The particle size characteristics of a soil are given in the table. Using USDA method, determine:Size (mm) | Percent Finer4.75880.85760.044720.033650.0062630.0025580.0011501. Percentage of gravel (in 4 decimal places)2. Percentage of sand (in 4 decimal places)3. Percentage of silt (in 4 decimal places)4. Percentage of clay (in 4 decimal places)

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

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Problem 2.7P: The particle characteristics of a soil are given below. Draw the particle-size distribution curve...

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Determine the percentage of Clays based on AASHTO Soil classification system for the grain-size characteristics of a soil are given as follows: Round off your answer to two (2) decimal places. Size (mm) Percent Finer 0.850 100.00 0.425 92.10 0.250 85.80 0.150 77.30 0.075 62.00 0.040 50.80 0.020 41.00 0.010 34.30 0.006 29.00 0.002 23.00
Problem 1 The resuts of a sieve analysis for a soil sample are given in the table. (a) Plot (to scale) the particle size distribution curve (b) Comment whether the soil is well graded, poorly graded or gap graded (c) Determine CU and CC (d) Determine percentages of gravel, sand and fines in the sample Sieve Opening (mm) Mass Retained (g) 4.75 20 2 51 1 126 0.85 24 0.25 115 0.075 68 Pan 27
Determine the percentage of gravel for the grain-size characteristics of a soil are given as follows: Size (mm) Percent Finer 0.850 100.0 0.425 92.1 0.250 85.8 0.150 77.3 0.075 62.0 0.040 50.8 0.020 41.0 0.010 34.3 0.006 29.0 0.002 23.0
The grain-size characteristics of a soil are given in the following table. a. Draw the grain-size distribution curve. b. Determine the percentages of gravel, sand, silt, and clay according to the MIT system. c. Repeat Part b using the USDA system. d. Repeat Part b using the AASHTO system.
The particle characteristics of a soil are given below. Draw the particle-size distribution curve and find the percentages of gravel, sand, silt, and clay according to the MIT system (Table 2.3).
Repeat Problem 2.11 with the following data. 2.11 The grain-size characteristics of a soil are given in the following table. a. Draw the grain-size distribution curve. b. Determine the percentages of gravel, sand, silt, and clay according to the MIT system. c. Repeat Part b using the USDA system. d. Repeat Part b using the AASHTO system.
40.) The given data shows a sieve analysis of a soil sample. Classify the soil using AASHTO Method. Tables are provided below. Sieve No. Diameter (mm) Percent Passing No. 4 4.760 96 No. 8 2.380 80 No. 10 2.000 78 No. 20 0.840 61 No. 40 0.420 56 No. 60 0.250 48 No. 100 0.150 39 No. 200 0.075 33 Characteristics of No. 40 Fraction LL 38 PL 29 A. A-2-4(0) B. A-1-b(0) C. A-1-a(0) D. A-3(0) E. A-2-5(0)
The results of the sieve analysis done on a soil are shown below Sieve No. Diameter Soil A 4 4.760 96 6 2.380 91 10 2.000 89 20 0.840 85 40 0.420 81 60 0.250 78 100 0.149 67 200 0.074 64 LL 40 PL 30 Determine its classification using USCS.
The following are the results of a sieve analysis: Determine the percentage of silt and clay based on USCS. Round off your answer to two (2) decimal places. Size (mm) Mass of soil retained on each sieve 4.75 0 2.00 18.5 0.850 53.2 0.425 90.5 0.250 81.8 0.150 92.2 0.075 58.5 Pan 26.5
Can I get a step by step for this question? Using the data presented for the given soil sample, determine the soil classification using the ASTM and the AASHTO Soil classification system. Give the group index if needed. The soil is inorganic soil. Sieve No. 19mm (¾ in.) 12.5mm (1/2in.) No. 4 (4.75 mm) No. 10 (2.00 mm). No. 20 (0.850 mm) No. 40 (0.425 mm) No. 100 (0.150 mm) No. 200 (0.075 mm) Percent Passing 100 83 67 56 54 45 39 36 Cu: 5.5 and Cc: 1.8 Atterberg limits: Liquid limit: 20%, Plasticity Index: 6%.
5. The following information is obtained from a sieve analysis to determine the range of particle sizes in a granular soil sample. Sieve Size Sieve Opening (4.76) Percent Finer#4 4.76 96#10 2.00 80#20 0.84 51#40 0.42 38#60 0.25 25#100 0.149 12#200 0.074 5 Present the information as grain-size curve on semi-logarithmic coordinates of percent finer against particle size diameter. From the plot, determine the uniformity coefficient Cu.
The table shows the laboratory results of the sieve analysis of a sample. Plot the grain size curve of the soil. The soil has a liquid limit of 35% and plasticity index of 26%. SIEVE SIZE (mm) WEIGHT RETAINED 0.25 18.96 0.149 33.18 0.074 45.03 0.052 54.51 0.02 42.66 0.01 11.85 0.004 4.74 0.001 4.74 Pan 21.33 a.) Classify the soil using AASHTO method b.) Classify the soil using USCS method c.) Classify the soil using USDA method Please answer this asap. For upvote. Thank you in advance

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