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DESIGNANDEXECUTIONOFGROUNDINVESTIGATIONFOREARTHWORKSPAULQUIGLEY,FGSIrishGeotechnicalServicesLtdABSTRACTThedesignandexecutionofgroundinvestigationworksforearthworkprojectshasbecomeincreasinglyimportantastheavailabilityofsuitabledisposalareasbecomeslimitedandcostsofimportingengineeringfillincrease.Anoutlineofgroundinvestigationmethodswhichcanaugment‘traditionalinvestigationmethods’particularlyforglacialtill/boulderclaysoilsispresented.Theissueof‘geotechnicalcertification’israisedandrecommendationsoutlinedonitsmeritsforincorporationwithgroundinvestigationsandearthworks.1.INTRODUCTIONTheinvestigationandre-useevaluationofmanyIrishboulderclaysoilspresentsdifficultiesforboththegeotechnicalengineerandtheroaddesignengineer.Theseglacialtillorboulderclaysoilsaremainlyoflowplasticityandhaveparticlesizesrangingfromclaytoboulders.Mostofourboulderclaysoilscontainvaryingproportionsofsand,gravel,cobblesandbouldersinaclayorsiltmatrix.Theamountoffinesgovernstheirbehaviourandthesiltcontentmakesitveryweathersusceptible.Moisturecontentscanbehighlyvariablerangingfromaslowas7%forthehardgreyblackDublinboulderclayupto20-25%forMidland,South-WestandNorth-Westlightgreyboulderclaydeposits.Theabilityofboulderclaysoilstotake-infreewateriswellestablishedandpoorplanningofearthworksoftenamplifiesthis.Thefinesoilconstituentsaregenerallysensitivetosmallincreasesinmoisturecontentwhichoftenleadtolossinstrengthandrenderthesoilsunsuitableforre-useasengineeringfill.Manyofourboulderclaysoils(especiallythosewithintermediatetypesiltsandfinesandmatrix)havebeenrejectedattheselectionstage,butgoodplanningshowsthattheycaninfactfulfilspecificationrequirementsintermsofcompactionandstrength.Theselectionprocessshouldaimtomaximisetheuseoflocallyavailablesoilsandwithcarefulevaluationitispossibletouseorincorporate‘poorormarginalsoils’withinfillareasandembankments.Fillmaterialneedstobeplacedatamoisturecontentsuchthatitisneithertoowettobestableandtrafficableortoodrytobeproperlycompacted.Highmoisturecontent/lowstrengthboulderclaysoilscanbesuitableforuseasfillinlowheightembankments(i.e.2to2.5m)butnotsuitablefortraffickingbyearthworkplantwithoutusingageotextileseparatorandgranularfillcappinglayer.Hence,itisvitalthattheearthworkscontractorfullyunderstandsthehandlingpropertiesofthesoils,asformanyprojectsthisiseffectivelygovernedbythetrafficabilityofearthmovingequipment.2.TRADITIONALGROUNDINVESTIGATIONMETHODSForroadprojects,aprincipalaimofthegroundinvestigationistoclassifythesuitabilityofthesoilsinaccordancewithTable6.1fromSeries600oftheNRASpecificationforRoadWorks(SRW),March2000.Themajorityofcurrentgroundinvestigationsforroadworksincludesacombinationofthefollowingtogivetherequiredgeotechnicaldata:TrialpitsCablepercussionboreholesDynamicprobingRotarycoredrillingIn-situtesting(SPT,variableheadpermeabilitytests,geophysicaletc.)LaboratorytestingTheimportanceof‘phasing’thefieldworkoperationscannotbeoverstressed,particularlywhenassessingsoilsuitabilityfromdeepcutareas.Cablepercussionboreholesarenormallysunktoadesireddepthor‘refusal’withdisturbedandundisturbedsamplesrecoveredat1.00mintervalsorchangeofstrata.Inmanyinstances,cablepercussionboringisunabletopenetratethroughverystiff,hardboulderclaysoilsduetocobble,boulderobstructions.Sampledisturbanceinboreholesshouldbepreventedandlossoffinesiscommon,invariablythisleadstoinaccurateclassification.Trialpitsareconsideredmoreappropriateforrecoveringappropriatesizesamplesandforobservingtheproportionofclaststomatrixandsizesofcobbles,boulders.Detailedandaccuratefielddescriptionsarethereforevitalforcutareasandtrialpitsprovideanopportunitytoexaminethesoilsonalargerscalethanboreholes.Trialpitsalsoprovideaninsightontrenchstabilityandtoobservewateringressanditseffects.Asuitablyexperiencedgeotechnicalengineerorengineeringgeologistshouldsupervisethetrialpittingworksandrecoveryofsamples.Thecharacteristicsofthesoilsduringtrialpitexcavationshouldbecloselyobservedasthisprovidesinformationonsoilsensitivity,especiallyifwaterfromgranularzonesmigratesintothefinematrixmaterial.Veryoften,theconditionofsoilonthesidesofanexcavationprovidesamoreaccurateassessmentofitsin-situcondition.3.SOILCLASSIFICATIONSoildescriptionandclassificationshouldbeundertakeninaccordancewithBS5930(1999)andtestedinaccordancewithBS1377(1990).Theengineeringdescriptionofasoilisbasedonitsparticlesizegrading,supplementedbyplasticityforfinesoils.Formanyofourglacialtill,boulderclaysoils(i.e.‘mixedsoils’)difficultiesarisewithdescriptionsandassessingengineeringperformancetests.Asoutlinedpreviously,Irishboulderclaysusuallycomprisehighlyvariableproportionsofsands,gravelsandcobblesinasiltorclaymatrix.Lowplasticitysoilswithfinescontentsofaround10to15%oftenpresentthemostdifficulties.BS5930(1999)nowrecognisesthesedifficultiesindescribing‘mixedsoils’–thefinesoilconstituentswhichgoverntheengineeringbehaviournowtakespriorityoverparticlesize.Akeyparameter(whichisoftenunderestimated)inclassifyingandunderstandingthesesoilsispermeability(K).Inspectionoftheparticlesizegradingswillindicatemagnitude