Unified soil classification system (USCS) Homework : for a soil grain size analysis are shown in the table below. Classify the soil using USCS. The total mass was 469 gm. Sieve size mm Mass retained gm 63 37.5 26 19 28 13.2 18 Col 9.5 20 6.7 49 4.75 50 2.36 137 1.18 46
Unified soil classification system (USCS) Homework : for a soil grain size analysis are shown in the table below. Classify the soil using USCS. The total mass was 469 gm. Sieve size mm Mass retained gm 63 37.5 26 19 28 13.2 18 Col 9.5 20 6.7 49 4.75 50 2.36 137 1.18 46
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Homework : for a soil grain size analysis are shown in the table below . Classify the soil
using USCS. The total mass was 469 gm.
Sieve size mm
Mass retained gm
63
37.5
26
19
28
13.2
18
Co
9.5
20
6.7
49
4.75
50
2.36
137
1.18
46
Lecture 9
16
Sieve size
Mass retained
0.6
31
0.212
34
0.075
30
The follo
data are obtained from LL test using Casagrande appara
us . Classify the soil
assuming PL=19.8%:
Colle
Mass of wet
Mass of dry
soil and can g
No of blow
Mass of can g
soil and cang
8
11.8
36.05
28.18
16
13.2
34.15
28.6
27
14.1
36.95
31.16
40
12.09
33.29
28.11
Lecture 9
17
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