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( <br />DWR CONSULTANTS, Inc., Geofechnical lnve.sfigalion <br />PmF�osed Sa/eway Gasoline Sfalion, June 8, 200(1 <br />1.0 INTRODUCTIOP) AND B.4CKGROUND <br />"fhe organization of this report provides; (1) this section presenting general <br />information about the site and proposed construction, (2) the Scope of Work perfonned <br />for this project, (3) a summary of our findings, (4) the investigation that provides data for <br />analysis, (5) an analysis uf the data against the projeci requirements, (6) <br />recommendations and conclusions, and (7) the limitations oi this report and our work. <br />This project includes providing a gasoline dispensing station al the exis;ing <br />Kennewick Plaza shopping center just west of the existing "B►ockbuster V�deo" store <br />(see enclosed survey by Worley Surveying Inc.). <br />The map preceding the Table of Contents shows the location of ihe tacility on an <br />USGS topographic map. The map also shows the location of the "Reference <br />Geotechnical Sites^ that we used. <br />2.0 SCOPE OF WORK <br />The SCOPE-OF-WORK includes providing; (1) an allowable bearing pressure for <br />the building foundation, (2) site grading recommendations, (3) fill recommendations, (4) <br />excavation of on-site soil recommendations, (5) pavement and floor slab <br />recommendations, (6) seismic design recommendations tor foundations, (7) soil friction <br />beriveen the foundation and the soil, and (8) storm water recommendations. The Work <br />also contains consultation with the design architect and other parties in the design <br />stage of the project. <br />3.0 SUMMARY <br />This section provides our salient findings without qualification of the data base, <br />depth or breadth of the analysis, or design assumpiions. The reader is cauiioned to <br />examine the remainder of the ret�ort prior t� making decisions. <br />The site geology offers no constraints to norma! design and consiruction <br />allernatives. With most of the soils showing a very coarse natisre, which could be <br />appropriately classified as "rock," some sper,ial con: �deration is required (or the <br />excavation and compaction of the same. Howe�Rer, practices exist to adequately <br />excavate and compact the soil (rock) present at this site. <br />Page 1 of 11 <br />