The sieve analysis of ten soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction passing through the No. 40 sieve are given below. Classify the soils by the AASHTO classification system and give the group index for each soil. Sieve analysis– Percent finer Soil No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 Liquid limit Plasticity index 1 98 80 50 38 29 100 92 80 56 23 3 100 88 65 37 22
The sieve analysis of ten soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction passing through the No. 40 sieve are given below. Classify the soils by the AASHTO classification system and give the group index for each soil. Sieve analysis– Percent finer Soil No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 Liquid limit Plasticity index 1 98 80 50 38 29 100 92 80 56 23 3 100 88 65 37 22
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5.4 The sieve analysis of ten soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction
passing through the No. 40 sieve are given below. Classify the soils by the
AASHTO classification system and give the group index for each soil.

Transcribed Image Text:5.4 The sieve analysis of ten soils and the liquid and plastic limits of the fraction
passing through the No. 40 sieve are given below. Classify the soils by the
AASHTO classification system and give the group index for each soil.
Sieve analysis- Percent finer
Soil
No. 10 No. 40
No. 200 Liquid limit Plasticity index
1
98
80
50
38
29
100
92
80
56
23
3
100
88
65
37
22
4
85
55
45
28
20
5
92
75
62
43
28
97
60
30
25
16
7
100
55
8
NP
8
94
80
63
40
21
9.
83
48
20
20
15
10
100
92
86
70
38
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