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LEROY CRANDALL <br />AND ASSOCIATES <br />SCOPE <br />This report presents the results of a foundation investigation of <br />the site of the subject department store. The locations of the proposed <br />building and our exploration borings are shown on Plate 1, Plot Plan. Also <br />shown are the locations of borings drilled during a prior preliminary investi- <br />gation of an area which included this site (our Job No. A-69059)· <br />The investigation was authorized to determine the characteristics <br />of the soils at the site and to provide recommendations for site grading, <br />for foundation design, and for floor slab and paving support. The results <br />of the field explorations and laboratory tests, which together with the pre- <br />vious data form the basis of our recommendations, are presented in the at- <br />tached"Appendix. <br />STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS <br />The proposed department store is shown in plan on Plate 1. The struc- <br />tural features of the proposed building have not been definitely established <br />at this time. However, it is anticipated that the depa rtment store will be one <br />story high with a mezzanine, with reinforced concrete tilt-up exterior walls, <br />steel columns, and a steel deck and vermiculite roof. Maximum column loads <br />in the department store are expected to be on the order of 100 kiDS. <br />The floor elevation has not been established at this time. <br />SITE CONDITIONS <br />At the time of our explorations, the site was clear of existing struc- <br />tures and no evidence of prior construction was observed. We understand the <br />site was planted in lima beans in the past; the upper soils have been disturbed