CT Male 03262021 C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES
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Daily Site Observation Report D IE FEE
2 8 2021
Date: 3/26/21 Time On-Site: 8:45 AM Time Off-Site: 9:1
Project Name: "Adirondack Outlaw' Attraction Contract No.: TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
l BUILDING& CODES
Great Escape Theme Park
Purpose: Observe Foundation Excavation CTMA No. 20.0140
Location: Lake George, New York
Weather Conditions: Overcast,550 F
Present at Site: Dean Hyatt, Contractor Superintendent&Two Laborers
Equipment in Operation: No equipment in operation; Link Belt Track Excavator on-site
Observations: On arrival at the site, the ride's foundation excavation had been completed and forms
placed for the perimeter foundations, these being the stepped foundations on the north and south sides
of the foundation footprint and the foundation with a uniform bottom-of-footing elevation along the
west side of the foundation footprint(see Overall Site&Foundation Plan, Drawing S2.0,for foundation
locations, stepped configurations &top-of-footing elevations). Between the stepped foundation lines, the
excavation was completed and stepped in general conformance with the grades shown on Foundation
Section A of Drawing 5.0. Photographs showing the foundation excavation and the formwork in place
are attached.
The soil conditions exposed in the foundation excavation and at the bearing level of the foundations
were consistent with those encountered in the test borings advanced to investigate the site's subsurface
conditions and which were reported in the Geotechnical Evaluation prepared for the project by C.T.
Male Associates. At foundation grade, natural granular soils were observed to be present and typically
consisted of fine to medium sand containing lesser and varying amounts of silt, coarser sand and gravel.
Small cobbles were also present which reportedly made it difficult to drive pins into the ground to
support the foundation forms. Photographs attached to this report show cobbles on the surface of the
excavation benches between the north and south foundation lines. The exposed foundation grades and
the base of the excavation benches were dry and stable, and appeared to be firm, although not
mechanically compacted. At the southwest corner of the excavation,it was reported that a dry well was
present,removed and the portion of its removal that extended below foundation grade backfilled with
the on-site granular soils. It was reported by Dean Hyatt that the backfill was placed in 12-inch lifts and
each lift well compacted. It is understood that an independent testing laboratory, Construction
Technologies,is being retained to perform compaction tests on the bearing grade of the west foundation.
Collectively, barring inadequate compaction test results, all foundation grades were judged to be
suitable for the placement of reinforcing steel and casting of foundations.
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Along the east side of the foundation excavation, sheets of plastic had been placed to guard against
erosion of the soils along the excavation side and which supported foundations of an adjacent building.
An encased fiber optic line running between the north and south foundation lines was temporarily
supported as shown in the attached photographs. Lean concrete to be placed on the excavation benched
will encase this line.
Recommendations made at the site included:
-Submission of compaction test results to C.T. Male for review and comment.
-Removal of cobbles present on surface of excavation benches between north and south foundation
lines before placing lean concrete on the benches.
-After casting foundation along west side and stripping of the foundation forms,place backfill to
top-of-footing elevation.
Items to Verify: Continued observation of the stability of excavation side slopes and support of
building bordering the east side of the foundation excavation.
List of Attachments: Photos 1 through 5
Field Log Prepared by: Rick Wakeman
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