SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATIONS, SECTIONS A016A AND A017, ROCKVILLE ROUTE

Results are summarized of 21 borings made along the running track of the Washington Metropolitan Area Metro system in Section A017 and the Shady Grove Yard of Section A016a generally following the line of the B and O Railroad from planned Rockville Station to Shady Grove Station in the community of Rockville, Maryland. The investigation was made as part of general plan studies in the northern portion of the Rockville Route. The report contains a continuous geological section along the centerline of outbound track, an additional section within Shady Grove Yard, logs of the group of supplementary borings, results of laboratory tests on soil samples obtained and conclusions regarding anticipated design and construction problems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with DeLeuw, Cather and Co., Inc., Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  Meuser, Rutledge, Wentworth, & Johnston

  New York, NY  United States 

  Washington Metro Area Transit Commission

  Washington, DC  United States 

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  L'Enfant Plaza North Building
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1974-12-23

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boring; City planning; Excavation and tunneling; Foundation engineering; Foundations; Geological surveying; Public transit; Rock mechanics; Routes; Soil mechanics; Subways; Tunneling; Underground structures; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Subsurface explorations; Subway railways
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091065
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MRWJ-74-120
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM