GEOTECHNICAL GUIDANCE MANUAL COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET JUNE 2005 Produced by the Organizational Management Branch Office of Human Resource Management GT-01 Chapter GEOTECHNICAL INDEXES Subject Table of Contents 00 INDEXES 01 Table of Contents............................................................................................ 08/08 02 Alphabetical Index .......................................................................................... 06/05 100 INTRODUCTION 101 Design of This Guidance Manual ................................................................... 06/05 102 Purpose & Content of the Manual .................................................................. 06/05 103 Functions of the Geotechnical Branch ........................................................... 06/05 104 Organization of the Geotechnical Branch....................................................... 06/05 200 PROJECT INITIATION 200 Introduction..................................................................................................... 06/05 201 Planning Studies............................................................................................ 06/05 202 Roadway Design Investigations ..................................................................... 06/05 203 Structural Foundation Investigations 203-1 Data for All Structural Investigations................................................... 06/05 203-2 Bridges................................................................................................ 06/05 203-3 Culverts............................................................................................... 06/05 203-4 Retaining Walls................................................................................... 06/05 203-5 Noise Barrier Walls............................................................................. 06/05 204 Maintenance Investigations 204-1 Landslides........................................................................................... 06/05 204-2 Unstable Rock Slopes ........................................................................ 06/05 205 Construction Investigations 205-1 Landslides........................................................................................... 06/05 205-2 Rock Cuts........................................................................................... 06/05 205-3 Excess Material Sites ......................................................................... 06/05 205-4 Subgrade Stabilization........................................................................ 06/05 205-5 Field Instrumentation .......................................................................... 06/05 206 Permits 206-1 Right-of-Way Encroachment............................................................... 06/05 206-2 Mining Encroachment......................................................................... 06/05 CONT. 08/08 Page 1 of 6 INDEXES—Table of Contents GT-01 300 DRILLING, SAMPLING, & INSTRUMENTATION 300 Introduction..................................................................................................... 06/05 301 Preliminary Considerations 301-1 Permission to Drill............................................................................... 06/05 301-2 Locating & Protecting Utilities............................................................. 06/05 301-3 Hazardous Waste............................................................................... 06/05 301-4 Underground Storage Tanks .............................................................. 06/05 302 Drilling, Sampling, & In-Situ Testing 302-1 Defining Refusal on Bedrock .............................................................. 06/05 302-2 Rockline Soundings............................................................................ 06/05 302-3 Disturbed Soil Borings ........................................................................ 06/05 302-4 Thin-Walled Tube Samples ................................................................ 06/05 302-5 Standard Penetration Tests................................................................ 06/05 302-6 Field Vane Shear Tests ...................................................................... 06/05 302-7 Rock Core Drilling............................................................................... 06/05 302-8 Cone Penetration Testing................................................................... 06/05 303 Documentation 303-1 Subsurface Logs & Field Notes .......................................................... 06/05 303-2 Handling & Labeling of Soil Samples.................................................. 06/05 303-3 Identification, Storage, & Delivery of Rock Cores............................... 06/05 304 Field Instrumentation 304-1 Slope Inclinometers ............................................................................ 06/05 304-2 Observation Wells & Piezometers ...................................................... 06/05 304-3 Settlement Platforms.......................................................................... 06/05 305 Site Restoration.............................................................................................. 06/05 400 SCOPE OF SUBSURFACE & FIELD INVESTIGATIONS 400 Introduction..................................................................................................... 06/05 401 Planning Studies............................................................................................ 06/05 402 Roadways 402-1 Boring Plan......................................................................................... 06/05 402-2 Soil Profiles......................................................................................... 06/05 402-3 Rock & Soil Cuts................................................................................. 06/05 402-4 Embankments..................................................................................... 06/05 402-5 Special Geologic Considerations........................................................ 06/05 402-6 Preapproved Borrow Sites.................................................................. 06/05 402-7 Preapproved Excess Material Sites.................................................... 06/05 403 Structures 403-1 All Structures ...................................................................................... 06/05 403-2 Bridges................................................................................................ 06/05 403-3 Culverts............................................................................................... 06/05 403-4 Retaining Walls................................................................................... 06/05 403-5 Noise Barrier Walls............................................................................. 06/05 CONT. 08/08 Page 2 of 6 INDEXES—Table of Contents GT-01 400 SCOPE OF SUBSURFACE & FIELD INVESTIGATIONS (cont.): 404 Investigations on Maintenance Projects 404-1 Preliminary Landslide Investigations .................................................. 06/05 404-2 Comprehensive Landslide Investigations ........................................... 06/05 404-3 Unstable Rock Slope Investigations ................................................... 06/05 405 Investigations on Construction Projects 405-1 Landslide Investigations ..................................................................... 06/05 405-2 Rock Cut Investigations...................................................................... 06/05 405-3 Investigations of Excess Material Sites .............................................. 06/05 405-4 Subgrade Stabilization Investigations................................................. 06/05 405-5 Field Instrumentation .......................................................................... 06/05 406 Permits 406-1 Right-of-Way Encroachments............................................................. 06/05 406-2 Mining ................................................................................................. 06/05 500 LABORATORY TESTING & MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION 500 Introduction..................................................................................................... 06/05 501 Soil Sample Preparation................................................................................. 06/05 502 Standard Test Methods for Soils .................................................................... 06/05 503 Classification of Soils ..................................................................................... 06/05 504 Standard Test Methods for Rocks.................................................................. 06/05 505 Rock Types.................................................................................................... 06/05 506 Typical Testing Frequencies 506-1 Disturbed Soil Samples ...................................................................... 06/05 506-2 Undisturbed Soil Samples .................................................................. 06/05 506-3 Rock Samples.....................................................................................06/05 600 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS 600 Introduction..................................................................................................... 08/08 601 Slope Stability 601-1 Slope Stability Analysis....................................................................... 06/05 601-2 Strength Parameters..........................................................................