Using the unified classification system, what is the classification of soils that have the following results: The percentage of those passing through sieve No. 4 = 70% The percentage of passing through sieve No. 200 = 38% The liquidity limit LL = 42% The plasticity limit = 26%

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Using the unified classification system, what is the classification of soils that have the following results: The percentage of those passing through sieve No. 4 = 70%
The percentage of passing through sieve No. 200 = 38% The liquidity limit LL = 42% The plasticity limit = 26%

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