Situation 1A sample of soil has the following grain-size* SOIL CLASSIFICATIONcharacteristics:100Percent Passing• TRIANGULAR CLASSIFICATION CHART (by USDA)USDA= U.S. DepaArtment of AgricultureSize (mm)102.000100900.0757420Procedure:0.056080ldentify % of soil components% gravel% sand% slt0.0053230100%% Passingz.00omm% Passing200omm – %Passing o-o5omm700.00215.Clay40Determine the following:1. Percentage of siltClassification of the soil using the Triangular60% Passing o.osomm% Passing oco2mmPlot the % sand, % sılt, and %clay on therrespective aves on the triangular dhart byprojecting lines pependicular to the axes.% Passng o.002mm0%.%3D% clay502.50SiltyclaySàndyclayClassification Chart.6040`Clay loàmSoilSilty clayloam7030-Sandy clayloam3 The point ofintersection of those lines is takenas the appropriate soll classification.8020 -LoàmSilty lóam90Notes:10LoamySandy loamsoil componentSandsandSiltparticle size (mm)100gravelsandsilt>2.000mm10090807060504030102.000 mm – 0.050mmPercentage of sand0.050mm – 0.002mmclay<0.002 mmercentage of silt20Percentage of clay

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Situation 1 A sample of soil has the following grain-size characteristics: Size (mm) * SOIL CLASSIFICATION 100 A Percent Passing • TRIANGULAR CLASSIFICATION CHART (by USDA) VSDA = US. Department of Agriculture 10 2.000 100 90 0.075 74 20 Procedure: O ldentrry % of soll components % gravel = *% sond = %Passing20oomm - % Passing o.osomm * , silt 0.05 60 80- 0.005 32 30 70 - Clay 100% - % Passinga.coomm 0.002 15 40 Determine the following: 1. Percentage of silt 2. Classification of the soil using the Triangular Classification Chart. 60 % Passingoosomm - %Passingoc02mm - 0%. %Passang o.coamm * % cloy = 50 50 Silty clay O Plot the % sand, %. silt, and %clay on ther respective aves on the triangular chart by projecting ines pependicular to the axes. O The point of ntersoction of thoso Ines is taken b the appropriate soll classfication. Sandy clay 60 40 Clay loàm oi Silty clay loam 70 30 7 A Sandy clay /loam 80 20 Loàm Silty loam 90 Notes: 10 Loamy Sand sand Sandy loam Sili sol component porticle see (mm) 100 gravel sand >2.000mm 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 S000 mm - 0.0somm Percentage of sand silt acsomm - 0.00amm clay <0.002 mm Percentage of silt Percentage of clay

Situation 1 A sample of soil has the following grain-size characteristics: Size (mm) * SOIL CLASSIFICATION 100 A Percent Passing • TRIANGULAR CLASSIFICATION CHART (by USDA) VSDA = US. Department of Agriculture 10 2.000 100 90 0.075 74 20 Procedure: O ldentrry % of soll components % gravel = % sond = %Passing20oomm - % Passing o.osomm , silt 0.05 60 80- 0.005 32 30 70 - Clay 100% - % Passinga.coomm 0.002 15 40 Determine the following: 1. Percentage of silt 2. Classification of the soil using the Triangular Classification Chart. 60 % Passingoosomm - %Passingoc02mm - 0%. %Passang o.coamm * % cloy = 50 50 Silty clay O Plot the % sand, %. silt, and %clay on ther respective aves on the triangular chart by projecting ines pependicular to the axes. O The point of ntersoction of thoso Ines is taken b the appropriate soll classfication. Sandy clay 60 40 Clay loàm oi Silty clay loam 70 30 7 A Sandy clay /loam 80 20 Loàm Silty loam 90 Notes: 10 Loamy Sand sand Sandy loam Sili sol component porticle see (mm) 100 gravel sand >2.000mm 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 S000 mm - 0.0somm Percentage of sand silt acsomm - 0.00amm clay <0.002 mm Percentage of silt Percentage of clay

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