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� <br />� <br />Adapt Engineering <br />to displace the water and minimize the risk of contaminating the concrete mix. The Drilled Shaft Manual <br />published by the Federal Highway Administration recommends that concrete be placed by tremie <br />methods if more than 3 inches of water has accumulated in the excavation. <br />Access Driveway <br />Based on available site plans and our site reconnaissance visit, it does not appear necessary to construct a <br />new access road. However, if roadway extensions are necessary, we recommend that the subgrade for <br />any access roadway be prepared in accordance with the Site Preparatzon section of this report. For <br />planning purposes, we anticipate that 6 to 12-inches of "clean" sand and gravel subbase material and a <br />minimum 3-inches of crushed rock surfacing will be required to create a stable gravel roadway surface at <br />this site. Adapt can provide additional subgrade stabilization or gravel road section recommendations <br />based on observed field conditions at the time of construction. Where cuts and fills are required, they <br />should be accomplished in accordance with the recommendations provided in the Site Preparation and <br />Structural Fill sections of this report. <br />Structural Fill <br />The following comments, recommendations, and conclusions regarding structural fill are provided for <br />design and construction purposes. <br />Materials: Structural fill includes any fill materials placed under footings, pavements, driveways, and <br />other such structures. Typical materials used for structural fill include: clean, well-graded sand and <br />gravel (pit-run); clean sand; crushed rock; controlled-density fill (CDF); lean-mix concrete; and various <br />soil mixtures of silt, sand, and gravel. Recycled concrete, asphalt, and glass, derived from pulverized <br />parent materials may also be used as structural fill. Owing to the relatively high groundwater, we <br />recommend the structural fill below the tower mat consist of 2 to 4-inch quarry spalls. <br />Placement and Compaction: Generally, CDF, and lean-rnix concrete do not require special placement and <br />compaction procedures. In contrast, pit-run, sand, crushed rock, soil mixtures, and recycled materials <br />should be placed in horizontal lifts not exceeding 8 inches in loose thickness, and each lift should be <br />thoroughly compacted with a mechanical compactor. Using the modified Proctor maximum dry density <br />(ASTM: D-1557) as a standard, we recommend that structural fill used for various on-site applications be <br />compacted to the following minimum densities: <br />Fill Application <br />Slab/Footing subgrade <br />Gravel drive subgrade (upper 1 foot) <br />Gravel drive subgrade (below 1 foot) <br />Minimum Comaaction <br />90 percent <br />95 percent <br />90 percent <br />Subgrades and Testing: Regardless of location or material, all structural fill should be placed over firm, <br />unyielding subgrade soils. We recommend that a representative from Adapt be retained to observe the <br />condition of subgade soils before fill placement begins, and to perform a series of in-place density tests <br />AT&T Mobility c/o Ryka Consulting May 5, 2014 <br />Adapt Project No. WA14-18929-GEO Page 11 <br />