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LABORATORY PROCEDURES <br />Water Content(Wc) <br />The water content of a soil <br />soil mass to the weight of <br />expressed as a percentage. <br />Hand Penetrometer (Qp) <br />is the ratio of the weight of water in a given <br />the dry soil. Water content is generally <br />In the hand penetrometer test, the uncoonfi?e�ocompressive <br />stquare rength <br />of)a by <br />soil is determined, to a maximum value per <br />measuring the resistance of the soil s�penetration <br />hasbbeensmall, <br />carefully <br />spring —calibrated cylinder. The handpenetrometer <br />correlated with unconfined compressive strngth tests, <br />whichthereby <br />strengthprovides <br />a useful and a relatively simple testing procedure <br />can be quickly and easily estimated. <br />Unconfined Compression Tests NO <br />In the unconfined compressive strength awhicheverloaded <br />occurs�irsty until <br />This <br />failure or until 20% strain has been reached, <br />test is performed on undisturbed samples obtained from the Shslby tube <br />sampling procedure. <br />Classification Sam les <br />In conjunction with the sample testing program, all soil samples were <br />examined in our laboratory and classified on theClassificationbasofheir texture and <br />plasticity in accordance with the Unified S <br />oil (USCS). The soil descriptions on the borinsglogs are in according to thisormance system are <br />this system and the estimated group symbol <br />included in parentheses following the soil iofsthisthe <br />systemboring <br />af soillogs- <br />included on a separate sheet is a brief explanation <br />classification. <br />STS Consultants, Ltd, <br />