1700 ENGLAND AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

... Zn�nng PrnpertP 9J-12-10 Ereret�, N'nslrin,qiorr above. Only light hand operated compaction devices should be used within 5.0 feet of the back of the proposed rockery. We recommend that a Testing Lab be hired to perform a representative number of in-place density tests on the fill. The suitability of soil for structural fill use depends primarily on the gradation and moisture in the soil when it is placed. As the amount of fines (that portion passing the U.S. No. 200 sieve) increases, soil becomes increasingly sensitive to small changes in moisture content and adequate compaction becomes more difficult or impossible to achieve. Soil containing more than about 5 percent fines by weight, cannot be consistently compacted to a firm, dense, non-yielding condition if tlie moisture is more than a few percent above the optimum moisture content. Structural fill should consist of a predominantly free draining granular soil, free of organics and other deleterious material, witli a maximu►n individual particle size no greater than 4 inches in maximwn dimension. Structural fill should contain no more than � percent by �veight passing the No. 200 sieve, when measured on the minus No. 4 sieve fraction. A soil of this gradation may be successfully compacted under a �vider ran�e of weather conditions. Tlie sandy soils found on this site can be used for structural fill if tliey are in a dry to damp condition. If the moisture content of these soils is above optimum, they will be difficult to compact and will tend to pump as they are worked. If imported structural fill is required, it should meet the requirements for Gravel Borro�v spelled � � GES, lnc.