Appendix B 

 SOIL PROPERTIES 



Table B-1. Soil Data 

 (Core specimen obtained at 4,100 feet near Sphere 5 ; core diameter was 2.75 inches.) 







Properties of Soil Sam 



pie 



Item 





From Core by Intervals 



0-3 In. 



6-9 In. 



13-16 In. 



Bulk wet density (pcf) 



90.64 





94.5 3 



94.20 



Water content (%) 



82.69 





83.39 



85.54 



Vane shear strength (psi) 



0.296 





1.074 



1.431 



Remolded shear strength (psi) 



0.037 





0.394 



0.566 



Sensitivity 



8.0 





2.7 



2.5 



Liquid limit 



81.7 





91.0 



112.3 



Plastic limit 



42.3 





39.9 



42.5 



Plasticity index 



39.4 





51.1 



69.8 



Specific gravity 



2.63 





2.57 



2.61 



Unified soil classification 



MH 





MH 



CH 



Type of soil 



silt 





silt 



clay-silt 



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