SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION, L'ENFANT-PENTAGON ROUTE, STATIONS 57 PLUS 00(L001) TO 175 PLUS 00(L002)

RESULTS OF 37 BORINGS PERFORMED FOR THE CROSSING OF WASHINGTON CHANNEL AND POTOMAC RIVER IN L'ENFANT-PENTAGON ROUTE OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA METRO SYSTEM ARE SUMMARIZED IN THIS REPORT. THE SECTION EXPLORED EXTENDS FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FRONTAGE ROA AND 7TH STREET S. W. TO A POINT DIRECTLY EAST OF THE PENTAGON BUILDING IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. THE REPORT CONTAINS A CONTINUOUS GEOLOGICAL SECTION ALONG THE SUBWAY LINE, LOGS OF THE BORINGS, ENGINEERING LABORATORY TEST RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING SUBSOIL PROPERTIES. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No MRWJ-70-46
• Corporate Authors:

  Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston

  New York, NY  United States 
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 152 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; General surface features of the earth; Geological surveying; Logs; Subsoil; Subways; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Geologic sections; Subsurface explorations; Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00230285
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM