The Grain size analyses results are given in Figure 1 for Soils A and B. Answer the following questions:i) The uniformity coefficient, Cu (= D60/D10) for Soil A isii) Soil B is classified as....... grained soil.iii) If liquid limit (LL) and plastic limit (PL) values of Soil A are given as 65 % and 35%, then the soil isclassified as ................. by using plasticity chart provided below.PLASTICITY INDEX (PI)Percentage Smaller5040301009020807060504030201000,001For clessification of fine-grained soilsand fine-grained fraction of course-grainedEquation of A-lineHorizontal et PI-4 to LL-25.5Then PI-0.73 (LL-201Equation of "u-lineVertical et LL-16 to PI-7then PI-0.9 (LL-8)ZMHO OHML OLsoills10Soil AX200,010,1Particle Size (mm)Figure 1.Grain Size DistributionCLOLLOWING1CH OHSoil BLIQUID LIMIT (LL)FG4 Plasticity ChartFigure 2. Plasticity Chart10Tio

i) The grain size analysis of soil A: The uniformity coefficient: Cu=D60D10=0.10.01=10 Since the…

The Grain size analyses results are given in Figure 1 for Soils A and B. Answer the following questions: i) The uniformity coefficient, Cu (= D60/D10) for Soil A is .... ii) Soil B is classified as.......... .... grained soil. ******* iii) If liquid limit (LL) and plastic limit (PL) values of Soil A are given as 65 % and 35%, then the soil is classified as ................. by using plasticity chart provided below.

The Grain size analyses results are given in Figure 1 for Soils A and B. Answer the following questions: i) The uniformity coefficient, Cu (= D60/D10) for Soil A is .... ii) Soil B is classified as.......... .... grained soil. ******* iii) If liquid limit (LL) and plastic limit (PL) values of Soil A are given as 65 % and 35%, then the soil is classified as ................. by using plasticity chart provided below.

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