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Descriptive Terminology of Soil
<br />Standard D 2467 - 00
<br />Classification cif Soils for Engineering Purposes
<br />(Unified Soil Classification SystcLiti)
<br />Criterio. for .A Sb igrii rig' Group Syrrt13015 and
<br />Group Names LII frig Laboratory Tests '
<br />Solis Class f-rcat ion
<br />Group
<br />Sy fribol
<br />Group Name
<br />4--
<br />a 0
<br />cr, .,'" 0
<br />',`' 'L. ',-'31,
<br />,1-1-3 '-
<br />a p
<br />0 (2.
<br />E
<br />, Gravels
<br />r',I70re Ilar 5Wio c'f
<br />.
<br />1:51/4.Vi:3 rs'2.• -.lat.:EQ:7
<br />ret3vieC .:111
<br />No. 4 .c..ii.i...,;"
<br />Ctea I-3 Grver$
<br />5';.-.: Or less f -lea '
<br />Liraiu Els 4,01 HI Fine
<br />More ',hair. 10.1,, firie
<br />C:', di and 1 <- C -<' 3 f-:
<br />Wel ,-gratied gravel '
<br />•
<br />Ci.,-c 4 artclor 1 =,.. Cizs 3 •
<br />GP
<br />Ptio-ly A 'v.:der] C.ei-avel'''
<br />rineS. C!ASSiify .as NU_ Of Mt I
<br />GNI
<br />Silty gravel
<br />Fines clas-sal- A.., C.-A c - C..I-1
<br />•
<br />CC
<br />S\IV
<br />CayEy fir;',.ivel ' rg
<br />Wel-gi r-fec arid!
<br />Sands
<br />50% or more of
<br />C-03 r3e frar...7.ion
<br />1
<br />I\1..J 4 sievie
<br />'Mean Santis
<br />'YY:-. e"
<br />Or lss Ines
<br />_'.._ _ _ ...
<br />C.''• e and 1 . C, -5._:. 3 c
<br />C.--7, C ar d;01- 1 .. Cc .1'. 3 I-
<br />13.1113111=111
<br />SM
<br />SC
<br />Silty Said-_0:223.2!i
<br />Claye sard ' 'Li'
<br />Santis with Fines
<br />i More trar-.12?..42'
<br />Fif,';-b.' f-..:...;1"..-:.5.ify E.S Nk_ Of Mil
<br />.F Er R CI Fa`FifiltV rR.F: :A 1..-:' ir.-;FI
<br />Fine-grained Soils
<br />5O% or mc-e pa3sed
<br />No, 2QQ sieve
<br />Silts and Clays '
<br />LkILL d lMit
<br />leas than '..7-...')
<br />Frorgairlic
<br />crga.lic
<br />PI -',.., J.' and plots crp Di abc,..i.;.! ...-r Apa .1
<br />Cl_
<br />Lear cle- k ' ''
<br />pil -,- 4 or ploi:Li bel....-:,vv "i-i',- I-nc'
<br />ML
<br />silt
<br />Liquid kr 1- cwipi,.r iziriec..
<br />OL
<br />OL
<br />•
<br />Organic. (-Jay
<br />Organic silt I'• ' Ill
<br />LIOUid lirrit '-' not dr eil
<br />SWF.. ;inc.; ctays
<br />l Riud lrnEt
<br />50 r rrlOce.
<br />lir` orqanic
<br />Pl plots on or above 'A' fire
<br />CH
<br />ri. :.',101s, bei:ow 'A' fir s
<br />I
<br />MH
<br />Elastic silt
<br />a-anit
<br />L qi..?ic: linlit - oven dried
<br />75
<br />;
<br />oli
<br />OH
<br />On7p.ary..;-,... clay
<br />Organsift " ' - '1
<br />-L-_-• G
<br />L •._.iipl limit - rill- cliefl
<br />1-1Fghly Organic. fails
<br />Pirir i ra! il 5' 4_,$1; rjr_ 1' rtatEq, ria/K in 7,0ler and organic odcii
<br />'
<br />PT
<br />Pest
<br />ft
<br />0.
<br />P.
<br />R1oitI-i rr;Rber {7.1399Vin 341(7'.5.-rirn) a
<br />`f fir1 sFs-ipir :71ir-FDinc,1 -wrtti r_ibule,s Cr OOL deco r b00.-4- 0p7oup name
<br />C.. ,0 t=Li„:'
<br />rfociFri, I ai,,615•?[4.. Wrre.
<br />Cii1J11 11 2i5fines reqi_if bDis'.
<br />CW-GM wave] sill
<br />GW-CC with dey
<br />CP-Grkt Yoi.IrEclez gravel
<br />Cr-GC ron-ly .grcrEsd aoE vi,:thr61E-st
<br />It fries as 0_41t, L,;e dual 5vmi (X.-GM OF 54-',5114.
<br />If fines .ei-e Celant hdd 5ilEflPciiir to QrQu0 raons
<br />If soF cr_Tii.Ears, , crave' odd ith qraoVca.oJp roo
<br />S1111111 WWII 5 0 12% 5rleo rEpi-e 4u81 symbds:
<br />sand kvitr,
<br />SA-C, vegli-f.raclad sand witt'. la
<br />sP-srui send
<br />po-ly graded and witt-
<br />PLArke.terg mils piol. in hz1-zried erec. ZOO is aci_4,111_ .5t111/ vay,
<br />Pr 53i1c.or-ft Om 19% 01u11146. 200, aw1h 1131d er niit 3i hLdFlrEd0f0ir.3flt.
<br />Pf 3;174 con;tair 0.1..isNer 211, precioni-ortly r,cE a000eidy Iogc1.p-ai'11
<br />Pr 50R C3nte.a.s1,- 303 DLLS Na '21=0 pre.d.arn r 'cIWOEily.
<br />r 21 4 alc zII1r an 3r° 'alt-cve 'A' iirte,
<br />F. <4ojolr belcy.. A lire.
<br />crr or atiove "A' line.
<br />F pc's -.A." line
<br />6U
<br />50
<br />cL
<br />cit
<br />• 30
<br />20
<br />10
<br />0
<br />40
<br />WO
<br />MC
<br />LL
<br />P200
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<br />111 116 29
<br />10
<br />Cry, der srty,
<br />1 11..I51L11 r.11_11 %
<br />I. ig 4llliiit.
<br />Filazc..1c_i` Anti.
<br />r..as.-sing 200 sieve
<br />40
<br />5U
<br />Liquid Limit 1114
<br />Laboratory Tests
<br />SG4
<br />cu
<br />111
<br />111
<br />90
<br />Organic ,:ory_ent. fIr6
<br />rarcer oisauirai.011,.%
<br />I.P.• Of WI tRi-lait-ii-Aon
<br />Uncorr'ineci compessive slrelgh.omf
<br />Pocket pene.1-orYtter strelgth_tsf
<br />Particle Size Identification
<br />rpers 12
<br />Cobb•es 1 to 120
<br />Gra\eel
<br />Coarse
<br />hi IL . ......... , No_ 4 1-0 3/4 r
<br />Sand
<br />Cpars.e, . ... No. 4 to No 1D
<br />Pylediurn 1,10.10 7C• No_ 40
<br />rine No. 40 No. 200
<br />. <No 200, Pl< 4 or
<br />beio* :A' iinc
<br />Cl-dy „.-11,1(1. 200, P!4 0C
<br />on • above 'A' lire
<br />Relative Density of
<br />Cuhesionless Spits
<br />Very Dose ..... . C tort- BPF
<br />Loose . to -IC OPE
<br />Medi Li Ira dE rise L. tr to 30 F
<br />Durrie ,„.,. 31 to BPF
<br />Vary derse civer 50 E,.."F''F
<br />C ores items
<br />Very sort .„ _
<br />Soft
<br />RatITE..rsc..11_
<br />Medium
<br />Rather stiff „
<br />Very 5.1iff „„n., r r
<br />H311rJ
<br />of Cohesive Soils
<br />• lc to aFir
<br />.. 2 to S2PF
<br />4 to E. BPH
<br />• RPF
<br />..... 9 to 12 BIDF
<br />13 tcr 10 DPI
<br />,..„ -l7 to 30 BIT
<br />c.ver RPF
<br />Drilling Notes
<br />Stancarcl per atration test borings wert advarice.d by :1 TM' cr 6 1 ter
<br />ID no,low-stern auae- t.; noted otheru.se, Jetti-ig water was Jed
<br />to clean out ai4er prior to sarnplirEg cniIy where indicall.f_id on Icgs.
<br />Standard penetratior test borings are de&igra-,:ed by tr,e: orefiy 'ST"
<br />(SF,:•it Tube), All were taken the si-..alda.rd 2'' OD ,srit-tt,b'e
<br />vi•y_ire noted_
<br />Poe»eraLger tioriis wero ac...,varic....11-..y 4' or 8" diameter conlini.ji.is
<br />fliIlt,solid-gten augers. Si cas6iftatior alio sirata depttii,c •videra in-
<br />fer-ed from disaited samples 'au gefed 'to tete surface and are, Theratire,
<br />5upr1colli8t upploadriate_Poeei auce- borirqs are de,F.:gnalted by the
<br />ph...fix "H. -
<br />land auger borings were 1 -Iced rianuall with a1 1/2" nr
<br />cl:arnete r ug and were irrted to I he depth from which the auger cc..,Jid
<br />be manually withd Hand 'auger oorTIgs are indiciatec Ly 1ic pref x
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<br />BP F-. t•J L.] rn oiers ird ca14 bows per 'Lot Frcojdeci rio Mar:I-laird 0er2tration
<br />test. also known as val JO. Thesamolerwas selO into, Jricistifted
<br />soil beiow the h oil ow -item auper. Driviric resistences vvere then col.] lted
<br />fur .seculti Erut 1lrii 5 in07errierr.s and acded to get' BP F Where they
<br />31-C rCp!=lilet:,1 Pr! frirrn. 2,12 for the
<br />secarri arrc thini 1l incren.-,Ants,
<br />WA: 'MI indicates the. sampler penel'ated 50il under weigh-. arnmer
<br />.411T.J roOs .lore, driving not -equ-ec
<br />WR: INR ndicafPF: the larflpi11r nei1et(31.eii 11014 under weicriL
<br />alone ha Txr-er weight aric dfivirg not req dired
<br />TIN i-idiraies khin-wwled .:undisturDed) tube sample.
<br />Null 411 ii2L4 IS LNI_LJ ruE c with -,applic-eDle A SIM
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