Appendix A Test Pit Logs

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1 Appendix A Test Pit Logs

2 Pit number : Test Pit 1 Depth Geological Description Scala Penetrometer (mm) Light brown silty Topsoil with some gravel Fine to medium GRAVEL; grey. Loosely packed; rounded to sub-rounded schist gravel Blows / 100mm Coarse GRAVEL; grey. Loosely packed; rounded to subrounded schist gravel Medium GRAVEL; grey. Loosely packed; rounded to subrounded schist gravel Medium to coarse GRAVEL; grey. Loosely packed; rounded to sub-rounded, with schist slabs up to 300mm in size end of test pit - hole collapsed No groundwater observed, hole damp Depth below surface (m) Sample recovered at : Depth at which scala penetrometer started : 0 metres Inferred CBR % Test Methods Determination of Penetration Resistance of a Soil, NZS 4402 : 1988, Test Inferred CBR values taken from Austroads pavement design manual 1992 Sampling Method: NZS 4407 :1991,Part Notes IANZ Accreditation does not apply to inferred CBR values or depths gretaer than 1.5 metres Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 1 of 2

3 Pit number : Test Pit 1 Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 2 of 2

4 Pit number : Test Pit 2 Depth Geological Description Scala Penetrometer (mm) Dark brown topsoil Sandy fine to medium GRAVEL. Loosely packed; sub-rounded to angular schist gravel Blows / 100mm Sandy coarse GRAVEL. Loose packed; sub-rounded to angular schist gravel. Sandy coarse GRAVEL. Dense and compactly packed; with angular and sub-rounded schist slabs up to 1000mm (slabs unbreakable with digger, one 2000mm) End of test pit - holes collapsing in No groundwater observed, hole damp Depth below surface (m) Sample recovered at : Depth at which scala penetrometer started : 0 metres Inferred CBR % Test Methods Determination of Penetration Resistance of a Soil, NZS 4402 : 1988, Test Inferred CBR values taken from Austroads pavement design manual 1992 Sampling Method: NZS 4407 :1991,Part Notes IANZ Accreditation does not apply to inferred CBR values or depths gretaer than 1.5 metres Date tested : Sampling and testing is covered by IANZ Accreditation SRLF 14 Page 1 of 2

5 Pit number : Test Pit 2 Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 2 of 2

6 Pit number : Test Pit 3 Depth Geological Description Scala Penetrometer (mm) Sandy fine TOPSOIL brown Fine to coarse GRAVEL. Loosely packed; well graded; bedded; rounded to sub-rounded schist gravel Blows / 100mm End of test pit - hole collapsing No groundwater observed, hole damp Depth below surface (m) Sample recovered at : Depth at which scala penetrometer started : 0 metres Inferred CBR % Test Methods Determination of Penetration Resistance of a Soil, NZS 4402 : 1988, Test Inferred CBR values taken from Austroads pavement design manual 1992 Sampling Method: NZS 4407 :1991,Part Notes IANZ Accreditation does not apply to inferred CBR values or depths gretaer than 1.5 metres Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 1 of 2

7 Pit number : Test Pit 3 Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 2 of 2

8 Pit number : Test Pit 4 Depth Geological Description Scala Penetrometer (mm) Sandy topsoil, brown. With some gravel Sandy coarse GRAVEL; dark brown. Loosely packed, rounded Blows / 100mm Very fine SAND; grey. Densely packed Medium to coarse SAND; grey. Densely packed; with coarse gravel; rounded. Sandy GRAVEL of various sizes. Most mm. end of test pit No groundwater observed, hole damp Depth below surface (m) Sample recovered at : Depth at which scala penetrometer started : 0 metres Inferred CBR % Test Methods Determination of Penetration Resistance of a Soil, NZS 4402 : 1988, Test Inferred CBR values taken from Austroads pavement design manual 1992 Sampling Method: NZS 4407 :1991,Part Notes IANZ Accreditation does not apply to inferred CBR values or depths gretaer than 1.5 metres Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 1 of 2

9 Pit number : Test Pit 4 Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 2 of 2

10 Pit number : Test Pit 5 Depth Geological Description Scala Penetrometer (mm) Sandy topsoil; brown. With some gravel Medium to coarse GRAVEL, grey. Loosely packed; clean; uniform; well-sorted; bedding. Some larger schist boulders up to 200mm. End of test pit - hole collapsing No groundwater observed, hole damp Blows / 100mm Depth below surface (m) Sample recovered at : Depth at which scala penetrometer started : 0 metres Inferred CBR % Test Methods Determination of Penetration Resistance of a Soil, NZS 4402 : 1988, Test Inferred CBR values taken from Austroads pavement design manual 1992 Sampling Method: NZS 4407 :1991,Part Notes IANZ Accreditation does not apply to inferred CBR values or depths gretaer than 1.5 metres Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 1 of 1

11 Pit number : Test Pit 5 Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 2 of 2

12 Pit number : Test Pit 6 Depth Geological Description Scala Penetrometer (mm) Sandy, fine topsoil; dark brown Fine SAND; brown. Loosely packed; poorly sorted; rounded to sub-rounded schist gravel up to 20mm. Some large angular schist boulders up to 500mm in size Blows / 100mm Silty SAND; grey/brown. Densely packed; with rounded gravel and some schist slabs. End of test pit No groundwater observed, hole damp Depth below surface (m) Sample recovered at : Depth at which scala penetrometer started : 0 metres Inferred CBR % Test Methods Determination of Penetration Resistance of a Soil, NZS 4402 : 1988, Test Inferred CBR values taken from Austroads pavement design manual 1992 Sampling Method: NZS 4407 :1991,Part Notes IANZ Accreditation does not apply to inferred CBR values or depths gretaer than 1.5 metres Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 1 of 2

13 Pit number : Test Pit 6 Date tested : SRLF 14 Page 2 of 2

REPORT GEO-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION FOR THE PROPOSED BLOCK-1 SUB-STATION SY NO-44, NEAR KYATAGANACHERLU VILLAGE

REPORT GEO-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION FOR THE PROPOSED BLOCK-1 SUB-STATION SY NO-44, NEAR KYATAGANACHERLU VILLAGE REPORT ON GEO-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION FOR THE PROPOSED BLOCK-1 SUB-STATION SY NO-44, NEAR KYATAGANACHERLU VILLAGE CLIENT: KARNATAKA SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BANGALORE 0 GEO-TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION