Yiren was given a soil sample which yields the following passing percentage for different sieves. Sieve No. Diameter Percent Passing 4 4.760 99 8 2.380 92 10 2.000 83 20 0.840 66 40 0.420 62 60 0.250 55 100 0.149 41 200 0.074 32 Characteristics of Fraction Passing No. 40 LL 45 PL 19 What will be the soil's resulting group index? Follow rules provided by AASHTO

Yiren was given a soil sample which yields the following passing percentage for different sieves. Sieve No. Diameter Percent Passing 4 4.760 99 8 2.380 92 10 2.000 83 20 0.840 66 40 0.420 62 60 0.250 55 100 0.149 41 200 0.074 32 Characteristics of Fraction Passing No. 40 LL 45 PL 19 What will be the soil's resulting group index? Follow rules provided by AASHTO

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter2: Origin Of Soil And Grain Size

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Problem 2.6P: Repeat Problem 2.4 with the following data. 2.4 The following are the results of a sieve analysis....

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