Reyjkavik Havn
Foredrag, Holdt I Dansk Ingeniørforenings Sektion For Vej-, Vand- Og Jærnbanebygning Den 5. April 1918

12 Line I and II from Effersey. The following table shows the result of the borings. Di- stance m I II Depth of water in Depth to solid ground m Nature of bottom Depth of water m Depth to solid ground m Nature of bottom 60 0.65 1.00 Solid ground is dense pebbles with large stones, thereabove pebbles. 65 0.70 1.50 Solid ground is dense pebbles, there- above smaller pebbles. 80 2.00 3.10 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand. 90 2.35 3.30 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand. 100 2.70 3.40 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand. 120 2.90 3.60 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand, together with large stones. 125 2.95 3.85 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand. 150 3.45 3.80 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove smaller pebbles. 3.35 3.85 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand. 175 3.75 5.00 S. g. is dense pebbles with large stones, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand. 3.85 5.35 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove a some- what uneven layer of pebbles mixed with sand. 200 4.15 9.25 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove sand mixed with stones and pebbles. 4.05 6.05 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove pebbles mixed with sand together with large stones. 225 4.65 7.75 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove sand and small pebbles. 4.60 10.00 S. g. is dense pebbles, thereabove small pebbles mixed with sand, in somewhat unequal layers. 250 5.10 10.00 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove sand with large stones. 5.00 10.30 S. g. is dense pebbles; at 6.40 begins a 0.7 m thick layer of rather dense pebbles, below that is sand. 275 5.85 10.75 The same. 5.40 10.65 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove a layer of sand of uneven consistency. 300 6.40 11.20 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove soft sand. 5.75 11.00 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove soft sand. 325 6.40 10.70 S. g. is probably pebbles, thereabove soft sand. 5.60 11.10 The same. 350 6.85 12.45 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove soft sand. 5.55 10.35 The same. 375 6.80 11.25 The same. 5.55 10.05 The same. 400 6.90 11.35 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove sand. 5.65 11.35 S. g. is probably dense pebbles, there- above soft sand. 425 7.10 11.45 The same. 5.75 11.75 S. g. is firm clay, thereabove soft sand. 450 7.40 11.95 S. g. appears to be dense pebbles, thereabove sand. 5.90 11.00 S. g. is probably dense pebbles, there- above soft sand. 470 6.00 10.25 The same. 475 7.45 11.00 S. g. is basalt, thereabove sand. 490 6.30 11.30 The same. 500 7.70 11.90 S. g. is firm clay or very dense pebbles, thereabove sand.