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IPrcliminary Gco�cchnical Lcucr <br /> Landslidc Evaluation and Rcpair <br /> 1 4703 Glenhaven Drivc <br /> Hvcrett,Washington <br /> Fcbn�ary I, 2007 <br /> I NGA Filc No. 75570G <br /> Pag�s <br /> gravel,cobbles, and boulders depositecl by the icc shect. 1'he advance ouhvash is described as clean sand <br /> Iwith gravcl and cobblcs dcpositcd by mclt watcr strcanu in front of thc advancing glacicr. Our <br /> cxplorations en:ounter�d ,ilt ani, .;ilty s.md ,rt depth gcner.dly consistent with ihe d_scription of glaci:d <br /> I ull. <br /> � tixplorations: Thc subsurface conditions within the sitc wcrc explored on Decembcr 21, 22, and 27, <br /> 200G, and January 17 and 13, 2007 by drilling cleven gcoteclmic:�l borings to depths ranging from 7.8 to <br /> I2�.5 fect bclow thc cristing gmund surface using a limited �ccess drill rig. The approximatc location, of <br /> our cxplorations arc shown on thc. .c Plan in Figurc 2. <br /> IA dl'OIObISI ��OIII �<JA �vas pracnt during thc cxplorations, csamincd thc soils and geologic conditions <br /> Icncountcrcd, obtained samplcs of thc different soil typcs, and nu�iNained logs of the csplorations. A <br /> Standard Pcnctration Test (SPT) was performed on cach of ihe s:unples during drilling to docwnent soil <br /> ( density at depth. Thc SI'T consists of driving a two-inch outervdiameter, split-spoon sampler I S inches <br /> � using a 140-pound hammer with a drop of 30 inchcs. The number of blows required to drive the samplcr <br /> I thc final 12 inches is refcrred to as the "N" valuc and is prescntcd on thc boring logs. Thc N valuc is <br /> used to cvaluatc the slrcngth and density of thc dcposit. <br /> I1'he soila �verc ��isually classificd in general accordancc with the Unificd Soil Classification Systcm. <br /> presented ,n Pioure G. Thc logs of our borings aro auached to this Ietter and are presented as Figures 7 <br /> throueh 17. �Vc prescnt a bric(summary of thc subsurfacc conditions in �hc following paragraphs. For a <br />� � dctailcd dcscription of tlic suU�urt;icc conditiuns, thc horin��o�s should bc revictved. <br />� i <br />� <br /> Borings I throu��h G, and S. 9. I I, and 12 were drilled within the slope anrl (:iiled arw of the site. At thc <br /> surface of Qorings 4, 5, and 9, we encountercd approsimately two feet of topsoil, and at the surface of <br /> Borin, I I, we encotmtercd approximarely one foot of bark mulch. Delow the topsoil and mulch in <br /> t3orings 4, 5, 9, and I I, and from the surface of Borings I, 2, 3, 6, and S, we encountcred appro�imately <br /> 4.0 to 10.0 fc.;t of bro�vn-gray, vcry soft, soft, :md nudium stiff silUclay with varying amounts of finc <br /> s,md. \Vc interprcteJ this materi:�l to bc lill. 13e1o��� the fill. ���e gencrally encountered bro�vn to gray silt <br /> ( NELSON GEOTECHN/CAL ASSOCIATES, lNC. <br /> � <br />, I <br />