show how you solve it 5.9 Classify the following soils using the Unified soil classification system. Givethe group symbols and the group names.Sieve analysis–Percent finerSoilC,C.No. 4No. 200Liquid limit Plasticity index17030332124820412239570522841008230195100743521687263818887869388995754269711132164.82.910100NP7.22.211896544211290839313.92.1

The UCS soil classification table is given below

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Chapter2: Soil Deposits-origin, Grain-size, And Shape

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For an inorganic soil, the following grain-size analysis is given:Sieve No. % Passing4 10010 9020 6440 3880 18200 13For this soil, LL = 23% and PL = 19%. Classify the soil according to:a. The AASHTO soil classificationb. The Unified soil classification system
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