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, � ��, � , � Descriptive Termino%gy of Soil
<br /> � Standard D 2487-00
<br /> V E Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes
<br /> ».......„,.. (Unified Soil Classification System)
<br /> Cntena lot Asaignmg Group Symbols and ���s GasslNeatlon PaRfCI@ Si2e IQ@�tiflCati011
<br /> Group Names Usfnq Labo�arory Tests' G�+D BeWCers o„e, �Z•
<br /> Symbot Group Name° Co6C�es
<br /> � Gtaveh � 3 ro�2'
<br /> e Clcan Gravels C,Z 4 ano�S C�S 3 �W y�i� ��a„��
<br /> � Mae than SO�b oi 5?,�Igss fu,ea° g'aaea 9�avet
<br /> rpi � m rnarse nactan C�c 4 arM/Or t >C}7� GP Pp�ny graAea grave�' F�r� J1d 10 3'
<br /> 8 ' retaine0 on Gravela wkh FMes F mee dass� as ML w MH No 4 to 3�4'
<br /> °' � h' GA! S� ravei' ' Sand
<br /> �o Q Na a s�eve Mae than i 2°t tmes• F„��ys,ry�CL a GH Cva�ee
<br /> CC Ct e ravH'�� No 4 to No �0
<br /> ��n n Sands Clean Sanda C,�6 and t �,C� 5 3� ��m No �0 ro No 40
<br /> m � � 50'.;a more o/ 5W Well.yraQed san.7 f�rre
<br /> p�Z 5e�pr le+ss fu+es' C <6 ar�tor t >C >3� NO 40 to No 2Qa
<br /> coa.se fractan SP Pooriy graded sand' Sdt c No 200 PI<4 or
<br /> 01 f rnes cia as ML�AAN
<br /> V oasses SandswlthFinee ssdy SM SdrysanC'%'
<br /> DCiow'A'ur$
<br /> � Na 4 s�eve btcre than��°b' Faees dassAy as CL m CH g� �� ��.; ��1' <No 200 �a a and
<br /> c PI>7 and ots on or above'A'b�� a+or a0ore'A'�me
<br /> :— Slita and Clays �^�^K CL le n U • -
<br /> � � ro LiQuaf�+m.t PI<4 or ObtS 6ebw'A hne� tYq. S,K. Relative Density of
<br /> y� $� �ess Man SQ �ganK Liqu�O t�mif•oven Cned � 0 r 5 � O�ganK Ciay' - COh88iOnICSB SOIIS
<br /> ,y o L u�d lim�t•n�Cr�� OL O�ganK 5�11' very laose 0 to 4 8Pf
<br /> L° `w PI plots on a.�re'A'Ime
<br /> �� Sltts and clays ��o�gan�c CH fat c�a ' ' �0�� 5�0/0 BPF
<br /> o e�' L�qwo hm,i PI piots below A'ime MM Eias�K s�ii' � h9echum aense i i io 30 BPi
<br /> LL� 5D or more Organ� Lrqu�d��mn-ovps Ore�O < �75 OM �9a^�e etay' "• Gense J 1 to 90 BPf
<br /> li u�IrmR-reot dned ue'rY Qense over 50 BPF
<br /> OH Or nre s�t' "
<br /> Hfgbiy Orgamc Srnls Pnmaniy organ�c matler dark m ca{pr and aganrc odor PT Peat
<br /> Consistertcy ot Coheslve goits
<br /> a 9aseOonNematerNiFav+ytha a,� Iy-nn�sc e Vfly50(I 0�0 t BP�
<br /> C n f�8h7 4d�TPb:a^ei'1`�!O CCt�QB O�D0.�'F s o�OWr .MC w�tn�:Ct�D'.8B Ck bouf�r8 Or Da1/1 f0
<br /> c r_ - n,��o.. C =,p ,. ma+a>�ane SoR 2 to 3 BPF
<br /> "-- ftather gpft a to S BPF
<br /> a..�ov Medam 6 to 8 8PF
<br /> d tt ane_oraans2�5`�sar4�a.,r�s,m�o g�na�e R0Ut3�sb8
<br /> 4 to 12 BPF
<br /> o GraLets r en 5 ro•F4�res�epu+ae a.a�s,rt,oGa 51ifl 13 10 16 BPF
<br /> Gen�GRA ae.l graCeC grave�r�i�s n Vzry SIiH t T�O 30 8Pf
<br /> GW-CaC oen y�o�xG ya.e�w,t�:a.
<br /> r.P.GM �oonr�raWsc�a.e�wan s�n Hard nver�0 BPF
<br /> CP-GC ccrrW B'acea�rare�ann cray
<br /> f r�}��+va c-0ee t�as Ct�A1 .sw m,a tvn+da+i,C-GM or SC SM
<br /> � n�neamea�rK,�a amaiix+�c�mes�oyroup.a+ra
<br /> n n am�contars 2 t5�grew�xa w:n+,pave� to�e+�e^eme
<br /> � San�s.vrn5roi2�t�ru+s�.•nmem,ax.mnas
<br /> s✓+5r� wz,��a�a�a�m..m�,R DriilingNotes
<br /> sYusc we��-�.a�ded sa�o«an nati
<br /> SP 5e.f pooriy�raeen b;na,.an s,e Standard pe�eha[wn tesl bonngs prere ativa�r.ed Dy 3 ttd a 8�r4'
<br /> $P SC txmr+v t�3�ietl b.n�san�a� 10 holloavstem aug�rs unleys noted olhervr�se Jetlt��qat@t rpag Ugfd
<br /> 1 %�o�De+g kmas F»1 r na•cn�erea so�,s a Cl�ut sn�r c,aY ro c�ean out auger prror to samphng onyr whare�nCK:ated on�oqa
<br /> i nseaw,raa,s+c�cz5��..eao z;�c am�,�,a��, „ny,�eie,,�,,,ce�er��,� Srandard peneuauan test bwmgs are des�gna�ep by tne prefix'ST'
<br /> � a s��`°M°.+���^t""'y'`�p�.�'ly�,�� �om�^�e (SpM TuOe} An samp�es wer�taken wah Me standaN 2'OD sp1A-lube
<br /> m esa+cm�emZ;qs,carsb+::ooaencm�a,�,uvq�a�a aua wa,e�h roryw�pn�. sample� excep�where nated
<br /> n PI a a Yb L'�ot!On o+Y�rra a ime
<br /> a P�f 4 0*�iy tfe�or. A fw!
<br /> C Ni p�cne on or ape.e A ur.� p�wer auger bormgs:ver��„anced by 4 or 6'Oiameler�ronOnuous-
<br /> a F'�o cts ne�v. n -�e R�ght soi�E-stem a��gers SoA ctass,fx:afrons an4 slrala depU�a were m•
<br /> ferre0 from a�s[wC?d sampleg auggred to tne surtece anC are tneretore
<br /> 80 somewnat approY�mate Pwuer auger�or�rtgs are aesgnated by ihe
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<br /> � p�elr, B
<br /> � sy`� � Nand auger bonrtgs weae advanced manua�fy wrtn a t tt2'ar 3 t�4'
<br /> .-. .J � d�ameter auger artd were I�rtuted b the depth hom wh eJ�Me auger wuld
<br /> d � i � .•�T� be martuaiy wdndrewn Hand auger bormgs are md�atetl by[ne prefix
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<br /> � �� �' G'r BPf. NumOers��tl�cate D�ows per�oot rp�rded�n stentlartl penetratwn
<br /> _ tesf als0 Anrnvn�y p'ratue 7he sampfer was set 8 mto u�a�sturbed
<br /> � ' so��tre�ow me houax•stemauger Ormng res�stances w�ae Inen counted
<br /> � ,� tcr ge�pnd and th�rd 8'�nGremenl�and 3tlde4 to qef BPF Where Ihey
<br /> � 20 � a� � a�!�er�s�gn.trcantly theY are reported�n the loltowmq iprm 2r t 2 for the
<br /> secana ana�nrcC 5 �Rcrements +esoectrveyr
<br /> a ,' G�' MN or OH
<br /> 10 - , WH•NM rC�ates the sampter pQnevated sal under a�eghl ol nammer
<br /> � tt� ML O� OL 3"d reds aione d�3mng not requ�reC
<br /> 4
<br /> p WR� N6t md�cates rhe sarr.Pier CerelrateC sod unaer r,��g�t ol rr,�ds
<br /> 0 /0 IB 20 ]0 SQ Sp BO 70 80 90 100 110 alone hamrfer we•gM�nA c7nv�n9 np(rp�wred
<br /> Liquid Umit�LL► ����ca�es th��w3•le���n�rsturbeAi��tra sampfe
<br /> Laboratory Tests Note �u rasts r��e ru��n;e�era�aror�arcz rrm ao�ucaD�e ASrFA
<br /> OD Oryder,s.ry pr_f OC n.gamcconten� �-, s'anuaWs
<br /> WD WetQEn.dy pcl S P�r�ntof��rat�on ��
<br /> MC Nawrai mo�sr�re conte�t •- SG Scec,�c r,�av�ry
<br /> lL l��i�nd9md 'e C Co+�eS,pn C5f
<br /> Pl Pras��c i�mrt � �} nng;e M�ntemai r�Kt on
<br /> PI Piasuc,cy n��, . Qu U�conf�ll@QCQTptE54��EStten9(n pgt
<br /> P2U0 `:p.35s�ng 2J0 s�a_�e
<br /> qP Pxketpe^e��ometerstrength tsf
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