Part I-Final Report On Soil Investigation

FINAL REPORT ON SOIL INVESTIGATION
PROJECT: DETAIL DESIGN OF 20.000T SKID WAY USED FOR BIEN DONG AND OTHER OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PROJECTS

NAM BO GEOLOGY CORPORATION LABORATORY LAS XD 423 Page 1


PROJECT: DETAIL DESIGN OF 20.000T SKID WAY USED FOR BIEN DONG
AND OTHER OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PROJECTS
LOCATION: 13,8 Ha YARD No 65A - 30/4 ROAD THANG NHAT WARD VUNG TAU CITY
.
I. BASIC DOCUMENT
The Design Consultant Service Contract No. 166 2009/PTSC MC/MDV, signed on
Octorber 06, 2009 between PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) and Nam Bo
Geology Corporation (NAGECO).
The Technical proposal for Soil Investigation No 108/2009-DCKS, composed by
Nam Bo Geology Corporation (NAGECO) on Octorber, 2009 and had been approved
by Client.

II. LOCATION AND NATURAL CONDITION OF INVESTIGATIONAL AREA
The investigational area is located at PTSC Supply Base No 65A , 30/4 Road, Thang
Nhat Ward Vung Tau City.
Terein surface in investigation area is even and flat.

III. APPLIED INVESTIGATION STANDARDS
The soil investigation at the project include follow works: Drilling, SPT (Standard
Penetration Test), laboratory test, final report. The standard using is American Society For
Testing And Materials (ASTM standards) as follow:
- ASTM D420 Standard Guide for Investigating and Sampling Soil and Rock.
- ASTM D422 63 Standard Test Method for Particle Analysis of Soils.
- ASTM D854 83 Standard Test Method for Spectific Gravity.
- ASTM D1586-99 Standard Test Method for Penetration Test and Split Barrel
Sampling of Soil.
- ASTM D1587 00 Standard Pratice for Thin Walled Tube Sampling of Soil for
Geotechinical Purposes.
- ASTM D2166 91 Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of
Cohesive Soil.
- ASTM D2216- 71 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of Water
Content of Soil and Rock Mass.
- ASTM D2435 -96 Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation
Properties of Soil Using Incremental Loading.
- ASTM D2487-00: Standard Classification of Soil Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil
Classification System ).
- ASTM D2573-94 Standard Test Method for Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil.


- ASTM D2850-95 Standard Test Method for Unconsolidated Undrained Triaxial
Compression Test on Cohesive Soil.
- ASTM D2937-71 Standard Test Methods for Density of Soil in Place by The Drive
Cylinder Method.
- ASTM D3080-98 Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soil Under
Consolidated Drained Condition.
- ASTM D4318-93 Standard Test Method for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Plasticity
Index of Soil.
- ASTM D4750 Test Method for Determining Subsurface Liquid Levels in a Borehole
or Monitoring Well.
- ASTM D4767 85 Standard Test Methods for Consolidated Undrained Traxial
Compression Test for Cohesive Soils.

IV. QUANTITY OF UNDERTAKEN INVESTIGATION WORKS
The detailed quantity of undertaken works as below:
Laboratory Testing (samples)
No
Name of
borehole
Depth of
borehole
(m)
SPT
Test
(test)
Physico
mechanical
parameters
Consolidation
test
Unconfined
Compression
Test
(UC)
C U Triaxial
Compression
Test
1 BS1 56.0 28 28 28 28 28
2 BS2 57.5 29 29 29 29 29
3 BS3 56.0 29 29 24 24 24
TOTAL 169.5 86 86 81 81 81

V. DRILLING WORKS - SOIL SAMPLING AND FIELD TESTING
V-1. Drilling and Soil Sampling
Drilling totally 03 boreholes BS1, BS2 and BS3. Borehole location were given by
Client and shown in Appendix 1 Boreholes location plant drawing.
Boring work was performed using rotary drilling rigs of XY-1 (Made in China).
The rotary drilling with bentonite flushing method shall be used for this purpose.
Borehole diameter is 110.0mm.
Undisturbed samples were collected from borehole and all strata encountered.
Undisturbed samples were taken by using thin-walled sampler of 80.0mm diameter and
0.50m length. It is performed by driven or hydraulic pressure methods. The interval of
sampling is 2.0m, starting from a depth of 1.0m. Immediately after removal from the
hole, the obtained sample was visually examined, identified, described according to the


trimming from the top and bottom ends of the tube and carefully sealed with paraffin
wax and labeled.
Disturbed samples collected in all strata of boring. Disturbed samples were
accomplished using split-barrel sampler of Standard Penetration Test. The average
interval of sampling is 2.0m. After removal of the sample from the borehole, sample
is measured and visually examined, packed, marked and stored in thick plastic bags
and identified and described in borehole log.

V-2. Standard Penetration Test SPT
The purpose of the test is to determine stiffness or compactness of the soil layers by
measuring N-value and to obtain the representative samples of each layer.
The test shall be performed in accordance with ASTM D1586 (Standard Test Method
for Penetration Test and Split Barrel Sampling of Soil).
Type of China equipment shall be used for this test.
The penetration resistance is expressed as the number of blows of a 63.5kg hammer
freely dropping 76.0mm to force the standard split-spoon sampler to penetrate 45.0cm into
soil. The number of blows for each 15.0cm penetration is recorded. N-value is recorded as
total of blows of 30.0cm last penetration.
The test is performed at 2.0 meter intervals of depth.
The samples obtained in the split-spoon sampler shall be inspected on soil type, color,
and other descriptive items and labeled, preserved in polyethylene bags (disturbed
samples).

VI. OBSERVATION OF GROUND WATER LEVEL
After at least 24 hours from the time borehole was completed, underground water level
was measured and recorded.

VII. LABORATORY TESTINGS
Laboratory testings shall be basically carried out in accordance with ASTM Standard.
They are grouped as follows:
- Visual and hand examination of samples
- Soil classification tests.
- Soil strength tests.
- Soil deformation tests.

VII.1. Visual and hand examination of samples
After being opened, the samples shall be examined visually and by hand for
preliminary description and selection of appropriate laboratory test.


Samples were descibled according to ASTM D2487 (Standard Classification of Soil
Engineering Purposes -Unified Soil Classification System ).

VII.2. Soil classification tests
Partical Size Distribution Test is performed according to ASTM D422.
Natural Water Content Test is performed according to ASTM D2216.
Bulk Unit Weight Test is performed according to ASTM D2937.
Specific Gravity Test is performed according to ASTM D854.
Atterberg Limits Test is performed according to ASTM D4318.

VII.3. Soil strength tests
Unconfined Compressive Test is performed according to ASTM D2166.
Direct Shear Test is performed according to ASTM D3080.
CU Triaxial Compression Test is performed according to ASTM D2850 and ASTM
D4767.

VII.4. Soil deformation test
Consolidation test (Oedometer) is performed according to ASTM D2435.

VIII. STRUCTURE OF FOUNDATIONAL SOIL AND PHYSICAL- MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES
The drilling data, the test results and the existing data indicate that the foundational
soils are formed by Holocene and Pleistocene sediments. The sample test and the soil
classification had been base on the American Standard. The foundational soil can be
divided into the following layers:

1. Fill layer: Mixture of macadam, gravel, sand and clay.
The stratum appears right on the surface terrain (on shore). The depth and thickness of
the the layer as following table:
No Borehole
Depth of top layer
(m)
Depth of bottom
layer (m)
Layer thickness
(m)
1 BS1 0.00 1.50 1.50
2 BS2 0.00 1.50 1.50
3 BS3 - - -
AVERAGE 0.00 1.50 1.50

2. Layer 1 (OH-OL): Bluish grey, Organic clay - Organic clay with sand
This stratum lies under fill layer F and above layer 2. The SPT values N
30
of the layer
varies from 1 blows to 2 blows.


The depth and thickness of the the layer as following table:
No Borehole
Depth of top layer
(m)
Depth of bottom
layer (m)
Layer thickness
(m)
1 BS1 1.50 13.60 12.10
2 BS2 1.50 13.60 12.10
3 BS3 0.00 2.30 2.30
AVERAGE 1.00 9.83 9.83

The average values of physical - mechanical properties are shown as follows:
Physical - Mechanical Properties Unit Average value
Particle size distribution P (%)
- Gravel % -
- Sand % 10.0
- Silt % 40.1
- Clay % 49.8
Moisture content W % 65.93
Unit weight:
- Wet g/cm
3
1.68
- Dry g/cm
3
0.895
Specific Gravity G g/cm
3
2.602
Void ratio e
0
1.922
Saturation S % 89.1
Atterberg limit:
- Liquid limit LL % 58.2
- Plastic limit PL % 31.0
- Plasticity index Ip % 27.1
- Liquidity index IL 1.29
Coef of Volume Compression a
1-2
cm
2
/kG 0.182
Cohesion C kG/cm
2
0.084
Angle of friction degree 3
o
28'
Specific results of unconfined compression test (UC), C-U Triaxial test, Consolidation
compression test are shown in Appendix 3 (SUMMARY TABLE OF SOIL SPECIMEN
TEST RESULTS) of this report.

3. Layer 2 (CL): Stiff, yellowish browish grey, Sandy lean clay - Lean clay with sand
This stratum lies under fill layer 1 and above layer 3. The SPT values N
30
of the layer



No Borehole
Depth of top layer
(m)
Depth of bottom
layer (m)
Layer thickness
(m)
1 BS1 13.60 25.90 12.30
2 BS2 13.60 22.00 8.40
3 BS3 2.30 4.60 2.30
AVERAGE 9.83 17.50 7.67

- Gravel % -
- Sand % 32.7
- Silt % 39.0
- Clay % 28.3
Unit weight:
- Wet g/cm
3
1.929
- Dry g/cm
3
1.518
3
2.676
Void ratio e
0
0.763
Saturation S % 95.0
Atterberg limit:
1-2
cm
2
/kG 0.029
Cohesion C kG/cm
2
0.254
o
42'

4. Layer 3 (CH): Stiff to very stiff, bluish grey, Fat clay - Fat clay with sand
30
of the layer


No Borehole
Depth of top layer
(m)
Depth of bottom
layer (m)
Layer thickness
(m)
1 BS1 25.90 52.30 26.40
2 BS2 22.00 50.70 28.70
3 BS3 4.60 32.70 28.10
AVERAGE 17.50 45.23 27.73

- Gravel % -
- Sand % 20.7
- Silt % 33.9
- Clay % 45.3
Unit weight:
- Wet g/cm
3
1.836
- Dry g/cm
3
1.349
3
2.661
Void ratio e
0
0.976
Saturation S % 98.8
Atterberg limit:
1-2
cm
2
/kG 0.031
Cohesion C kG/cm
2
0.334
o
02'

5. Layer 4 (SC-SM): Dense to very dense, bluish grey, Clayey sand - Silty sand
30
of the layer



No Borehole
Depth of top layer
(m)
Depth of bottom layer
(m)
Layer thickness
(m)
1 BS1 52.30 55.00 2.70
2 BS2 50.70 57.00 6.30
3 BS3 32.70 48.50 15.80
AVERAGE 45.23 53.50 8.27

- Gravel % 0.9
- Sand % 80.5
- Silt % 6.4
- Clay % 12.1
Unit weight:
- Wet g/cm
3
2.046
- Dry g/cm
3
1.729
3
2.675
Void ratio e
0
0.548
Saturation S % 89.7
Atterberg limit:
- Liquidity index IL -0.09
1-2
cm
2
/kG 0.013
Cohesion C kG/cm
2
0.105
o
34'

6. Layer 5 (SW-SM): Very dense, bluish grey, well graded sand with silt
This stratum underlines directly layer 4 and only in borehole BS3. The SPT values N
30

of the layer varies from 58 blows to 62 blows.



No Borehole
Depth of top layer
(m)
Depth of bottom
layer (m)
Layer thickness
(m)
1 BS3 48.50 55.00 6.5
AVERAGE 48.50 55.00 6.5

- Gravel 0.9 0.9
- Sand 91.3 91.3
- Silt 7.8 7.8
- Clay - -
Unit weight:
- Wet g/cm
3
-
- Dry g/cm
3
-
3
2.665
Void ratio e
0
-
Saturation S % -
Atterberg limit:
- Liquid limit LL % -
- Plastic limit PL % -
- Plasticity index Ip % -
- Liquidity index IL -
1-2
cm
2
/kG -
Cohesion C kG/cm
2
-
Angle of friction degree

IX. HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Results of measurement of underground water level in each hole are shown as belows:
No Borehole Date Weather Depth of undergroundwater
level (m)
1
2
BS1
BS2
09/10/2009
11/10/2009
Sunny
Sunny
- 2.50
- 2.50
The depth of groundwater level is difference between two seasons.

X. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION


- Based on the above- mentioned data the investigation was executed all works as the
contract document, we would like to had some conclusions:
- The relief of site is flat and the site is wide and nearby the national road, so it is
suitable to carry out construction works and to transport equipment and material.
- The sedimentary soil detected in the area consists of sand, the engineering condition
is high loading.
- Layer 1 is very weak loading capacity so it is not useful for all construction projects.
- The others layer: 2, 3, 4, 5 have the capacity loading is change from medium to high.
- Arcoriding to the loading of the project which choose layers FAT CLAY-CLAY (CH)
(layer 3), CLAYEY - SILTY SAND (SC-SM) (layer 4) or SAND (layer 5) to the main
foundation of the project.

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