Gulf Bearing-LR 950424Huntingdon
Engineering and Science for a Safer Environment
Huntingdon ·Southwestem Laboratories
2575 Lone Star Dr. · P.O. Box 224227
Dallas, Texas 75222
Telephone: (214) 651-2700
FAX: (214) 920-1891
REPORT OF
MOISTURE-DENSITY RELATIONS
CLIENT:
Gulf Bearing, Inc.
Attn: Ross Ramsey
501 Industrial Blvd.
Grapevine, TX 76051
PROJECT: Gulf Bearing
Coppell, Texas
CLIENT NO.: 3200037
REPORT NO.: 23525
DATE OF SERVICE: 4/14/95
AUTHORIZATION:
REPORT DATE: 4/24/95
SERVICES:
Obtain sample of material used for construction, prepare samples and
perform moisture-density relations test to establish the maximum density
and optimum moisture of the material.
CONTRACTOR: Rogers O'Brien
TEST FOR: On site material
MATERIAL: Dark brown clay
METHOD OF TEST: ASTM D698, Method A
ASTM D4318, Proc. A
PROJECT DATA
DATE SAMPLED: 4/14/95
SAMPLED BY: Alan Spilles
SAMPLE LOCATION: Near center of building
3' below existing grade
Dry
Dens.
(pcf)
REPORT OF TESTS
101
99
97
95
93
17 19 21 23 25 27 29
MAXIMUM DENSITY, PCF: 99.0
OPTIMUM MOISTURE (%): 21.5
LIQUID LIMIT: 57
PLASTIC LIMIT: 20
PLASTICITY INDEX: 37
MOISTURE CONTENT (%)
Technician: Charles Shurtlef f
Report Distribution: HUNTINGDON ·SOUTHW~S~FBN LABS
(1) Gulf Bearing, Inc. (1) City of Coppe[[
(1) Gromatzky, Dupree & Associates (1) City of Col=fie[[
(1) Brockette, Davis, Drake
(2) Rogers O,Brien F. King Cook, p.m...
(1) Southwestern Labs
(1) Southwestern Labs
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Huntingdon
Gulf Bearing, Inc.
CLIENT NO. 3200037
DATE OF SERVICE: 5/23/95
REPORT NO. 25125
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REPORT OF TESTS (Conti.ued)
FIELD OPTIMUM
TEST MOISTURE MOISTURE
NO LOCATION
5. Line "A", 24" $.D.,
Sta. 8+60, 1st lift. 26.3 21.5
6. Lat. B-2, 10" S.D.,
sra. 2+40, 1st lift. 24.7 21.5
7. Lat. B-2, 10" a.D.,
Sta. 2+30, final lift. 23.9 21.5
8. Lat. B-2, 18" S.D.,
Sra. 1+30, 1st lift. 23.0 21.5
9. Lat. B-2, 18" S.D.,
Sra. 1+20, final lift. 25.2 21.5
10. Lat. B-2, 21" S.D.,
Sra.0+20, 1st lift. 22.7 21.5
11. Lat. B-2, 21" a.D.,
Sta. 0+10, final lift. 23.5 21.5
12. Lat. B-3, 10" a.D.,
Sra. 1+00, 1st lift. 24.6 21.5
13. Lat. B-3, 10" a.D.,
Sta. 0+90, final lift. 23.8 21.5
Test results on this report meet project
specifications as noted on page 1.
FIELD MAXIMUM
DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY
(Pcf) (Pcf) (% max)
94.8 99.0 96
98.7 99.0 100
97.0 99.0 98
98.0 99.0 99
95°9 99.0 97
99.7 99.0 101
97.9 99.0 99
96.2 99.0 9?
95.1 99°O 96
Technician: Frank Tisdale, CET Started: 03:30PM Stopped: 06:00PM
Report Distribution:
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(1) GuLf Bearing, Inc. (1) City of CoppeL[ .
(1) Gromatzky, Dupree & Associates (1) City of Coppe[t
(1) Brockette, Davis, Drake
(2) Rogers O'Bri~ F. King Cook, P.E.
(1) Southwestern Labs
(1) SouthNestern Labs
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apply ordy to the sample tested I~dlor inlpeated, ~ ~'e not indicative of the qulr~tie~ of apparently idorttical or limillt pteduct~.