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SCG CONSULTING ENGINEERS LOG SECTIONS File No.26232
Depth TEST SITE No 1 P Depth TEST SITE No 2 P
100 FILL Sandy Clay CH 10 100 Sandy Clay CH 3
200 Med to high plast., dark 7 200 Med plast., dark grey 3
300 Grey with fine sand, moist 4 300 Moist, firm. 4
400 Stiff. 3 400 Sandy Clay CH 4
500 FILL Silty Clay CH 3 500 Med to high plast., pale 5
600 Med to high plast., orange 4 600 Orange brown, moist 4
700 Brown & grey mottled 4 700 Stiff. 4
800 Moist, stiff. 4 800 7
900 4 900 9
1000 5 1000 Sandy Clay CH 20
+
1100 5 1100 Med to high plast., orange
1200 N.S.L Silty Clay CH 5 1200 Brown traces of fine to coarse
1300 Med to high plast., pale 5 1300 Ironstone, moist , very stiff.
1400 Orange brown , moist 7 1400
1500 Stiff. 15 1500 UTP dense ironstone
1600 Traces of fine to coarse gravel 20 1600
+
1700 1700
1800 1800
1900 1900
2000 2000
2100 2100
2200 2200
2300 2300
2400 2400
2500 2500
2600 Silty Clay CH 2600
2700 Med to high plast., orange 2700
2800 Mottled pale grey, moist, 2800
2900 Very stiff. 2900
3000 End 3000
3100 3100
Depth = mm below ground level.
P = blows per 100mm penetration with an approved 9kg penetrometer.
Notation such as (SP) refers to the soil description to Table A1 AS1726 ‘Guide to the description
identification and classification of soils’.
Solid lines represent sharp interface between different soil types. Dotted lines represent
gradation form one soil type to another.
Abbreviations used
UTP - unable to penetrate, Bec. – becoming, N.S.L. – Natural Surface Level
Med. – medium, MW - Moderately weathered
EW - extremely weathered, Plast. - Plasticity
No recovery means unable to extract samples from the base of the bore hole because the soil
will not bind in the auger head.
The colour of the soil is often abbreviated, for example Gy = grey Or = orange.
(Ls=? %) Indicates sample location and Linear Shrinkage result.
The footings must be dug into or supported on piers dug into the shaded material.
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