SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION, SECTION L001, WASHINGTON CHANNEL L'ENFANT-PENTAGON RIVER CROSSING

Results are summarized of a series of 'shake-tests' performed on 12 samples from six borings in the Washington Channel portion of Section L001 of the L'Enfant-Pentagon River Crossing between southwest Washington and East Potomac Park, of the Washington Metropolitan Area Metro system. The investigation was made in order to satisfy requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relating to constituents of the mix formed by disposal at sea of spoil dredged from the location of sunken tubes within Washington Channel. The report contains geological sections showing locations of these samples, results of chemical analysis of the 'shake tests' and a brief text summarizing the background of the investigation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston

  New York, NY  United States 

  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  950 l'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Publication Date: 1975-5-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compaction; Dredging; Excavation and tunneling; Foundations; Geological surveying; Rock mechanics; Samples; Spoil; Subways; Testing; Underground structures
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Channels; Shaking; Subsurface explorations; Subway railways
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091613
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MRWJ-75-132-#9
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 1981 12:00AM