Classify the following soil using the U.S. Department of Agriculture textural classification chart. 100 10 90 - 20 80 Particle-size distribution (%) 30 70 Clay Soil Sand Silt Clay 40 60 A 20 20 60 50 B 55 5 40 50 ---- Silty clav C 45 35 20 Sàndy clay 60 40 D 50 15 35 Clav loàm Soil Silty clay , 70 E 70 15 15 loam 30 Sandy clay / loam 80 20 - Loàm Silty loam 90 10 Loamy Sandy loam Sand sand Silt 100 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Percentage of sand Percentage of silt Percentage of clay
Classify the following soil using the U.S. Department of Agriculture textural classification chart. 100 10 90 - 20 80 Particle-size distribution (%) 30 70 Clay Soil Sand Silt Clay 40 60 A 20 20 60 50 B 55 5 40 50 ---- Silty clav C 45 35 20 Sàndy clay 60 40 D 50 15 35 Clav loàm Soil Silty clay , 70 E 70 15 15 loam 30 Sandy clay / loam 80 20 - Loàm Silty loam 90 10 Loamy Sandy loam Sand sand Silt 100 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Percentage of sand Percentage of silt Percentage of clay
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