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SCG CONSULTING ENGINEERS LOG SECTIONS File No.26232
Depth TEST SITE No 3 P Depth TEST SITE No
100 FILL Sandy Clay CH 1 100
200 Med to high plast., grey 2 200
300 Mottled pale grey, moist, soft. 2 300
400 FILL Silty Clay CH 3 400
500 Med to high plast., orange 3 500
600 & pale brown 4 600
700 Moist, stiff. 5 700
800 6 800
900 7 900
1000 N.S.L Sandy Clay CH 8 1000
1100 Med plast., grey brown 8 1100
1200 Moist, firm. 8 1200
1300 Silty Clay CH 8 1300
1400 Med to high plast., orange 9 1400
1500 Brown, moist, stiff. 10 1500
1600 12 1600
1700 15 1700
1800 20 1800
+
1900 1900
2000 2000
2100 2100
2200 Silty Clay CH 2200
2300 Med to high plast., orange 2300
2400 Mottled pale grey, moist, 2400
2500 Very stiff. 2500
2600 UTP Ironstone 2600
2700 2700
2800 2800
2900 2900
3000 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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