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Prepared: February 12, 2016
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Soil Map --Albemarle County, Virginia
Map Unit Legend
Harvest Moon _ TMP 45-112G
Albemarle County, Virginia (VA008)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
27C Elioak loam, 7 to 15 percent 1.5 35.2%
slopes
34C Gleneig loam. 7 to 15 percent 2.7 64.8%
slopes
Totals for Area of Interest 4.2 100.0%
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Map Unit Description (Brief, Generated)— Albemarle County, Virginia
Map Unit Description (Brief, Generated)
Harvest Moon -- TMP 45-112G
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the
soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions in this
report, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and
properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the
landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the
characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some
observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class.
Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without
including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made
up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor
components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils.
The Map Unit Description (Brief, Generated) report displays a generated
description of the major soils that occur in a map unit. Descriptions of non -soil
(miscellaneous areas) and minor map unit components are not included. This
description is generated from the underlying soil attribute data.
Additional information about the map units described in this report is available in
other Soil Data Mart reports, which give properties of the soils and the limitations,
capabilities, and potentials for many uses. Also, the narratives that accompany the
Soil Data Mart reports define some of the properties included in the map unit
descriptions.
Report—Map Unit Description (Brief, Generated)
Albemarle County, Virginia
Map Unit: 27C—Elioak loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes
Component: Elioak (80%)
The Elioak component makes up 80 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 7 to 15
percent. This component is on hilislopes, piedmonts. The parent material consists
of residuum weathered from mica schist. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater
than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the
most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is
moderate. Shrink -swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded.
There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter
content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. Nonirrigated land capability
classification is 3e. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.
Map Unit: 34C—Glenelg loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes
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Map Unit Description (Brief, Generated)—Albemarle County, Virginia
Component: Glenelg (85%)
Harvest Moon - TMP 45-112G
The Glenelg component makes up 85 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 7 to 15
percent. This component is on hillslopes, piedmonts. The parent material consists
of residuum weathered from mica schist. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater
than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the
most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is
high. Shrink -swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There
is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content
in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. Nonirrigated land capability classification
is 3e. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.
Data Source Information
Soil Survey Area: Albemarle County, Virginia
Survey Area Data: Version 10, Dec 11, 2013
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Dwellings and Small Commercial Buildings --Albemarle County, Virginia Harvest Moon _ TMP 45-112G
Dwellings and Small Commercial Buildings
Soil properties influence the development of building sites, including the selection
of the site, the design of the structure, construction, performance after construction,
and maintenance. This table shows the degree and kind of soil limitations that affect
dwellings and small commercial buildings.
The ratings in the table are both verbal and numerical. Rating class terms indicate
the extent to which the soils are limited by all of the soil features that affect building
site development. Not limited indicates that the soil has features that are very
favorable for the specified use. Good performance and very low maintenance can
be expected. Somewhat limited indicates that the soil has features that are
moderately favorable for the specified use. The limitations can be overcome or
minimized by special planning, design, or installation. Fair performance and
moderate maintenance can be expected. Very limited indicates that the soil has
one or more features that are unfavorable for the specified use. The limitations
generally cannot be overcome without major soil reclamation, special design, or
expensive installation procedures. Poor performance and high maintenance can
be expected.
Numerical ratings in the table indicate the severity of individual limitations. The
ratings are shown as decimal fractions ranging from 0.01 to 1.00. They indicate
gradations between the point at which a soil feature has the greatest negative
impact on the use (1.00) and the point at which the soil feature is not a limitation
(0.00).
Dwellings are single-family houses of three stories or less. For dwellings without
basements, the foundation is assumed to consist of spread footings of reinforced
concrete built on undisturbed soil at a depth of 2 feet or at the depth of maximum
frost penetration, whichever is deeper. For dwellings with basements, the
foundation is assumed to consist of spread footings of reinforced concrete built on
undisturbed soil at a depth of about 7 feet. The ratings for dwellings are based on
the soil properties that affect the capacity of the soil to support a load without
movement and on the properties that affect excavation and construction costs. The
properties that affect the load -supporting capacity include depth to a water table,
ponding, flooding, subsidence, linear extensibility (shrink -swell potential), and
compressibility. Compressibility is inferred from the Unified classification. The
properties that affect the ease and amount of excavation include depth to a water
table, ponding, flooding, slope, depth to bedrock or a cemented pan, hardness of
bedrock or a cemented pan, and the amount and size of rock fragments.
Small commercial buildings are structures that are less than three stories high and
do not have basements. The foundation is assumed to consist of spread footings
of reinforced concrete built on undisturbed soil at a depth of 2 feet or at the depth
of maximum frost penetration, whichever is deeper. The ratings are based on the
soil properties that affect the capacity of the soil to support a load without movement
and on the properties that affect excavation and construction costs. The properties
that affect the load -supporting capacity include depth to a water table, ponding,
flooding, subsidence, linear extensibility (shrink -swell potential), and
compressibility (which is inferred from the Unified classification). The properties that
affect the ease and amount of excavation include flooding, depth to a water table,
ponding, slope, depth to bedrock or a cemented pan, hardness of bedrock or a
cemented pan, and the amount and size of rock fragments.
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Dwellings and Small Commercial Buildings—Albemarle County, Virginia
Harvest Moon - TMP 45-112G
Information in this table is intended for land use planning, for evaluating land use
alternatives, and for planning site investigations prior to design and construction.
The information, however, has limitations. For example, estimates and other data
generally apply only to that part of the soil between the surface and a depth of 5 to
7 feet. Because of the map scale, small areas of different soils may be included
within the mapped areas of a specific soil.
The information is not site specific and does not eliminate the need for onsite
investigation of the soils or for testing and analysis by personnel experienced in the
design and construction of engineering works.
Government ordinances and regulations that restrict certain land uses or impose
specifcdesign criteria were notconsidered in preparing the information in this table.
Local ordinances and regulations should be considered in planning, in site
selection, and in design.
Report --Dwellings and Small Commercial Buildings
[Onsite investigation may be needed to validate the interpretations in this table and
to confirm the identity of the soil on a given site. The numbers in the value columns
range from 0.01 to 1.00. The larger the value, the greater the potential limitation.
The table shows only the top five limitations for any given soil. The soil may have
additional limitations]
Dwellings and Small Commercial Buildings -Albemarle County, Virginia
Map symbol and soil
name
Pct of
map
unit
Dwelilings without basements
Dwellings with basements
Small commercial buildings
Rating class and
limiting features
Value
Rating class and
limiting features
VaWe
Rating class and
limiting features
Value
1270—Elioakioam, 7to
15 percent slopes
E ioal k
84
Somewhat limited
Somewhat limited
Very limited
Slope 0.37
Slope
0.37
Slope
1.00
34C—Gleneig loam, 7
to 15 percent slopes
Glenelg
85
Somewhat limited +
Somewhat limited j
Very limited
Slope 0.37
Slope
0.37
Slope
1.00
Data Source Information
Soil Survey Area: Albemarle County, Virginia
Survey Area Data: Version 10, Dec 11, 2013
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Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns and Landscaping—Albemarle County,
Virginia
Harvest Moon – TMP Q5 -112G
Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns and
Landscaping
Soil properties influence the development of building sites, including the selection
of the site, the design of the structure, construction, performance after construction,
and maintenance. This table shows the degree and kind of soil limitations that affect
local roads and streets, shallow excavations, and lawns and landscaping.
The ratings in the table are both verbal and numerical. Rating class terms indicate
the extent to which the soils are limited by all of the soil features that affect building
site development. Not limited indicates that the soil has features that are very
favorable for the specified use. Good performance and very low maintenance can
be expected. Somewhat limited indicates that the soil has features that are
moderately favorable for the specified use. The limitations can be overcome or
minimized by special planning, design, or installation. Fair performance and
moderate maintenance can be expected. Very limited indicates that the soil has
one or more features that are unfavorable for the specified use. The limitations
generally cannot be overcome without major soil reclamation, special design, or
expensive installation procedures. Poor performance and high maintenance can
be expected.
Numerical ratings in the table indicate the severity of individual limitations. The
ratings are shown as decimal fractions ranging from 0.01 to 1.00. They indicate
gradations between the point at which a soil feature has the greatest negative
impact on the use (1.00) and the point at which the soil feature is not a limitation
(0.00).
Local roads and streets have an all-weather surface and carry automobile and light
truck traffic all year. They have a subgrade of cut or fill soil material; a base of gravel,
crushed rock, or soil material stabilized by lime or cement; and a surface of flexible
material (asphalt), rigid material (concrete), or gravel with a binder. The ratings are
based on the soil properties that affect the ease of excavation and grading and the
traffic -supporting capacity. The properties that affect the ease of excavation and
grading are depth to bedrock or a cemented pan, hardness of bedrock or a
cemented pan, depth to a water table, ponding, flooding, the amount of large
stones, and slope. The properties that affect the traffic -supporting capacity are soil
strength (as inferred from the AASHTO group index number), subsidence, linear
extensibility (shrink -swell potential), the potential for frost action, depth to a water
table, and ponding.
Shallow excavations are trenches or holes dug to a maximum depth of 5 or 6 feet
for graves, utility lines, open ditches, or other purposes. The ratings are based on
the soil properties that influence the ease of digging and the resistance to sloughing.
Depth to bedrock or a cemented pan, hardness of bedrock or a cemented pan, the
amount of large stones, and dense layers influence the ease of digging, filling, and
compacting. Depth to the seasonal high water table, flooding, and ponding may
restrict the period when excavations can be made. Slope influences the ease of
using machinery. Soil texture, depth to the water table, and linear extensibility
(shrink -swell potential) influence the resistance to sloughing.
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Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns and Landscaping—Albemarle County,
Virginia
Harvest Moon -- TMP 45-112G
Lawns and landscaping require soils on which turf and ornamental trees and shrubs
can be established and maintained. Irrigation is not considered in the ratings. The
ratings are based on the soil properties that affect plant growth and trafficability
after vegetation is established. The properties that affect plant growth are reaction;
depth to a water table; ponding; depth to bedrock or a cemented pan; the available
water capacity in the upper 40 inches; the content of salts, sodium, or calcium
carbonate; and sulfidic materials. The properties that affect trafFcability are
flooding, depth to a watertable, ponding, slope, stoniness, and the amount of sand,
clay, or organic matter in the surface layer.
Information in this table is intended for land use planning, for evaluating land use
alternatives, and for planning site investigations prior to design and construction.
The information, however, has limitations. For example, estimates and other data
generally apply only to that part of the soil between the surface and a depth of 5 to
7 feet. Because of the map scale, small areas of different soils may be included
within the mapped areas of a specific soil.
The information is not site specific and does not eliminate the need for onsite
investigation of the soils or for testing and analysis by personnel experienced in the
design and construction of engineering works.
Government ordinances and regulations that restrict certain land uses or impose
specific design criteria were not considered in preparing the information in this table.
Local ordinances and regulations should be considered in planning, in site
selection, and in design.
Report—Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns
and Landscaping
[Onsite investigation may be needed to validate the interpretations in this table and
to confirm the identity of the soil on a given site. The numbers in the value columns
range from 0.01 to 1.00. The larger the value, the greater the potential limitation.
The table shows only the top five limitations for any given soil. The soil may have
additional limitations]
Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns and Landscaptng Albemarle County, Virginia
Map symbol and soil
name
Pct. of
neap
unit
Local roads and streets
Shallow excavations
Lawns and landscaping
Rating: class and
limiting features
Value
Rating class and
limiting features
Value
Rating. class and
limiting features
Value
27C—Elioak loans, 7 to
15 percent slopes
I
Elioak
80
Very limited
Somewhat limited
Very limited
Low strength
1.00
Slope
0.37
Low exchange
capacity
1.00
Frost action
0.50
Too clayey
0.13
Too clayey
0.50
Slope
0.37
Dusty
0.08
Slope
0.37
Unstable excavation
walls
0.01
Dusty
0.08
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Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns and Landscaping --Albemarle County,
Virginia
Harvest Moon - TMP 45-112G
Roads and Streets, Shallow Excavations, and Lawns and Landscaping -Albemarle County, Virginia
Map symbol and soil
name
Pct. of
map
unit
Local roads and streets
Shallow excavations
Lawns and landscaping
Rating class and
limiting features
Value
Bating class and
limiting features
Value
Rating class and
limiting features
Value
34C—Gleneig loam, 7
to 15 percent slopes
Glenelg
85
Very limited
Somewhat limited
Somewhat limited
Low strength
1.00
Slope
0.37
Low exchange
capacity
0.75
Frost action
0.50
Dusty
0.07
Slope 0.37
i
Slope
0.37
Unstable excavation
walls
0.01
Dusty 0.07
Data Source Information
Soil Survey Area: Albemarle County, Virginia
Survey Area Data: Version 10, Dec 11, 2013
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Soil Features ---Albemarle County, Virginia
Soil Features
Harvest Moon — TMP 45-112G
This table gives estimates of various soil features. The estimates are used in land
use planning that involves engineering considerations.
A restrictive layer is a nearly continuous layer that has one or more physical,
chemical, or thermal properties that significantly impede the movement of water
and air through the soil or that restrict roots or otherwise provide an unfavorable
root environment. Examples are bedrock, cemented layers, dense layers, and
frozen layers. The table indicates the hardness and thickness of the restrictive layer,
both of which significantly affect the ease of excavation. Depth to fop is the vertical
distance from the soil surface to the upper boundary of the restrictive layer.
Subsidence is the settlement of organic soils or of saturated mineral soils of very
low density. Subsidence generally results from either desiccation and shrinkage,
or oxidation of organic material, orboth, following drainage. Subsidence takes place
gradually, usually over a period of several years. The table shows the expected
initial subsidence, which usually is a result of drainage, and total subsidence, which
results from a combination of factors.
Potential for frost action is the likelihood of upward or lateral expansion of the soil
caused by the formation of segregated ice lenses (frost heave) and the subsequent
collapse of the soil and loss of strength on thawing. Frost action occurs when
moisture moves into the freezing zone of the soil. Temperature, texture, density,
saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat), content of organic matter, and depth to the
water table are the most important factors considered in evaluating the potential for
frost action. It is assumed that the soil is not insulated by vegetation or snow and
is not artificially drained. Silty and highly structured, clayey soils that have a high
water table in winter are the most susceptible to frost action. Well drained, very
gravelly, or very sandy soils are the least susceptible. Frost heave and low soil
strength during thawing cause damage to pavements and other rigid structures.
Risk of corrosion pertains to potential soil -induced electrochemical or chemical
action that corrodes or weakens uncoated steel or concrete. The rate of corrosion
of uncoated steel is related to such factors as soil moisture, particle -size
distribution, acidity, and electrical conductivity of the soil. The rate of corrosion of
concrete is based mainly on the sulfate and sodium content, texture, moisture
content, and acidity of the soil. Special site examination and design may be needed
if the combination of factors results in a severe hazard of corrosion. The steel or
concrete in installations that intersect soil boundaries or soil layers is more
susceptible to corrosion than the steel or concrete in installations that are entirely
within one kind of soil or within one soil layer.
For uncoated steel, the risk of corrosion, expressed as low, moderate, or high, is
based on soil drainage class, total acidity, electrical resistivity near field capacity,
and electrical conductivity of the saturation extract.
For concrete, the risk of corrosion also is expressed as low, moderate, or high. It
is based on soil texture, acidity, and amount of sulfates in the saturation extract.
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Soil Features
Harvest Moon - TMP 45-112G
This table gives estimates of various soil features. The estimates are used in land
use planning that involves engineering considerations.
A restrictive layer is a nearly continuous layer that has one or more physical,
chemical, or thermal properties that significantly impede the movement of water
and air through the soil or that restrict roots or otherwise provide an unfavorable
root environment. Examples are bedrock, cemented layers, dense layers, and
frozen layers. The table indicates the hardness and thickness of the restrictive layer,
both of which significantly affect the ease of excavation. Depth to top is the vertical
distance from the soil surface to the upper boundary of the restrictive layer.
Subsidence is the settlement of organic soils or of saturated mineral soils of very
low density. Subsidence generally results from either desiccation and shrinkage,
or oxidation of organic material, or both, following drainage. Subsidence takes place
gradually, usually over a period of several years. The table shows the expected
initial subsidence, which usually is a result of drainage, and total subsidence, which
results from a combination of factors.
Potential for frost action is the likelihood of upward or lateral expansion of the soil
caused by the formation of segregated ice lenses (frost heave) and the subsequent
collapse of the soil and loss of strength on thawing. Frost action occurs when
moisture moves into the freezing zone of the soil. Temperature, texture, density,
saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat), content of organic matter, and depth to the
water table are the most important factors considered in evaluating the potential for
frost action. It is assumed that the soil is not insulated by vegetation or snow and
is not artificially drained. Silty and highly structured, clayey soils that have a high
water table in winter are the most susceptible to frost action. Well drained, very
gravelly, or very sandy soils are the least susceptible. Frost heave and low soil
strength during thawing cause damage to pavements and other rigid structures.
Risk of corrosion pertains to potential soil -induced electrochemical or chemical
action that corrodes or weakens uncoated steel or concrete. The rate of corrosion
of uncoated steel is related to such factors as soil moisture, particle -size
distribution, acidity, and electrical conductivity of the soil. The rate of corrosion of
concrete is based mainly on the sulfate and sodium content, texture, moisture
content, and acidity of the soil. Special site examination and design may be needed
if the combination of factors results in a severe hazard of corrosion. The steel or
concrete in installations that intersect soil boundaries or soil layers is more
susceptible to corrosion than the steel or concrete in installations that are entirely
within one kind of soil or within one soil layer.
For uncoated steel, the risk of corrosion, expressed as low, moderate, or high, is
based on soil drainage class, total acidity, electrical resistivity near field capacity,
and electrical conductivity of the saturation extract.
For concrete, the risk of corrosion also is expressed as low, moderate, or high. It
is based on soil texture, acidity, and amount of sulfates in the saturation extract.
L";DA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 2112=15
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