Town Center L2B1-LR 951214 Hooper Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Construction Materials Testing
REPORT OF LIME/CEMENT SERIES
CLIENT: North Texas Contracting, Inc. DATE: 14 December 1995
PROJECT: Wendy's Towne Center, Coppell, TX
SAMPLES: Taken by a representative of Hooper Engineering Laboratories, Inc. on 12/14/95.
LIQUID LINEAR PLASTICITY
CLASSIFICATION LIMIT SHRINKAGE INDEX
1) Towne Center, Station 1 + 58
Brown sandy clay 26.2 6.7 13.8
Finer than No. 200 Sieve - 44%
2) Soine Rd., Station 18 + 80
Brown & orange sandy clay 29.0 7.3 15.0
3) Intersection of Spine Rd. & Towne Center
Dark grey sandy clay 32.6 10.0 19.7
4% Lime added 34.6 5.2 11.4
6% Lime added 34.3 5.2 11.3
8% Lime added 33.9 4.3 9.7
4% Cement added 32.7 4.9 10.7
6% Cement added 34.6 3.3 8.2
8% Cement added 32.2 2.6 7.1
Recommendation for 5% lime or cement ~ 6" depth - 23.0 lbs. Der sQ. vd.
NOTE: This number should not be considered as a specified amount, rather an amount that
we feel would be required to reduce the plasticity index using normal work effort,
under realistic conditions.
TECHNICIAN: CDJ
DISTRIBUTION: (2) North Texas Contracting, Inc.
· (1) City of Coppell, Larry Davis ~'.~,(,_ .~,,,, ,~.-a.~
2870 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, Texas 75229 (214) 351-6419 -~~ (214) 351-5148