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Cone penetration tests and soil borings at the Mason Road site in Green Valley, Solano County, California

December 15, 2011

In support of a study to investigate the history of the Green Valley Fault, 13 cone penetration test soundings and 3 auger borings were made at the Mason Road site in Green Valley, Solano County, California. Three borings were made at or near two of the cone penetration test soundings. The soils are mostly clayey with a few sandy layers or lenses. Fine-grained soils range from low plasticity sandy lean clay to very plastic fat clay. Lack of stratigraphic correlation in the subsurface prevented us from determining whether any channels had been offset at this site. Because the soils are generally very clayey and few sand layers or lenses are loose, the liquefaction potential at the site is very low.

Publication Year 2011
Title Cone penetration tests and soil borings at the Mason Road site in Green Valley, Solano County, California
DOI 10.3133/ofr20111281
Authors Michael J. Bennett, Thomas E. Noce, James J. Lienkaemper
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2011-1281
Index ID ofr20111281
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earthquake Science Center; Menlo Park Science Center