Classify the following soils using USCS give group symbol and group name. a) A 55% of soil sample retained in sieve no. 4 and 89% retained on sieve no. 200. The soil sample has a liquid limit = 28% and plastic Limit = 18% Cu = 4.2, Cc = 1.4 2. A saturated soil has the following characteristics: Initial Volume = 25 cm3 Final Volume = 16 cm3 Mass of wet soil = 45 g Mass of dry soil = 31 g a) Determine the Shrinkage Limit b) Determine the Shrinkage Ratio c) Determine the Specific Gravity of the soil

Classify the following soils using USCS give group symbol and group name. a) A 55% of soil sample retained in sieve no. 4 and 89% retained on sieve no. 200. The soil sample has a liquid limit = 28% and plastic Limit = 18% Cu = 4.2, Cc = 1.4 2. A saturated soil has the following characteristics: Initial Volume = 25 cm3 Final Volume = 16 cm3 Mass of wet soil = 45 g Mass of dry soil = 31 g a) Determine the Shrinkage Limit b) Determine the Shrinkage Ratio c) Determine the Specific Gravity of the soil

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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