HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-039 Daily Field Report 103 SOIL COMPACTION TEST RESULTS
To: Town of Vail KOECHLEIN CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. Job No. 10-039 Date: 6/16/11
Tom Kassmel,P.E. Report#: 103 Sheet: 1 of 1
Geotechnical and Materials Engineers
Town Engineer Lalcewood—(303)989-1223 Subject: Fill Observation and Testine
Department of Public Works/Transpartation Grand Junction—(970)241-7700 Sidewalk Section
1309 Elkhorn Drive Lionshead Transit Center
Vail,Colorado 81657 Vail,Colorado
Laboratory Field
Depth Maximum Optimum
Test Location or Dry Moisture Dry Moisture Percent Pass/Fail Soil Type
No. Elevafion Density Content Density Content Compaction
(feet) (pc� (%) (pc� (%)
335 10'North of Gridlines A.0/7.0 Grade± 133.4 63 133.5 4.4 100 Pass Curve#4
SAND and GRAVEL Sil
336 12'North,4' East of Gridlines A.0/1.0 Grade± 133.4 63 132.5 43 99 Pass Curve#4
SAND and GRAVEL Sil
337 9'North,67'West of Gridlines A.0/0.0 Grade± 133.4 63 130.8 4.5 98 Pass Curve#4
SAND and GRAVEL Sil
338 12'North, 136'West of Gridlines A.0/0.0 Grade± 133.4 63 131.0 43 98 Pass Curve#4
SAND and GRAVEL Sil
Weather: ❑ Sunn � Cloud ❑ Rain ❑ Snow Tem : 73°F± � Fill Tested Meets Specifications.
Specification Compaction&Material: 98%of Standard Proctor ASTM D 698, ❑ Fill Tested Does Not Meet Specifications as Indicated by Test Number(s)
+2%to-2%of Optimum Moisture Content and Should be Removed or Reworked.
Type and Number of Earth Moving Units: 1-Bobcat � Contractor Advised.
❑ Full Time Observation. � Part Time Observation.
Type and Number of Compaction Units: 1-Walk behind Progress Re,port: Field engineer arrived on-site, as requested, to observe and test the
sidewalk subgrade on the north side of the facility. Four to 6 inches of base course was in
Number of Passes: Varies Thiekness of Lift: 4 to 6 inches place. Test results indicate that moisture and density tests performed at the noted
Method of Addin Moisture: Fire hydrant and hose assembly locations have met project specifications.
This report presents opinions formed as a result of our obseivations and/or compaction testing of the fill during this visit.
We have relied on Yhe contracror fo conYinue applying the recommended co�npacYive effort and n�oisture to the fill during
times when our observer is not observing operations. Tests are made of the fill only as believed necessary to calibrate our
observer's�ud menY. Test data are not the sole basis for o inions on whe[her Yhe filL meets s ecificatious.
Don Sneed William H. Koechlein,P.E.
Field Observer Reviewed By