The sieve analysis of 3 soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction passing a no. 40 sieve are given below. Classify the soil and give the group indexes.

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The sieve analysis of 3 soils and the liquid and plastic
limits of the fraction passing a no. 40 sieve are given
below. Classify the soil and give the group indexes.
Sieve Analysis , %
Finer
Soil #
# 40
#200
#10
SOILType
65
LL
PL
PI
1
70
40
28
19
2
75
80
50
32
21
3
100
60
10
08
06
Transcribed Image Text:The sieve analysis of 3 soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction passing a no. 40 sieve are given below. Classify the soil and give the group indexes. Sieve Analysis , % Finer Soil # # 40 #200 #10 SOILType 65 LL PL PI 1 70 40 28 19 2 75 80 50 32 21 3 100 60 10 08 06
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