... Trial pit locations Trial pit no . 1 at the front gable revealed foundation . depth of 1.50 m . Adjacent to the trial pit was a large mature ash tree and during the excavation for the trial pit it was necessary to remove a 100 mm ...

... trial pit can be readily enlarged , vertically or horizontally to form a trench , to follow features of interest . Perhaps most importantly , a trial pit exposure allows detailed in situ logging of the materials present as well as ...

... trial pit is excavated and inspected a report should be made of the inspection . Typical information contained in the inspection , the trial pit log , is shown in Figure 2.6 . Boreholes ' Borehole ' is often used as a generic term that ...

I.G. Richards, J.P. Palmer, P.A. Barratt. Box 2.6; Trial pit logs Trial pits can be used to obtain a wide range of information and should be recorded by photographs of the exposed ground profile and by a written log. The trial pit log ...

... trial pit or trench . In the simplest form , the excava- tions are hand dug with a spade . Deeper excavations may be made by machine . Rela- tively recent advances in the design of excavators enable trenches up to 6 m to be ex- cavated ...

... trial pit enables block sampling and detailed description of soil structure , variability and other features . Excavation is carried out by hand methods or mechanical backhoes and care should be taken to ensure stability . Groundwater ...

... trial pit . You put down the trial pit , and then you found the coal by the trial pit , which you could not find with the boring ? -Just so . When was it you bored for Mr Williamson ? -In the year 1837 or 1838 ; I don't remember which ...

... trial pit should include a plan giving the location and orientation of the pit, and a dimensioned section showing the sides and the floor. Figure 3.4 shows an example of a trial pit log. The limitations of trial pitting are obvious ...

... trial pit strata logs ( Goaman , 1983 ) for pits A through H listed the types of materials encountered ; these included Trial pit A 0.20 m Concrete 3.00 m Fill : Soil , brick rubble , ashes , coke ; all material below 1.80 m colored ...

... trial pit should include a plan giving the location and orientation of the pit , and a dimensioned section showing the sides and the floor . Figure 3.5 shows an example of a trial pit log . The limitations of trial pitting are obvious ...