Using the Unified Soil Classification System classify the following three soils:Sieve sizeSoil 1Soil 2Soil 3% finer% finer% finerNo.4999781No.10929070No.40864049No.1007835No.20060432LL (%)PL (%)424060203028Cu341.88001.60.950.2Note: gravel size is defined by particle size between 4.75mm (#4 sieve) and 75mm.Equation of A-line: Pl = 0.73 (LL - 20%).

Solution: The unified soil classification depends on the percentage of soil passing through NO. 200…

Using the Unified Soil Classification System classify the following three soils: Sieve size Soil 1 Soil 2 Soil 3 % finer % finer % finer No.4 99 97 81 No.10 92 90 70 No.40 86 40 49 No.100 78 9 35 No.200 60 4 32 LL (%) PL (%) 42 40 60 20 30 28 Cu 34 1.8 800 C. 1.6 0.95 0.2 Note: gravel size is defined by particle size between 4.75mm (#4 sieve) and 75mm. Equation of A-line: Pl = 0.73 (LL - 20%).

Using the Unified Soil Classification System classify the following three soils: Sieve size Soil 1 Soil 2 Soil 3 % finer % finer % finer No.4 99 97 81 No.10 92 90 70 No.40 86 40 49 No.100 78 9 35 No.200 60 4 32 LL (%) PL (%) 42 40 60 20 30 28 Cu 34 1.8 800 C. 1.6 0.95 0.2 Note: gravel size is defined by particle size between 4.75mm (#4 sieve) and 75mm. Equation of A-line: Pl = 0.73 (LL - 20%).

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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