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� DAMES & MOORE <br /> Mahlum & Nordfon <br /> January 6, 1994 � <br /> Pege 2 <br /> Ow prokaaional shff aLso provided 000sultation aervices oa an u-needed basis throughout the ooune of <br /> conavuaion. CoaauUuioo serviaa were genwally pravided in reaponse to a conelrudion probkm. Cootultation <br /> responaes were genudly preaeated in memonnda which wero dism'buted to the projed team,aod�rlll nat be <br /> summarized in this roport. <br /> Sianificant Observatioos <br /> Fill placemont and compeqioa opentiom w��re performed duriog wet weather condiliooa for a signifiaM poRion <br /> of We project. In genual,rvU weathw had 16e folbwiog e�ed on the fills:.od on the prepared algndea. <br /> • FJI wils plaoed wet otoptimum moisture wot�nt were ditlicult to work with in eome iaatmaa, <br /> and required reworkiog on eevwal occuioos. Wet fJl geewrally appeared wft or bae,wu <br /> eaWy peowued by a hand•6eW probe,�nd was susoepU'bk to pumpiug. It ia our opioioo t6at <br /> tho o6�erved aR fdl oondidoaa were genenlly repaired by romovil and rcplaoement w�ith lae <br /> moisl malerial or by allowing We eoil to drain aod reworkiog t6e mUuial in plaa. <br /> • Watu Oowing oato the site appeared to colled in the wt oorner of t6e Fatigue Tal Slab area, <br /> causing di@'kuh eampadiom m�dilioos until t6e in•plaa wil rnuld draio. A�ifinot Portion <br /> ot our time in the field wea apent assiatiog the mnuadw in�ieving firm fill coodilioo�in tLia <br /> eroa <br /> • surr,a poading oonuibutcd ro aigaifuant eofteoiog or t6e�I.n.ubgr.de in 1he suiWi�g�w1 <br /> tlab aea. In deaenl,the aoh areae w�ere ideolified duriog praot rolling�nd w�ae rep�ired by <br /> the 000tradar prior to concrete phameot. Soft cubgrade conditioaa wsro geoerally repf'ved <br /> by remcwios tLe wet,wh material dam to campUeot fum mila and ropladog w+th properly <br /> compaded gnou4r CJI. Ropair baeJdJl wu teated by represenhtiven of PSI. <br /> The requircd penetration of augereut piks into dense till soils was reduced hom S&et,u s6aro oo tha projed <br /> P1am. ro 3 teet. T6o rcduad peoelratan was rcquated by t6e pile iouiWlion eonUador due to very dif6alt <br /> drilling conditiooa u e6allower pextntion t6en expeded. Thc reduad pcnetration waa tonsidered acaptabk <br /> by Damu Qc Mooro due ro lhe very denae nature of t6e wi4 at �penetruion depth of 3 feet. <br /> Gwucluaione <br /> Bu�d on t6e resutts of our mnstrudion mooitoriog, we conelude that t6e work waa aaomplia6ed in geoenl <br /> wnformanx wit6 t6e projta plaos and�ped6cationa. It is our opinion t6at the reduad penetntioo o(augercatt <br /> pilu into deoae fill ia aumaenl for the pilea to provide u leaat lhe deaign bwiog upadty. Our obsemliona <br /> during proo6rolliag indiato that ihe building snd test slab subgradea wero properly prepued uid�hould support <br /> lhe deaign loading asinleoded. <br /> .�.�.a�.���.... <br />