SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION, BRANCH ROUTE STATIONS 108 PLUS 60 (F003) TO 454 PLUS 00(F008)

RESULTS OF 92 BORINGS MADE ON BRANCH ROUTE BETWEEN FIRST AND M STREET IN S. W. WASHINGTON AND HENSON CREEK IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND, OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA METRO SYSTEM ARE SUMMARIZED. THE REPORT CONTAINS A CONTINUOUS GEOLOGICAL SECTION ALONG THE SUBWAY THROUGH THESE SECTIONS OF BRANCH ROUTE, LOGS OF THE BORINGS, RESULTS OF LABORATORY TESTING OF SOILS AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING SUBSOIL PROPERTIES. THE FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE SUBSOIL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF BRANCH ROUTE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No MRWJ-73-78
• Corporate Authors:

  Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston

  New York, NY  United States 
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 310 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boring; Construction; Design; General surface features of the earth; Laboratory tests; Logs; Subsoil; Subways
• Old TRIS Terms: Geologic sections; Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00230287
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM