Briefly explain why do we perform both sieve and hydrometer analysis for classification of fine-grained soil? How do you classify sand (clean sand, dirty sand, or a dual classification) on the basis of unified soil classification system (USCS)?

Briefly explain why do we perform both sieve and hydrometer analysis for classification of fine-grained soil? How do you classify sand (clean sand, dirty sand, or a dual classification) on the basis of unified soil classification system (USCS)?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter2: Origin Of Soil And Grain Size

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.10P: Repeat Problem 2.8 using the following data. 2.8 The following are the results of a sieve and...

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