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Mass Soil (A) weight retained %weight Mass Soil (B) Sieve % weight retained %weight Cumulative Cumulative opening(mm) finer finer retained (Mt/Mr) (Mc) retained % (Mt/Me) 4.75 100 100 2.00 20.2 9.6 4 5.1 12.1 19.6 25.5 33.7 96 48.1 9.6 90.4 25.7 60.4 53.5 87.9 78.8 59.2 33.7 0.85 9.1 219.5 43.9 13.5 27.5 4.4 46.5 33 5.5 0.425 21.2 67.3 67 40.8 137.2 94.5 98.9 Check 0.15 98.1 127.2 168.2 Mt-| 499.8 0.075 66.3 22.1 1.1 Check 5.6 1.1 - Mt= 499.8 - 22.6 13.8 12.2 0.05 1.0 0.01 0.9 0.005 0.8 0.002 0.5 Gradation curve 120 100 80 60 Soil A Soil B 40 20 0.001 0.01 1 10 sieve size (mm) 1. How much coarse-grained and fine-grained soils are in each soil? 2. What are the percentages of clay and silt in each soil according to USCS. 3. Determine the effective diameter for each soil. 4. Determine the coefficient of gradation and the coefficient of uniformity for each soil. 5. Classify each soil. % finer

Mass Soil (A) weight retained %weight Mass Soil (B) Sieve % weight retained %weight Cumulative Cumulative opening(mm) finer finer retained (Mt/Mr) (Mc) retained % (Mt/Me) 4.75 100 100 2.00 20.2 9.6 4 5.1 12.1 19.6 25.5 33.7 96 48.1 9.6 90.4 25.7 60.4 53.5 87.9 78.8 59.2 33.7 0.85 9.1 219.5 43.9 13.5 27.5 4.4 46.5 33 5.5 0.425 21.2 67.3 67 40.8 137.2 94.5 98.9 Check 0.15 98.1 127.2 168.2 Mt-| 499.8 0.075 66.3 22.1 1.1 Check 5.6 1.1 - Mt= 499.8 - 22.6 13.8 12.2 0.05 1.0 0.01 0.9 0.005 0.8 0.002 0.5 Gradation curve 120 100 80 60 Soil A Soil B 40 20 0.001 0.01 1 10 sieve size (mm) 1. How much coarse-grained and fine-grained soils are in each soil? 2. What are the percentages of clay and silt in each soil according to USCS. 3. Determine the effective diameter for each soil. 4. Determine the coefficient of gradation and the coefficient of uniformity for each soil. 5. Classify each soil. % finer

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Mass Soil (A) %weight Mass Soil (B) weight retained %weight retained (Mt/Mp) Sieve weight retained % % Cumulative Cumulative opening(mm) (Mr) retained finer (M) finer % % (Mt/Mr) 4.75 100 100 20.2 25.7 4 4 48.1 2.00 0.85 0.425 0.15 0.075 96 9.6 43.9 13.5 27.5 4.4 1.1 9.6 90.4 5.1 9.1 87.9 219.5 53.5 46.5 60.4 12.1 21.2 78.8 67.3 67 33 98.1 127.2 168.2 Mt- 499.8 40.8 59.2 137.2 94.5 5.5 19.6 25.5 33.7 66.3 33.7 22.1 98.9 1.1 Check 5.6 Check Mt= 499.8 0.05 22.6 1.0 0.01 0.005 13.8 0.9 - 12.2 0.8 0.002 5 0.5 - - Gradation curve 120 100 80 60 Soil A Soil B 40 20 0.001 0.01 1 10 sieve size (mm) 1. How much coarse-grained and fine-grained soils are in each soil? 2. What are the percentages of clay and silt in each soil according to USCS. 3. Determine the effective diameter for each soil. 4. Determine the coefficient of gradation and the coefficient of uniformity for each soil. 5. Classify each soil. % finer
Transcribed Image Text:Mass Soil (A) %weight Mass Soil (B) weight retained %weight retained (Mt/Mp) Sieve weight retained % % Cumulative Cumulative opening(mm) (Mr) retained finer (M) finer % % (Mt/Mr) 4.75 100 100 20.2 25.7 4 4 48.1 2.00 0.85 0.425 0.15 0.075 96 9.6 43.9 13.5 27.5 4.4 1.1 9.6 90.4 5.1 9.1 87.9 219.5 53.5 46.5 60.4 12.1 21.2 78.8 67.3 67 33 98.1 127.2 168.2 Mt- 499.8 40.8 59.2 137.2 94.5 5.5 19.6 25.5 33.7 66.3 33.7 22.1 98.9 1.1 Check 5.6 Check Mt= 499.8 0.05 22.6 1.0 0.01 0.005 13.8 0.9 - 12.2 0.8 0.002 5 0.5 - - Gradation curve 120 100 80 60 Soil A Soil B 40 20 0.001 0.01 1 10 sieve size (mm) 1. How much coarse-grained and fine-grained soils are in each soil? 2. What are the percentages of clay and silt in each soil according to USCS. 3. Determine the effective diameter for each soil. 4. Determine the coefficient of gradation and the coefficient of uniformity for each soil. 5. Classify each soil. % finer
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