A sieve analysis was performed on a soil sample and the results are given below. Mass of soil retained (g) Sieve # 4 10 20 40 100 200 Pan Opening size (mm) 4.75 2 0.85 0.425 0.15 0.075 % Finer 80% 60% For the soil passing # 40 sieve, Atterberg limits were measured as follows: Plastic Limit - 29 and Liquid Limit-36. (a) Fill the blanks in the table. (b) Plot the grain size distribution curve on the following semi-log graph. 100% 40% 20% 0 43.4 80.6 0% 124 186 124 62 10.000 % Retained 1.000 Σ% Retained 0.100 % Finer 0.010 Grain Size (mm) (c) Extract the percentages of gravel, sand, and fine-grained soil (silt and clay). (d) Determine (i) the effective size (D10), (ii) the Uniformity Coefficient (Cu), and (iii) the Coefficient of Curvature (Ce).

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Soil engineering for highway design

Soil engineering is a part of geotechnical engineering that deals with the characteristics of soil. It also helps to understand the behavior of the soil in different conditions. The basic concepts of soil are studied to check the strength, compressibility, and porosity of the soil. This makes soil engineering an important topic for civil engineering.