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� � ' Descriptive Terminology of Soil
<br /> �� Standard Q 2487 -00
<br /> Classificatio�of Soils for Er�gineering Putposes
<br /> �.,.«...o.., (Unified Soif Gassiiication System)
<br /> Crlteria lor Assign��g�roup Symbols anq So+ls GassiHcation Particle Size IdeMification
<br /> Graup Names Uting I.aboratory Tests' GfO"p Besdaers ove� 12'
<br /> �Symboi�Group Name' CoDb�es 3 to 12'
<br /> a Gravels Clean Gnvels C�2 4 ano S C,< 3� Qyy �q_ , Graver
<br /> _ g:aoetl greve.
<br /> a AAae than 50%o! 5•-: or Iess fines° Coatse f4
<br /> � � � ooarse fractan � C„<�andto f >C�>J� GP Pocr,y gsadeC gravel� F�nQ No aae�a.
<br /> �Q � reW�ned on Gravels wkh Fines f��s cias as ML�MH GM S� ravei° � Send
<br /> qo � No a s�eve More 2han�2°-�tmes" F mea uass as Cl nr�H GC Ciaye�ravc���� CO8`� Na 4 lo No �0
<br /> �� Nkad�um No �0 to Ne 40
<br /> 'oa�N Sa�da Ciean Sa�ds C�2 8 antl �C, �3� SW Nleu ratlep sand
<br /> : � 50°�or mo�e of 5e, Or IESy fwn�s' c $ F'r�' NO 40 to Ne 200
<br /> L"L� C,<8 antlroM t>C �3 SP Poort r
<br /> o� toarse traCt�or. y 9 atled sard' Silt <Ne 2Q0.Plc 4 a
<br /> � ` Passes Sands rrith Fines F�rees c�assel�as ML w MH SM Sdty sana':' Debw-A'��re
<br /> � No 4 s�eve kicre Ihan 12°r' Fmes da as Ct rn CH g� �y�.��•;• �' <No ?00 PI2 A antf
<br /> �or above'A'f,ne
<br /> L i n� Pf>T anQ p1025 on or A'brte' CL lean Ua•�
<br /> '-- Sills and Cl�ys �� Pi<4 or P�otS b6bw'q''hne� ML g,n• Refative Density of
<br /> �o'� a+ lpuW um(
<br /> + a� Iess tna�SQ i Q,ganic �'�iu�d i�md•wen tlnpp I � 0 r`5 OL O•gamc csay' � ' COheSiOnIp85 SOi15
<br /> = m o _ l uxl lrmrt-nW dr� OL i prganic s�U' very Ippse 0 to 4 BPF
<br /> ��'N Siks antl ctaye lncrgan�c P��ots on or above�A"!iaie CH Fai Uav' LO°� 5 to�0 BPF
<br /> � o Z l�qu�d Um�t �'!Ab�'�'A'�'^e MM ElasUc sd!. �n� denae 11 l0 30 BPF
<br /> LL� 50 or more ��n� Lq�d ixnn-aven tlrK+tl < 0 i 5 OH O�gBn�c tlay' 31 tu SO BPF
<br /> �n l �W hm�t•not d�ied ' pH Or rnC S�n' - �Y dense over 54 BPF
<br /> Hlgtily Orgamc Soils Pnmgn�y org,�nrc maHer�ark m rnbr riO arqarnc odor P7 Peat Consistenty of Cohegive Sals
<br /> a erse�«„t+�mate.��o�s+K,hw,.,,.-sr-a-�,sti� � Wryson
<br /> C M 6eW sam0�e x�•�ar+ea:onb�st o�!x<�•�ra �,:�crr aaa w nr�:�Dtwa cx aru�Ca�a a nom �o preuc.^�a"e Soft Q 10 1 6PF
<br /> ?to39PF
<br /> � G� = Dk 1 D.. C ='o` . Rather soh a ro 5 8PF
<br /> 0.->DK MeQwm B!0 8 B�f
<br /> o M sa�cw�rs2�s�•sa.�ao�w.»srv o-,��:n,;��,ar�a �7ihet St�N 9 b 12 BPF
<br /> c Gra,�eb.anErc•2°k�nes+e�wewes�Taws ��fl 73to168PF
<br /> GvuGM we�.g.nced g:ave:we�s a
<br /> Gw•GC weu-y�noea�a,�r�wa^c.a. �'�'� ��(0 30 BPf
<br /> f>P-[:N. aoa�>9redeo9rave?+wm�,s�n H2+tl . over 3Q 8PF
<br /> GP�GC ,asrh g�aOtC xare�«rt!:cta�
<br /> t n ru�es caas:ty as Ct Nit .sr;��a'symoc��G4-C;M c�SC SM
<br /> g Nfnr.aeo�Qa^K adc N�m_�pan,��.�rs�v�r��amr
<br /> r. tt sar coMa�2 153c rya.g� a0c e:"a.ave� !c y,,.��8m� �
<br /> � San;n.rm5toti°�tu�es,wR+ec�a'x^t�a '�
<br /> sv•5at .e•�.,�twrs sa��m�sa O�illing NOies
<br /> SvS�SC wr�qra�d s�:w���.ca, Sid+`•tlerd penetr$t+on tesf boun s wErp 8mvarvxtl 3 it1 pG iJ�'
<br /> sv.5� o«u�,yaxn s�a.M*<,�� 4 bY
<br /> 5F sC w���v s�aaac s��a N��r,;o. �0 hoNaw-stem augers uniess aate4 oiheranse .1��ny water was used
<br /> � e aneroe�fl��+n��;a�R na�cne��:ne sa��s a Wi Nu s�!,ti�c.a, to Mean n,��auger p�br to sampnn9 onry where�naraietl an bgs
<br /> F q60aCOnfMM lCtc2�i'h tl.:»Aky 2�+C�a0;2 a�'hsi'v�'x�wth�ever whtnevBt�sq60omwp't Stantlarel penetratwn eesi bamps are des�qnated by Me prefix�ST"
<br /> � a m��rr,a��xr*c�n,t.�l�o reaer+.+x�iy sa�o ae�sxn, icqmJp nr�e lSp+n TubE3 An samp�es were taken vnM the atsndaM 2'OD sD1A-tube
<br /> m Nsalco�*as�523Q'�i:�rvN^2L�i�:t:oo-�.��:.l�vgreve�ax r�rn�u'1•torraic,anf• 52t11R1@r ExCEp�WtIBr2fWtEL1
<br /> n PI 2 d$n{}Fid!M n�8K^v! A +w.p �
<br /> o a>c a a�Macs bekiv. a !,ne
<br /> j. vi p,as or rn atw„e A �.�e ' POwe�BJgFi DO�In98 wltE 3dv3f10Ed by 4 0�$'diBrt�lEY cO�tmuOuS�
<br /> a p;�,�,s y�� ,, _„� ��gn1 souO-slem augers Sdi ctassdK:abons and sttala eeplhs were m-
<br /> �erred trom Wstu�Oed sart�ples aa+aerecl to tne surlaceanrJ ere the�etore
<br /> � somewnai apprQx,mate Power�qer pa,ngs are oesgnated by ihe
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<br /> '.� � Hantl�uger bDrmgS wH!ativanced manualiy wAh a 1 1J2'a 3 i14'
<br /> :J!� ; d�amete s auger an9 were Gmded to I�e tleptt�from wh.cl,the a�,,ger�pub
<br /> �' � , � ,�, be manual�y w�itMrown Hand auyer ba�hgs are��d�cateC py tne prefix
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<br /> � � � G`I` BPF: Numbers+ndrcate btows per�oot�eCorded�n slsmGBrd penetretron
<br /> 5 30 � '� � test.a�so►��own as�N'vaiue The yamp�er was set 8'a»o undisturbe�f
<br /> � � ' i + sal oebw me hoN�r-stem a�c,ger prnmq res�stanoea we�e mert oounted
<br /> v � 1 tor seccnd and tpmf 6"�ncrements and aadstl tc ge18PF vkiere they
<br /> � 20 � � O,flered s+gn,fiCannY�St a'e+eRorteO�n the follpyvmp brm ��t 21or ihe
<br /> A + � � SEGon�a�:Mstl 6 +ncrements �espeC!rrely
<br /> a ,' G�' MH or oH
<br /> �p _. WH: tvH mcKaies rhe samp:er penetrated sac unoer we+gnt o1 ham�r
<br /> 7 ' � � ML o'► OL I 1 ana r.tls a�o�e a��vmg rco;re�uire�
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<br /> � I � wR: V�t��,cf�caees t�e samcNe�PenenateC sa�under we�gnt ot rotls
<br /> 0 '10 t6 24, 34 40 50 60 70 80 f00 11D a!ane nam�+we�ght and an,nng rw?�equiretl
<br /> Liquid Litnit{lLy T���Q'�•�s t!^�^wa!tec 1und�sturbeCt�uCe samp4e
<br /> Laboretpry Tests Note. kit testc�w��t,;n,R��n�ra!aceoroance rvq�appt.cad�eASTM
<br /> s!a�aards
<br /> DD D.ry uer,s�ty pc� OC Organ,c co�te °j:
<br /> WO WEt 6En5ity pCl S P�sfp@nt 0�581 atqn �:�
<br /> MC Naw�aim;;�sture�onient • SG Snec:r�cqravny
<br /> LL l�p�uiCli�mA �t C COhfS�'J�'1 p51
<br /> Pl PWstK�imd . Q} Anp�ox�nle �fr�t on
<br /> PI Plasnc�•y ,ntle, , qu V�Ce�hn�e C preSS�ve strergtn R�!
<br /> P20b �;pH55Mg[OG S�C.'vE qP t�c�Cket
<br /> penef te�Strength taf
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