The sieve analysis of six soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction passing through the No. 40 sieve are given below in Table 1. Classify the soils by the AASHTO classification system and give the group index for each soil. Table 1: Sieve analysis, liquid and plastic limits of soil Sieve analysis– Percent finer Soil No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 Liquid limit Plastic Limit 98 80 50 38 29 100 92 80 56 23 3 100 88 65 37 22 4 85 55 45 28 20 92 75 62 43 28 6 97 60 30 25 16

The sieve analysis of six soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction passing through the No. 40 sieve are given below in Table 1. Classify the soils by the AASHTO classification system and give the group index for each soil. Table 1: Sieve analysis, liquid and plastic limits of soil Sieve analysis– Percent finer Soil No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 Liquid limit Plastic Limit 98 80 50 38 29 100 92 80 56 23 3 100 88 65 37 22 4 85 55 45 28 20 92 75 62 43 28 6 97 60 30 25 16

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