A Sample of soil was tested in the laboratory, and the test results were listed as follows. Classify the soil by both the AASHTO system and the Unified Soil classification system. Plastic Limit = 27% Mechanical grain-size analysis: Total Mass of Sample is 300 g Sieve No. 4 10 40 200 Casagrande Liquid Limit Test No of Blows 33 27 22 15 Mass Passed Through (g) 290 240 180 30 Moisture Content 18.2% 21.4% 26.6% 31.5%
A Sample of soil was tested in the laboratory, and the test results were listed as follows. Classify the soil by both the AASHTO system and the Unified Soil classification system. Plastic Limit = 27% Mechanical grain-size analysis: Total Mass of Sample is 300 g Sieve No. 4 10 40 200 Casagrande Liquid Limit Test No of Blows 33 27 22 15 Mass Passed Through (g) 290 240 180 30 Moisture Content 18.2% 21.4% 26.6% 31.5%
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![A Sample of soil was tested in the laboratory, and the test results were listed as
follows. Classify the soil by both the AASHTO system and the Unified Soil
classification system.
Plastic Limit = 27%
Mechanical grain-size analysis:
Total Mass of Sample is 300 g
Sieve No.
4
10
40
200
Casagrande Liquid Limit Test
No of Blows
33
27
22
15
Mass Passed Through (g)
290
240
180
30
Moisture Content
18.2%
21.4%
26.6%
31.5%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6addbb03-8e4c-4fff-ab8a-a736999e8fc4%2F89f42df6-f1c0-4ddc-8959-1e1c43a260c8%2Fo201es_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A Sample of soil was tested in the laboratory, and the test results were listed as
follows. Classify the soil by both the AASHTO system and the Unified Soil
classification system.
Plastic Limit = 27%
Mechanical grain-size analysis:
Total Mass of Sample is 300 g
Sieve No.
4
10
40
200
Casagrande Liquid Limit Test
No of Blows
33
27
22
15
Mass Passed Through (g)
290
240
180
30
Moisture Content
18.2%
21.4%
26.6%
31.5%
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