You are given the following results from Atterberg Limit testing on a soil sample (PL = 20%, LL = 58%) collected from a boring on a local project site. What is the USCS group symbol for this soil? (Refer Fig. B and USCS) e.g OL PLASTICITY INDEX (PI) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CASAGRANDE CHART For classification of fine-grained soils and fine-grained fraction of coarse grained soils. 10 CL or OL 20 "/wis. PLASS -LINE: POSLL-8) ML or OL 30 40 50 GO LIQUID LIMIT (LL) A-LINE PITALL-20) CH or OH Figure B: Atterberg chart MH or OH 70 80 Comple Sample 2 90 100
You are given the following results from Atterberg Limit testing on a soil sample (PL = 20%, LL = 58%) collected from a boring on a local project site. What is the USCS group symbol for this soil? (Refer Fig. B and USCS) e.g OL PLASTICITY INDEX (PI) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CASAGRANDE CHART For classification of fine-grained soils and fine-grained fraction of coarse grained soils. 10 CL or OL 20 "/wis. PLASS -LINE: POSLL-8) ML or OL 30 40 50 GO LIQUID LIMIT (LL) A-LINE PITALL-20) CH or OH Figure B: Atterberg chart MH or OH 70 80 Comple Sample 2 90 100
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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil
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Problem 4.5P: The following data were obtained by conducting liquid limit and plastic limit tests on a soil...
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