling, Inc.using a track-mounted,continuous-flight,hollow-stem <br /> auger Diedrich D-50 drill rig. The borings were continuously monitored by a representative from our firm <br /> who reviewed and classified the soils encountered, obtained representative soil samples, observed <br /> groundwater conditions and prepared a detailed log of each exploratier. <br /> The soils encountered in the borings were generall sar;iipled at 21/2- and foot vertical intervals with a <br /> 2-inch outside-diameter split-barrel standard penoi ,,lion test(SPT) sampler. rim disturbed samples were <br /> obtained by driving the sampler 18 inches into the with a 140-pound auto111:11ic hammer free-falling <br /> 30 inches. The number of blows required for each 6 inches of pencriation was recorded. The blow count <br /> ("N-value")of the soil was calculated as the number of blow:, i, vod for the final 12 inch of penetration. <br /> This resistance, or N-value, provides a measure of the relative density of granular soils and the relative <br /> consistency of cohesive soils. Where very dense soil conditions re:nluded driving the full 18 inches, the <br /> penetration resistance for the partial penetration was entered on the i,)ds. The blow counts are shown on <br /> the boring logs at the respr ; ivr sample depths. <br /> Soils encountered in 1 0 borings were visually classified in gener ;! accordance with the classification <br /> system described in Figure ,\-1, Key to 1--coloration Logs. A key to the boring log symbols is also presented <br /> in Figure A-1. The logs of the borings or.:-:- presented in Figures A-2 through A-4. The boring logs are based <br /> on our interpretation of the field Ind i nI oratory data and indicate the various types of soils and groundwater <br /> conditions encountered. f he logs ,o!sn indicate t'h depths at which these soils or their characteristics <br /> change, ;!'hough the chap '; may acti r:Illy be gradual. If the change occurred between samples, it was <br /> interpreted Hie densities note,l on the bar ii.logs are based on the blow count data obtained in the borings <br /> and judgment l,,rsed on the conditions encou,,i gyred. <br /> Observations of g, )i_indwater conditions were made during drilling. The groundwater conditions <br /> encountered during di i!!irll are pl-:-tinted on the boring logs. Groundwater conditions observed during <br /> drilling represent a short-ten i ref r-i lion and may or may not be representative of the long-term groundwater <br /> conditions at the site. Ground. IL r conditions observed during drilling should be considered approximate. <br /> GEoENGINEERSZ December 6,2021 Page A-1 <br /> File No.24459-003-00 <br />