Cone Penetration Test C-6 C-6. I-26 Interchange Improvements Charleston, SC Project No: Date: Estimated Water Depth: Rig/Operator:
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1 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft Pore Pressure u 2 3 Friction Ratio R f (%) Equivalent N 6 1 MAI = Very Stiff Clay to Clayey Sand Clays-Clay to Silty Clay 1 Sand Mixtures- to Sandy Silt 1 CPT REPORT - STANDARD TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7 2 3 Page 1 of u 2 u a16y68c.ecp 2 3
2 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft Pore Pressure u 2 3 Friction Ratio R f (%) Equivalent N 6 1 MAI = u 2 u CPT REPORT - STANDARD TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7 Page 2 of 2 a16y68c.ecp
3 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft Pore Pressure u 2 3 Friction Ratio R f (%) Shear Wave Velocity V s (ft/sec) MAI = Very Stiff Clay to Clayey Sand Clays-Clay to Silty Clay 1 Sand Mixtures- to Sandy Silt 1 CPT REPORT - STANDARD TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/ qt u 2 u Page 1 of 2 a16y68c.ecp 2 3
4 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft Pore Pressure u 2 3 Friction Ratio R f (%) Shear Wave Velocity V s (ft/sec) 1 MAI = u 2 6 u CPT REPORT - STANDARD TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7 Page 2 of 2 a16y68c.ecp
5 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft CPT REPORT - DYNAMIC TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/ Page 1 of MAI = Very Stiff Clay to Clayey Sand Clays-Clay to Silty Clay Sand Mixtures- to Sandy Silt SBT Bq MAI = Gravelly Sand to Sand Gravelly Sand to Sand Sand Mixtures- to Sandy Silt Silt Mixtures-Clay Silt to Silty Clay Lateral Earth Pressure K K (1) K (2) Friction Angle Phi' (deg) 3 4 Phi' (1) Phi' (2) Phi' (3) a16y68c.ecp 1 2 3
6 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft MAI = SBT Bq MAI = Lateral Earth Pressure K Friction Angle Phi' (deg) K (1) qt K (2) Phi' (1) Phi' (2) Phi' (3) CPT REPORT - DYNAMIC TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7 Page 2 of 2 a16y68c.ecp
7 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft CPT REPORT - DYNAMIC TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/ Page 1 of MAI = Very Stiff Clay to Clayey Sand Clays-Clay to Silty Clay Sand Mixtures- to Sandy Silt SBT Bq MAI = Gravelly Sand to Sand Gravelly Sand to Sand Sand Mixtures- to Sandy Silt Silt Mixtures-Clay Silt to Silty Clay Lateral Earth Pressure K K (1) K (2) Friction Angle Phi' (deg) 3 4 Phi' (1) Phi' (2) Phi' (3) a16y68c.ecp 1 2 3
8 Estimated Water : May. 1, 3. ft Project No: Cone Penetration Test Total : 39.7 ft MAI = SBT Bq MAI = Lateral Earth Pressure K Friction Angle Phi' (deg) K (1) qt K (2) Phi' (1) Phi' (2) Phi' (3) CPT REPORT - DYNAMIC TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7 Page 2 of 2 a16y68c.ecp
9 Project No: Comparison 4 3 << Elevation - - CPT - PARAMETER PLOT QT TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7-3 Page 1 of 1 B-7 B-9 C-1 C- C-2 4 C-3 C-4 C- A 6 8
10 Estimated Water : May. 1, 6 ft Project No: Pore Pressure Dissipation : 32.1 ft Pressure 14 1 CPT - PORE PRESSURE DISSIPATION TUTORIAL 1.GPJ CPT.GDT 1/3/7 Page 1 of Time (seconds) 1, a2f61d.txt, C-
11 B-3 2/8/7 11:31:27 AM ELEVATION (feet-msl) ASPHALT SILTY SAND (SW-SM), very loose, trace chert, moist, fine to medium grained, rounded, well graded SILTY SAND (SW-SM), loose, dry to moist, fine to medium grained, well rounded, well graded, fissured, hydrocarbon staining, some comments, (ALLUVIUM) 2 SILTY SAND (SW-SM), medium dense, moist, fine to medium grained, well rounded, well graded, iron oxide staining, more comments SANDY CLAY (CL), very stiff, moist to moist, hydrocarbon staining, 6 comments about the clay 6 SANDY FAT CLAY (CH), hard, dry to moist, fissured, hydrocarbon 9 staining, more comments 9 SHALE, hard, clayey, finely crystalline, thinly bedded, rock comments ELEV /3" /1"-- ASPHALT SILTY SAND (SW-SM), very loose, trace chert, moist, fine to medium grained, rounded, well graded SILTY SAND (SW-SM), loose, with chert, and coal, trace coarse gravel, dry to moist, fine to medium grained, well rounded, well graded, fissured, no odor, hydrocarbon staining, weak 2 cementation, weak HCl reaction, some comments, (ALLUVIUM) 3 4 SILTY SAND (SW-SM), medium dense, trace clay, little ferrous nodules, and chert, moist, fine to medium grained, well rounded, well graded, hydrocarbon odor, iron oxide staining, strong 4 cementation, weak HCl reaction, more comments SANDY CLAY (CL), very stiff, trace medium to coarse sand, some 6 ferrous nodules, and mica, moist to moist, chemical odor, hydrocarbon staining, strong cementation, weak HCl reaction, 6 comments about the clay 7 SANDY FAT CLAY (CH), hard, trace clayey silt, little coal refuse, 9 dry to moist, fissured, hydrocarbon odor, hydrocarbon staining, moderate cementation, moderate HCl reaction, more comments 9 B-1 2/8/7 11:31:27 AM ELEV /3" 4-/2"- 4-/2"- /1"-- 6 C- /1/ ELEV TIP RESIST (TSF) PORE PRESSURE (TSF) 6 ELEV TIP RESIST (TSF) C- /1/ 1 PORE PRESSURE (TSF) /1/ SLEEVE STRESS (TSF) ELEV. TIP RESIST (TSF) ELEVATION (feet-msl) - veryrough drilling veryrough drilling PORE PRESSURE (TSF) - CPT MATERIAL GRAPHICS Sensitive Fine Grained Organic, Peats Clayto SiltyClay Clayey Silt to SiltyClay SiltySand to Sandy Silt Clean Sand to SiltySand GravellySand to Sand OC Sand to Clayey Sand OC Fine Grained 1 ELECTRONIC CONE PENETROMETER SOUNDINGS C-3 Sounding Number 123. Elevation at GS CPT 126 Downhole Shear Wave Velocity Water Level Inferred frompore Pressures Water Level Measured Downhole 1 BT CPT Termination XXX CPT Refusal Direct Push Sample CPT CPT Pore Pressure Water Level at Time of Boring Water Level after 24 Hours Hole Caved Water Loss/Inflow 1 SOIL TEST BORINGS B-3 Boring Number 123. Elevation at GS 12in Undisturbed Sample Recovery in Inches Standard Penetration Test (blows per foot). NX Core Barrel Size REC 8% Recovery in Percent RQD 6% Rock QualityDesignation BT Boring Termination XXX Boring Refusal LEGEND OF MATERIAL GRAPHICS for SOIL TEST BORINGS SUBSURFACE PROFILE JOB NO: PROJECT: DATE: LOCATION: 2/13/7
12 Friction Ratio R f (%) Pore Pressure u Soil properties estimated using various published correlations 'C-' 'C-' '' Elevation ELEVATION (ft-msl): dataforensics 328 Pointe Parkway, Suite Norcross, GA 392 CPT SOIL PROPERTIES PROJECT NUMBER DRAWING NUMBER
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