As a geotechnical engineer working on the design of a water reservoir, you are given the task ofidentifying the suitable location for a reservoir construction. Sieve and hydrometer analyses have beenconducted for the mechanical analysis of the soil samples obtained from four local sites. The results ofthe analyses are shown below (which are the same soils you used for Homework #3):Soil A% finer byweightSoil B% finer byweightSoil C% finer byweightSoil D% finer byweightSieve No.or size75 mm38 mm19 mm1009386100979.5 mm8079No. 47435100No. 1070631996No. 20888No. 404780No. 6010022172No. 10097106053No. 1409140No. 20073230.04 mm39150.02 mm0.01 mm21101040.005 mm710.002 mm6LL (%)PL (%)311519Determine the soil classification of each soil by group symbol according to the Unified SoilClassification System (USCS).Soil ASoil BSoil CSoil DClassification

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As a geotechnical engineer working on the design of a water reservoir, you are given the task of
identifying the suitable location for a reservoir construction. Sieve and hydrometer analyses have been
conducted for the mechanical analysis of the soil samples obtained from four local sites. The results of
the analyses are shown below (which are the same soils you used for Homework #3):
Soil A
% finer by
weight
Soil B
% finer by
weight
Soil C
% finer by
weight
Soil D
% finer by
weight
Sieve No.
or size
75 mm
38 mm
19 mm
100
93
86
100
97
9.5 mm
80
79
No. 4
74
35
100
No. 10
70
63
19
96
No. 20
8
88
No. 40
47
80
No. 60
100
22
1
72
No. 100
97
10
60
5
3
No. 140
91
40
No. 200
73
23
0.04 mm
39
15
0.02 mm
0.01 mm
21
10
10
4
0.005 mm
7
1
0.002 mm
6
LL (%)
PL (%)
31
15
19
Determine the soil classification of each soil by group symbol according to the Unified Soil
Classification System (USCS).
Soil A
Soil B
Soil C
Soil D
Classification

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