From: Budhis, M. (200%), Sai! Mlechonies and Founclacwins, 2"# ctinon, Ay advantages of Soil Exploration Methods 26 SOLSEXPLORATION PROGRAM — 21 Method Advantages Disadvantages Geophysical methods ' Nondestuctve “= No sll samples Ground penetration adr = Quick 1 Limited desion parameters Seismic surveys 1 Provide sttigraphy Electromagnetic surveys 1 Roatively inexpensive Testpits 1 Costefective + Depth limited to about 6 m ‘Apitis dig ether by hand ¢ Provide detailed information # Deep pits uneconomical ‘orby abackho. of satigaphy {Excavation blow groundwater Hand augers ‘The augers rotated by tring ‘and pushing down onthe handlebar “a Power augers “fuck mounted and equipped with continuous fight augers that bore ahale 10010 250 min diameter Augers ‘ean have aso orhaow stom, Wash boring \Woteris pumped to bottom of borehole and sol washings fare retumedto surface. cil bits oteted and creppedto producea chopping action, Rotary drits A dais pushed bythe ‘weight ofthe ding fequapment and rotated byamotoc Large quanti of disturbed sos at avaiable for esting Large blocks of undisturbed sampies can be carved out fom the pits Fred tents canbe conducted atthe bottomof the pt Cost effective Not dependent on terain Potable Low headroom required Used in uneased holes Groundwaterlocation can esiy be identified and measured ick Used in uneased hols Undisturbe samples can be obtained aute esiy « Diiling mad not used {Groundwater locaton ean easily be identitod Cane usedin cific tenain Low oquipment costs Usedin uncased holes Quek Can del hrough any typeof sot orrock (Can dilo depths of 7500 m Undisturved samples can oasly be recovered and into rock cfcut and costy ‘= Too many pits may sear stand require bickfi sos ‘Depth limited to about 6 m * Labor intensive © Uncisturbed samples ean be taken ony for soft cay deposit 1 Cannot be used in rock, ttf ays, ‘ry sand,oresiche sols opt limited to about 15m Atgreator dept ling becomes sifcut and expensive Site must be accesible to motorized vehicle Depth ited to about 30m Slow dling though sifays and gravels + Dificuty in obtaining accurate location of goundwster lve ‘ Undistrbed so sampes cannot be obtained '» Expensive equipment 1 Terran mustbe accessible to motorized vehicle Diet n obtaning location of groundiater level Addtional ime required for setup and.cleanup27 summary 31 : aaa] al erste |e oes a Ground soca 20406060 [=| soroo1s0| 100 200 300 400 - cera 7 “Silt with silty clay. - _and clayey silt one 7 = Ie _# |, 7 =F e 0 3 / Fe - . 7 4 A Ne 4p AE ad : FIGURE 2:19 An example of a boring log. (Redrawn from Blanchet et al, 1980) Obtain borehole logs from a building site in your area. Describe the geology, the methods used in the soils exploration, and the type of field tests used, if any. 23. Collect soils and rocks in your neighborhood and write a description of each. The description should include color, hardness, stratfications, and joints (if any), ete.