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Puccinelli Residence Page No. 2 Visual classification of each soil stratum encountered was made in the field by an engineer at the time the test pits were excavated. A description of each soil encountered and its in-situ condition is presented on the attached Log of Test Pits. The soils encountered in the test pits were reasonably uniform. The surface 1.0 to 2.0 feet consisted of a medium dense sandy silt, the top 6 inches of which were quite loose due to plowing. The surface soil was underlaid by a 1.0 foot stratum of medium dense clayey sandy silt. This was followed by a slightly cemented stratum of dense sandy silt that continued to the maximum depth explored. For a more detailed description of the soils encountered see the Log of Test Pits. The test pit logs show subsurface conditions at the date and location indicated and it is not warranted that they are representative of subsurface conditions at other locations and times. No ground water was encountered in the test pits at the time they were excavated, however the surface soils overlying the cemented soils were nearly saturated due to the recent rains and the low permeability of the cemented soils (perched subsurface water). From a soil engineering standpoint, it is our opinion that the site is suitable for development of the proposed residence, however, all of the conclusions and recommendations presented in this report should be incorporated in the design and construction of the project to avoid possible soil and foundation problems. The primary considerations for the subject project are the recompaction of the loose surface soils during grading operations and the time of year that the project is constructed. If construction is occurring in the winter or spring the saturated surface soils, resulting from perched water trapped above the cemented soils, could be quite soft and make access for construction equipment and grading of the building pad difficult. Because of this difficulty two sets to recommendations are presented. Winter or Spring Construction As indicated the surface 6 inches of soil encountered in the test pits is loose. The loose soils are not considered adequate to support the proposed slab-on-grade. However, if the surface soils are saturated, typical scarification and recompaction of these surface soils may be difficult. An alternative is to remove the top 6 inches of surface soil and replace with clean washed gravel, that does not require compaction. Any elevation increase in the pad grade should be accomplished by gravel fill. It might be advisable to excavate and pour the perimeter spread footings prior to making the gravel fill to prevent gravel from sloughing into the footing excavations and so that the footings can help retain the gravel. P,DER S0 � N Z W 7SSOG\ P