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Table 1. Conditions Encountered in Test Pits <br /> Test Pit <br /> No. Depth (ft) Conditions Encountered <br /> Dark Brown gravelly, clayey sand (SC) <br /> Upper 12 inches dry to moist; wet below 12 inches <br /> 0-6 Upper 12 inches dense; loose below 12 inches <br /> 1 Occasional cobbles near bottom of test pit generally less than 6 inches in <br /> longest dimension <br /> 6 Light grey bedrock <br /> > <br /> Strong, hard, bedding approx. 6 inches and clay filled <br /> Dark Brown gravelly,clayey sand (SC) <br /> Upper 4 inches dry; 4 to 18 moist; wet below 18 inches <br /> Upper 12 to 14 inches dense; loose below 14 inches <br /> 0-5 Occasional cobbles less than 6 inches in longest dimension above 30 inch <br /> 2a depth <br /> Occasional cobbles up to 14 inches in longest dimension below 30 inch <br /> depth <br /> 5 Light grey bedrock <br /> > <br /> Strong, hard, bedding approx. 6 inches and clay filled <br /> Dark Brown gravelly, clayey sand (SC) <br /> Upper 4 inches dry; 4 to 18 moist; wet below 18 inches <br /> Upper 12 to 14 inches dense; loose below 14 inches <br /> 0-8 Occasional cobbles less than 6 inches in longest dimension above 30 inch <br /> 2b depth <br /> Occasional cobbles up to 14 inches in longest dimension below 30 inch <br /> depth <br /> >8 Light grey bedrock <br /> Strong, hard, bedding approx. 6 inches, clay filled <br /> Dark Brown gravelly, clayey sand (SC) <br /> 3 0-2 Upper 12 inches moist; wet below 12 inches <br /> Upper 12 inches dense; loose below 12 inches <br /> Greater fraction of 4 to 8 inch cobbles compared to TP#1 and TP#2 <br /> Table 2. Summary of Laboratory Test Results <br /> Test Pit %Passing % Passing Liquid Plasticity Moisture USCS <br /> No. Depth (ft) No.4 No. 200 Limit Index Content* Classification <br /> Sieve Sieve <br /> 1 2 to 3 68 30 29 11 10 SC <br /> 2 4 to 5 52 21 27 13 4.3 SC <br /> 3 0.5 to 1.5 50 19 24 10 3.0 SC <br /> * Moisture content results are significantly lower than what was expected. Potential moisture loss <br /> likely due to poor sealing of bucket lids. <br /> May 30, 2010 <br />