CTR09110 Integrated Design Project: Morningside Station

1. BOREHOLE LOG

Job: Colinton Road

B.H. No.: 1

Method of Excavation: Shell & Auger Date: 2/10/10

Depth Level Sample Description of soil Legend

0.4 Old bituminous layers and road base
Loose-medium dense light brown
U100 1.5-2.0 very silty clayey sand with some
Water @ 2.0m fine and medium rounded gravel.
2.5
Stiff, grey sandy silty clay with
some fine, medium and coarse sub-
angular and rounded gravel and
occasional pockets of fine light
brown silty sand.
U100 6.0-6.5

11.3

11.3 Rock encountered

End of borehole

2. TEST RESULTS

B.H. No. Depth Density c  Bearing capacity

(m) (Mg/m3) (kPa) () (kPa)
1 1.5 1.85 0 20 180
1 6.0 2.03 10 15 500

Mr J. Hunter 17/01/2011
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