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SITE DESCRIPTION
<br />Thc'� a"'te lies on the South Me E.
<br />street. it A previonsly he grane(� S q',_C°: ;.: n r
<br />with a layer of unconzrolled fill with vallring depth. Az the
<br />Ame (of the U'vestigavion the site had was va(car.,", with. smal],
<br />piles of debris suai',:tered about t:ra pr,,cp(-rty.
<br />INVESTIGhTION
<br />Ganeral
<br />This report presents Me results of We f.leld jn,,"asc:j,gat_or and
<br />1,abonatory 4ests conducted on the sites' subsurface
<br />soils. 11ese results are to be used as a basis for design of the
<br />proposed structures
<br />Fiel(,."i ]"nvesT,.Lga��ion.
<br />Two exploratory trenches were excsvazed in ar,
<br />aa,i of the
<br />500 using hand tools. The location vf these trenches were
<br />placed near or w0hin the areas proposed q)r the additiorg, are
<br />sho'll on the size plan, The W! e.x.posed by the lonring were
<br />inspected and logged, noting the censIstancy, and
<br />proser""e any non -soil materials. TMa 80Ls luere by
<br />visual and tactile methois with attention tC, arnoirmal odors,
<br />Dir-Ju,g, the escavaAcn, undi_qturt),,,,fit proser,,,ed LTI 'moistute
<br />resistant containers, and bo1j, sagples co:,,sloered
<br />of the subsurface manerl.als we,re "'or zzesti'ng az
<br />Laboratc,�ry Tost
<br />Physical and mechanicaL tests werrm
<br />e perfoed cni wa sannonjes
<br />obtainea during the Lield expisration. The we3a3 us , j to
<br />assess Los engineering properties scils anl for use
<br />subsoque,nt engineering con sidera of, rh�e
<br />indIvidual, tests and tesL resu2ts afe included in to appendix tv
<br />this report. Specifically, the retaAed samples were tested for
<br />moisture content, field density, corrosion anCz
<br />Potentials and shear strength. The resull ,--a of thase tests are
<br />it ed as part n' the rep or" in the appe.ndix .
<br />Evaluation
<br />Me field abservaWons and labora_t,,.ry rens': saa_3 xefi:�
<br />evaluated, and these reswVs" wtare, usc.'.'u as, t'reA of
<br />calculation W estimace machanical a3pec.ts :,,f. �_hp soij.s.
<br />Reconsmardat ions were then made Yth considezation of tte
<br />calculated values ancl, 1 -he prop<"sr"J.
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