Classify the following soils by AASHTO classification system. Soil Percent finer than (sieve analysis) Liquid Limit Plasticity Index No. 4 No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 1 95 82 55 41 32 12 94 80 51 15 26 12 Silty-Clay Materials (more than 35 % passing No. 200 sieve) A-7 General Granular Materials Highly Organic Classfication (35 % or less passing No 200 sieve) A-1 A-2 Group Classification A-1-a A-1-b A3 A-2-4 A-2-5 A-2-6 A-2-7 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7-5 A-8 A-7-6 Sieve Analysis percent passing: # 10 # 40 # 200 < 50 <30 50 51 < 15 25 $ 10 < 35 35 s 35 35 2 36 2 36 2 36 2 36 Characteristics of fraction passing #40 Liquid limit Plasticity index < 40 241 40 241 40 241 40 241 NP3 < 10 2 11 11 10 10 211 2 11 56 Stone <10 Usual types of signifcant constituent materials Peat or fragments; gravel and sand Fine sand Silty or clayey gravel and sand Sity soils Clayey soils muck General ratins as Excellent to good Fair to Poor Unstable subgrade

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Classify the following soils by AASHTO classification system.
Percent finer than (sieve analysis)
Liquid
Limit
Plasticity
Index
Soil
No. 4
No. 10
No. 40
No. 200
1
95
82
55
41
32
12
94
80
51
15
26
12
Silty-Clay Materials
(more than 35 %
passing No. 200 sieve)
A-7
General
Granular Materials
Highly
Organic
Classification
(35 % or less passing No 200 sieve)
A-1
A-2
Group Classification
A-1-a A-1-b A-3
A-2-4 A-2-5 A-2-6 A-2-7 A-4
A-5
A-6 A-7-5
A-8
A-7-6
Sieve Analysis
percent passing:
# 10
< 50
# 40
# 200
S 30
5 50 s 51
<15 25 $10 <35 35 s 35 35 236 2 36 2 36 236
Characteristics of
fraction passing #40
Liquid limit
Plasticity index
< 40 241 40 241
NP3
<40 241 40 241
2 11 11 10 <10 211 211
< 10
<6
Stone
<10
Usual types of
signifcant
constituent materials
fragments;
gravel and
sand
Fine
Peat or
sand Silty or clayey gravel and sand Sity soils
Clayey soils
muck
General ratins as
Excellent to good
Fair to Poor
Unstable
subgrade
VI VI
VI VI VI
Transcribed Image Text:Classify the following soils by AASHTO classification system. Percent finer than (sieve analysis) Liquid Limit Plasticity Index Soil No. 4 No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 1 95 82 55 41 32 12 94 80 51 15 26 12 Silty-Clay Materials (more than 35 % passing No. 200 sieve) A-7 General Granular Materials Highly Organic Classification (35 % or less passing No 200 sieve) A-1 A-2 Group Classification A-1-a A-1-b A-3 A-2-4 A-2-5 A-2-6 A-2-7 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7-5 A-8 A-7-6 Sieve Analysis percent passing: # 10 < 50 # 40 # 200 S 30 5 50 s 51 <15 25 $10 <35 35 s 35 35 236 2 36 2 36 236 Characteristics of fraction passing #40 Liquid limit Plasticity index < 40 241 40 241 NP3 <40 241 40 241 2 11 11 10 <10 211 211 < 10 <6 Stone <10 Usual types of signifcant constituent materials fragments; gravel and sand Fine Peat or sand Silty or clayey gravel and sand Sity soils Clayey soils muck General ratins as Excellent to good Fair to Poor Unstable subgrade VI VI VI VI VI
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