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1 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 191 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-189 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-7 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 540 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) , silty SM SP SP

2 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 192 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degress from TP-191 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-8 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 589 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT ML , some gravel SP

3 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 193 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-192 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-9 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 597 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) , silty SM , trace gravel SP

4 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 194 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-193 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-10 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 599 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT ML , trace silt SP 5 95

5 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 195 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-194 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-11 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 594 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT ML, trace SP silt

6 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 196 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-195 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-12 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 596 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT ML, trace SP silt

7 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 197 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-195 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-13 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 591 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) , trace gravel SP , trace silt SP 5 95

8 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 198 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-197 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-14 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 592 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) , silty SM GRAVEL AND SP-SM SP

9 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 199 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-192 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-15 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 589 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) , silty SM SP

10 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 200 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-190 Northing Date 03 March 2003 R4-16 Easting Weather -17 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 594 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) , silty SM GRAVEL AND GP x SP 5 95

11 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 201 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from B ( , ) Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-16 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 575 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT ML SP SP

12 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 202 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-18 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 574 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND SM , trace gravel SP AND GRAVEL SP-SM , trace gravel SP SP

13 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 203 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-202 Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-19 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 576 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND SM , some SP-SM gravel SILT AND ML-CL CLAY

14 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 204 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-20 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 587 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , some SM gravel GRAVEL AND GP x, some SP gravel

15 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 205 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-21 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 591 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , some SM gravel AND SP x GRAVEL, some SP gravel

16 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 206 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-205 Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-22 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 586 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional (mm) Sand Gravel To Description USC* Fines From SILT AND , some SM gravel , trace gravel SP

17 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 207 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-23 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 592 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , some SM gravel GRAVEL, sandy GP-GM x , some gravel SP

18 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 208 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R4-24 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 588 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SP Water Encountered: Yes Depth: 2.0 m : Water Table

19 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 209 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R5-1 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 594 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , trace ML gravel GRAVEL AND , some GM silt GRAVEL AND , some SM silt , some silt SM

20 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 210 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location Northing Date 04 March 2003 R5-6,7 Easting Weather -20 C Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 585 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , some SM gravel GRAVEL AND GP x AND SP GRAVEL

21 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 211 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-204 Northing Date 04 March 2003 R5-8 Easting Weather -20 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 573 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , some SM gravel, trace SP gravel SP

22 Area No. 8 Test Pit No. 212 Area Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Road Excavator Cat 322 B Photographs Location degrees from TP-204 Northing Date 04 March 2003 R5-9 Easting Weather -20 C, Snow Test Pit Location Elevation (m) 576 Logged by BM ribbon General Additional Description USC* (mm) SILT AND , some SM gravel GRAVEL AND GM SILT AND ML-CL CLAY

23 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation.xls Avg Grade 04/23/2004 1:08 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD AREA GRAVEL INVESTIGATION NEAR FORT NELSON, NORTHEASTERN BC CHART D1-1 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES AND AVERAGE GRADATION TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP-176_1 TP-176_2 90 TP AVERAGE GRADATION TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP-188 TP-189 TP-190 TP-200

24 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation.xls 202-G SGSB 04/23/2004 2:42 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D1-2 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-G SELECT GRANULAR SUB-BASE SPECIFICATIONS TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES TP-176_1 TP-176_2 90 MINIMUM LIMIT TP TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP MAXIMUM LIMIT TP-189 TP-190 TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

25 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation.xls 202-C 25WGBC 04/23/2004 2:43 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D1-3 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-C 25 MM WELL GRADED BASE COURSE AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP-176_1 TP-176_2 90 TP MINIMUM LIMIT TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP MAXIMUM LIMIT TP-189 TP-190 TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

26 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation.xls 202-B HFSA 04/23/2004 2:44 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D1-4 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-B HIGH FINES GRANULAR SURFACING AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES TP-176_1 TP-176_2 90 MINIMUM LIMIT TP TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT MAXIMUM LIMIT TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP TP TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS TP-200

27 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation with OS.xls Avg Grade 04/23/2004 1:03 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD AREA GRAVEL INVESTIGATION NEAR FORT NELSON, NORTHEASTERN BC CHART D1-5 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES AND AVERAGE GRADATION ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" AVERAGE GRADATION TP-176_1 TP-176_2 TP-178 TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP-188 TP-189 TP-190 TP-200

28 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation with OS.xls 202-G SGSB 04/23/2004 1:04 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D1-6 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-G SELECT GRANULAR SUB-BASE SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES TP-176_1 TP-176_2 90 MINIMUM LIMIT TP TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP MAXIMUM LIMIT TP-189 TP-190 TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

29 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation with OS.xls 202-C 25WGBC 04/23/2004 1:05 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D1-7 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-C 25 MM WELL GRADED BASE COURSE AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP-176_1 TP-176_2 90 TP MINIMUM LIMIT TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP MAXIMUM LIMIT TP-189 TP-190 TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

30 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_1 Sample Gradation with OS.xls 202-B HFSA 04/23/2004 1:06 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D1-8 - AREA 8 SECTION 1 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-B HIGH FINES GRANULAR SURFACING AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED TP-166 COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES TP-168 TP-170 SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES TP-176_ " 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP-176_ MINIMUM LIMIT TP-178 TP-182 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT MAXIMUM LIMIT TP-183 TP-184 TP-185 TP-187 TP-188 TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS TP-190 TP-200

31 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation.xls Avg Grade 04/23/2004 2:59 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD AREA GRAVEL INVESTIGATION NEAR FORT NELSON, NORTHEASTERN BC CHART D3-1 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES AND AVERAGE GRADATION COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" AVERAGE GRADATION TP-204 TP-205 TP-207 TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

32 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation.xls 202-G SGSB 04/23/2004 3:00 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D3-2 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-G SELECT GRANULAR SUB-BASE SPECIFICATIONS COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 100 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP MINIMUM LIMIT TP TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP MAXIMUM LIMIT GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

33 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation.xls 202-C 25WGBC 04/23/2004 3:00 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D3-3 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-C 25 MM WELL GRADED BASE COURSE AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" MINIMUM LIMIT TP-204 TP-205 TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP MAXIMUM LIMIT GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

34 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation.xls 202-B HFSA 04/23/2004 3:01 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D3-4 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-B HIGH FINES GRANULAR SURFACING AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 100 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP MINIMUM LIMIT TP-205 TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT MAXIMUM LIMIT TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

35 J:\JOB\DATA\workcopy4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation with OS.xls Avg Grade 04/23/2004 2:58 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD AREA GRAVEL INVESTIGATION NEAR FORT NELSON, NORTHEASTERN BC CHART D3-5 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES AND AVERAGE GRADATION ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 100 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP TP TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT AVERAGE GRADATION TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

36 J:\JOB\DATA\workcopy4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation with OS.xls 202-G SGSB 04/23/2004 2:57 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D3-6 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-G SELECT GRANULAR SUB-BASE SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES 100 SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES TP MINIMUM LIMIT TP-205 TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP MAXIMUM LIMIT GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

37 J:\JOB\DATA\workcopy4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation with OS.xls 202-C 25WGBC 04/23/2004 2:56 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D3-7 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-C 25 MM WELL GRADED BASE COURSE AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" MINIMUM LIMIT TP-204 TP-205 TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT TP MAXIMUM LIMIT GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

38 J:\JOB\DATA\4335Area8_3 Sample Gradation with OS.xls 202-B HFSA 04/23/2004 2:54 PM SIERRA-YOYO-DESAN ROAD GRAVEL INVESTIGATION CHART D3-8 - AREA 8 SECTION 3 GRADATION CURVES MoT TABLE 202-B HIGH FINES GRANULAR SURFACING AGGREGATE SPECIFICATIONS ESTIMATED OVERSIZE (>75mm) INCLUDED COBBLES GRAVEL Coarse Fine Coarse Medium Fine FINES SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES US STANDARD SIEVE SIZES 100 3" 2" 11/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" TP MINIMUM LIMIT TP-205 TP-207 PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT MAXIMUM LIMIT TP GRAIN SIZE IN MILLIMETERS

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