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Proposed View Ridge Subsurface Exploration, Geologic Hazards, Infiltration Potential, Elementary School Replacement and Preliminary Geotechnical Engineering Report Everett, Washington Preliminary Design Recommendations Final exterior grades should promote free and positive drainage away from the buildings at all times. Water must not be allowed to pond or collect adjacent to foundations or within the immediate building area. We recommend that a gradient of at least 3 percent for a minimum distance of 10 feet from the building perimeters be provided, except in paved locations. In paved locations, a minimum gradient of 1 percent should be provided, unless provisions are included for collection and disposal of surface water adjacent to the structures. 9.2 Subgrade Protection If building construction will proceed during the winter, we recommend the use of a working surface of sand and gravel, crushed rock, or quarry spalls to protect exposed soils, particularly in areas supporting concentrated equipment traffic. In winter construction staging areas and areas that will be subjected to repeated heavy loads, such as those that occur during construction of masonry walls, a minimum thickness of 12 inches of quarry spalls or 18 inches of pit run sand and gravel is recommended. If subgrade conditions are soft and silty, a geotextile separation fabric, such as Mirafi 500x or approved equivalent, should be used between the subgrade and the new fill. For building pads where floor slabs and foundation construction will be completed in the winter, a similar working surface should be used, composed of at least 6 inches of pit run sand and gravel or crushed rock. Construction of working surfaces from advancing fill pads could be used to avoid directly exposing the Subgrade soils to vehicular traffic. Foundation subgrades may require protection from foot and equipment traffic and ponding of runoff during wet weather conditions. Typically, compacted crushed rock or a lean-mix concrete mat placed over a properly prepared subgrade provides adequate subgrade protection. Foundation concrete should be placed and excavations backfilled as soon as possible to protect the bearing surface. 9.3 Proof-Rolling and Subgrade Compaction Following the recommended demolition, site stripping, and planned excavation, the stripped subgrade within the building areas should be proof-rolled with heavy, rubber-tired construction equipment, such as a fully loaded, tandem-axle dump truck. Proof-rolling should be performed prior to structural fill placement or foundation excavation. The proof-roll should be monitored by the geotechnical engineer so that any soft or yielding subgrade soils or areas of remaining existing fill can be identified. Any soft/loose, yielding soils or existing fill should be removed to a stable subgrade. The subgrade should then be scarified, adjusted in moisture content, and recompacted to the required density. Proof-rolling should only be attempted if soil moisture contents are at or near optimum moisture content. Proof-rolling of wet subgrades could result in further degradation. Low areas and excavations may then be raised to the September 22, 2010 ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC. BWG/dm-KE100255A2-ProJeus120100255IKEIWP Page 14