MA0032 SOIL INTERPRETATIONS RECORD BROCKTON SERIES

MLRA(S): 144A, 149B

REV. RJS, 12-94

TYPIC HUMAQUEPTS, SANDY, MIXED, MESIC

The Brockton series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils on uplands. They formed in glacial till. Typically these soils have a very dark brown organic surface layer 3 inches thick. The subsurface layer from 3 to 14 inches is a mottled black sandy loam. The upper substratum from 14 to 20 inches is a gray gravelly loamy sand. The lower substratum from 20 to 65 inches is a very firm mottled gray gravelly loamy sand. Slopes range from 0 to 3 percent.

LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE PROPERTIES

ANNUAL AIR TEMP. (F) FROST FREE DAYS ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ELEVATION (FT) DRAINAGE CLASS SLOPE
(PCT)
45-50 160-220 40-50 0-1000 VP 0-3

 

ESTIMATED SOIL PROPERTIES (A)

DEPTH (IN.) USDA TEXTURE UNIFIED AASHTO FRACT.
>10 IN
FRACT.
3-10 IN
CLAY
(PCT)
0-14 SL,FSL,LS SM,ML,OL A-1,A-2,A-4 0 0-10 2-8
0-14 GR-SL,GR-FSL,GR-LS SM,ML,OL A-1,A-2,A-4 0 0-15 2-8
0-14 MK-SL,MK-FSL,MK-LS SM,ML,OL A-1,A-2,A-4 0 0-10 2-8
14-17 GR-LS,LCOS SM,SP-SM A-1,A-2 0 0-20 1-5
17-65 LS,GR-LCOS,SL SM,SP-SM A-1,A-2 0 0-20 1-5
DEPTH
(IN.)
LIQUID LIMIT PLAS- TICITY INDEX MOIST BULK DENSITY
(G/CM3)
PERME-
ABILITY
(IN/HR)
AVAILABLE
WATER
CAPACITY
(IN/IN)
SOIL
REACTION
(PH)
0-14 0-14 NP 1.10-1.30 2.0-6.0 0.10-0.23 3.6-6.0
0-14 0-14 NP 1.20-1.30 2.0-6.0 0.04-0.20 3.6-6.0
0-14 0-14 NP 1.00-1.20 2.0-6.0 0.12-0.25 3.6-6.0
14-17 0-14 NP 1.30-1.60 2.0-6.0 0.04-0.07 3.6-6.0
17-65 0-14 NP 1.60-2.00 0.06-0.2 0.02-0.04 3.6-6.0
DEPTH
(IN.)
ORGANIC
MATTER
(PCT)
SHRINK-
SWELL
POTENTIAL
EROSION
FACTORS
(K, Kf, T)
CORROSIVITY
STEEL/CONCRETE
0-14 2-8 LOW .24, .24, 2 HIGH/HIGH
0-14 2-8 LOW .17, .24, 2  
0-14 5-10 LOW .24, .24, 2  
14-17   LOW .17, .20  
17-65   LOW .17, .20  
FLOODING
FREQUENCY
HIGH WATER TABLE
DEPTH (ft)/ KIND/ MONTHS
BEDROCK
DEPTH (IN)
HYDOLOGIC
GROUP
POTEN-
TENTIAL
FROST
ACTION
NONE +1 to -1.0/ PERCHED/ SEP-JUN >60 D MODERATE

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