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M03106GE <br />APPENDIX C <br />Guide Specifications for Placement of Compacted Fill <br />GENERAL <br />A soils engineer shall be the owner's representative to observe and test <br />the earthwork placement, moisture content and compaction. The soils <br />engineer shall review the fill materials and the methods of placing and <br />compaction and shall give written results of observations and test results. <br />CLEARING AREA TO BE FILLED <br />All vegetation, rubbish, and other deleterious matter shall be removed from <br />the area to receive fill, and disposed of. Frozen material shall be <br />removed. Frozen material may not be used as compact fill. Areas of loose, <br />low density, spongy or saturated material not removed by clearing shall be <br />removed. <br />SCARIFYING AND COMPACTING AREA TO BE FILLED <br />All organic matter and frozen material shall be removed from the surface <br />upon which the fill is to be placed and the surface shall then be plowed <br />. or scarified to a depth of at least six (6) inches and smoothed until the <br />surface is free from ruts, hummocks or other uneven features which would <br />tend to prevent uniform compaction. <br />After the area for the fill has been cleared, frozen material removed and <br />the area plowed or scarified where necessary, it shall be disced or bladed <br />until it is uniform and free from large clods. The surface should then be <br />brought to the proper moisture content and compacted to a density specified <br />below. <br />FILL MATERIAL <br />Materials for the fill should consist of materials reviewed by the soils <br />engineer. The materials used shall be free from organic matter, frozen <br />material and other deleterious substances and shall not contain rocks or <br />lumps having a diameter of more than six (6) inches. <br />DEPTH AND MIXING OF FILL LAYERS <br />The selected fill material shall be placed in horizontal layers, not to <br />exceed six (6) inches compacted thickness, or eight (8) inches loose <br />thickness. Each layer shall be spaced evenly and shall be thoroughly mixed <br />during the spreading to provide uniformity of material in each layer. <br />C1 <br />~Lam6ert ana ~,s~~otiateo <br />CONSULTING GEOTEGNNICAL ENGINEERS AND <br />MATERIAL TESTING <br />