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It is easier than the sieve analysis
CH soil is formed by chemical
1/1
weathering *
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Neither true nor false
The grain size distribution has
0/2
been conducted on a soil sample
and the following have been
obtained: Percentage of passing
from sieve number 200 is 47%, LL
= 30%, PL = 15% Using the above
information, the soil classification
according to the USCS is *
:O A5

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