SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION, SECTION J001, SPRINGFIELD ROUTE
Results are presented of 32 borings and a number of probings made along the line of Section J001, Springfield Route, in the Valley of Cameron Run, City of Alexandria, Virginia of the Washington Metropolitan Area Metro system. The work was done for investigation of embankments and structures on the running line of METRO trackage, an aerial structure crossing over loop tracks of the Huntington-Springfield yards and certain ancillary structures. The report contains a continuous geological section along the centerline of track through the test borings, logs of these borings, results of laboratory tests on soil samples and conclusions regarding anticipated design and construction problems.
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Corporate Authors:
Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston
New York, NY United StatesWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
950 l'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC United States 20006 - Publication Date: 1975-3-7
Media Info
- Pagination: 57 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Boring; City planning; Construction projects; Embankments; Excavation and tunneling; Foundations; General surface features of the earth; Geological events; Geological surveying; Laboratory tests; Public transit; Records management; Rock mechanics; Routes; Soil mechanics; Soil tests; Subsoil; Subways; Suspended structures; Transportation planning; Underground structures; Urban transportation
- Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
- Old TRIS Terms: Aerial structures; Geologic sections; Geological conditions; Subsoil analysis; Subsurface explorations; Subway planning; Subway railways
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00090926
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: MRWJ-75-125
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM