Use the unified soil classification system to classify the soil with 65% of the soil sample retained on No 4 Sieve, 30%retained on No 200 Sieve, Cu=3 and Cc-0.9.Also the LL = 28% and PL = 24.5%THE GROUP NAME IS

Look at the % passing through sieve no 200=30%<50%⇒COARSE GRAINED SOIL

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Use the unified soil classification system to classify the soil with 65% of the soil sample retained on No 4 Sieve, 30% retained on No 200 Sieve, Cu 3 and Cc=0.9.Also the LL = 28% and PL = 24.5% THE GROUP NAME IS