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I <br /> PARTICLE SIZE DEFINITIONS <br /> IShannon&Wilson, Inc. (S&140, uses a soil DESCRIPTION SIEVE NUMBER AND/OR APPROXIMATE SIZE <br /> identification system modified from the Unified FINES <#200(0.075 mm=0.003 in.) <br /> Soil Classification System(USCS). Elements of SAND <br /> I <br /> the USCS and other definitions are provided on Fine #200 to#40(0.075 to 0.4 mm;0.003 to 0.02 in.) <br /> this and the following pages. Soil descriptions Medium #40 to#10(0.4 to 2 mm;0.02 to 0.08 in.) <br /> are based on visual-manual procedures(ASTM Coarse #10 to#4(2 to 4.75 mm;0.08 to 0.187 in.) <br /> D2488)and laboratory testing procedures <br /> I (ASTM D2487),if performed. GRAVEL <br /> Fine #4 to 3/4 in.(4.75 to 19 mm;0.187 to 0.75 in.) <br /> S&W INORGANIC SOIL CONSTITUENT DEFINITIONS Coarse 3/4 to 3 in.(19 to 76 mm) <br /> 2 FINE-GRAINED SOILS COARSE-GRAINED <br /> I <br /> CONSTITUENT ° SOILS COBBLES 3 to 12 in.(76 to 305 mm) <br /> (50%or more fines)1 (less than 50%fines)' <br /> Silt,Lean Clay, BOULDERS >12 in.(305 mm) <br /> Major Elastic Silt or Sand or Gravel4 <br /> Fat Clay RELATIVE DENSITY/CONSISTENCY <br /> I Modifying 30%or more <br /> coarse-grained: More than 12% <br /> fine-grained: COHESIONLESS SOILS COHESIVE SOILS <br /> (Secondary) <br /> Precedes major Sandy or Gravelly4 Silty or Clayey3 N,SPT, RELATIVE N,SPT, RELATIVE <br /> constituentBLOWS/FT. DENSITY BLOWS/FT. CONSISTENCY <br /> 15%to 30% 5%to 12% <4 <br /> 4 Very loose <2 Very soft <br /> I <br /> coarse-grained: fine-grained: <br /> with Sand or with Silt or 10 Loose 2-4 Soft <br /> Followls nor major with Gravel4 with CIa? 10-30 Medium dense 4-8 Medium stiff <br /> constituent 30%or more total 30-50 Dense 8-15 Stiff <br /> I coarse-grained and 15%or more of a >50 Very dense 15-30 Very stiff <br /> lesser coarse- second coarse- >30 Hard <br /> grained constituent grained constituent: <br /> is 15%or more: with Sand or <br /> with Sand or with Gravels WELL AND BACKFILL SYMBOLS <br /> with Gravels Bentonite .;;�.; Surface Cement <br /> IIAll percentages are by weight of total specimen passing a 3-inch sieve. \\ Cement Grout y��y� Seal <br /> 2The order of terms is:Modifying Major with Minor. <br /> °Determined based on behavior. /j Bentonite Grout Asphalt or Cap <br /> "Determined based on which constituent comprises a larger percentage. <br /> I <br /> SW hichever is the lesser constituent. .�•.-.-�:.:: <br /> • Bentonite Chips i��i� Slough <br /> i. <br /> MOISTURE CONTENT TERMS • Silica Sand Inclinometer or <br /> Dry Absence of moisture,dusty,dry Non-perforated Casing <br /> I to the touch Perforated or <br /> Screened Casing Ni Vibrating Wire <br /> Moist Damp but no visible water Piezometer <br /> I Wet Visible free water,from below PERCENTAGES TERMS 1,2 <br /> water table Trace <5% <br /> Few 5 to 10% <br /> I STANDARD PENETRATION TEST(SPT) Little 15 to 25% <br /> SPECIFICATIONS Some 30 to 45% <br /> Hammer: 140 pounds with a 30-inch free fall. Mostly 50 to 100% <br /> Rope on 6-to 10-inch-diam.cathead <br /> I 2-1/4 rope turns,>100 rpm 'Gravel,sand,and fines estimated by mass. Other constituents,such as <br /> NOTE:If automatic hammers are organics,cobbles,and boulders,estimated by volume. <br /> used,blow counts shown on boring 2Reprinted,with permission,from ASTM D2488-09a Standard Practice for <br /> a logs should be adjusted to account for Description and Identification of Soils(Visual-Manual Procedure),copyright <br /> I <br /> 0 efficiency of hammer. ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,West Conshohocken,PA 19428. <br /> A copy of the complete standard may be obtained from ASTM International, <br /> Sampler: 10 to 30 inches long www.astm.org. <br /> .g Shoe I.D.=1.375 inches <br /> I <br /> a Barrel I.D.=1.5 inches South Terminal Wharf <br /> ._ Barrel O.D.=2 inches Upgrades for RO/RO <br /> N-Value: Sum blow counts for second and third Port of Everett,Washington <br /> N <br /> 6-inch increments. <br /> N Refusal:50 blows for 6 inches or <br /> 1 N less; 10 blows for 0 inches. SOIL DESCRIPTION <br /> AND LOG KEY. <br /> `� <br /> NOTE:Penetration resistances(N values)shown on <br /> I <br /> m boring logs are as recorded in the field and - <br /> z have not been corrected for hammer August 2014 21-1-21962-003 <br /> o efficiency,overburden,or other factors. SHANNON&WILSON, INC. FIG. A1 <br /> E, Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants Sheet 1 of 3 <br /> N,. <br /> I <br />