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Tutorial 2 chapter 3

Question 1.
The results of a sieve analysis of a soil are given below. 2013 fall semester
IS sieve 4.75 mm 2mm 1 425 μ 212 μ 150 μ 75 μ
Mass of soil 10 165 100 85 40 30 20
retained (gm)
Draw the particle size distribution curve and hence determine the uniformity coefficient and the coefficient
of curvature. Classify the soil according to the USCS.

Question 2.
500g of dry soil was used for a sieve analysis. The masses of soil retained on each sieve are given below:

Question 3.
The following data has been obtained from liquid and plastic limit tests on a soil sample.
Details Liquid limit tests data Plastic limit
Mass of container with wet soil, (g) 43.39 47.62 45.24 45.58 43.62 40.38
Mass of container with dry soil, g 40.18 43.61 41.87 41.5 41.94 38.85
Mass of container g 29.86 31.5 32.01 30.51 33.1 30.9
Number of blows (N) 34 27 23 17
Determine
a. Liquid limit, plastic limit and flow index
b. Classify the soil as per the USCS and ISCS
c. Liquidity index if the natural water content of the soil is 28.9% old question

Question 4.
The sieve analysis of a soil gave the following results
% passing 75 micron sieve =4
% passing on 4.75 mm sieve = 45
Coefficient of curvature = 1
Coefficient of uniformity = 5.5
Classify the soil according to USCS and ISCS.
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Question 5.
For a sieve analysis the following grain size distribution has been obtained
Sieve no 4 10 20 40 100 200 pan
Sieve opening mm 4.75 2 0.85 0.425 0.15 0.075
Soil retained gm 95 185 110 130 170 210 90
a. Determine the % finer
b. Draw grain size distribution curve and determine the coefficient of uniformity and coefficient
of curvature.
Classify the soil according USCS and ISCS.

Question 6.
The mechanical analysis of a sample of a soil gave the following information
Sand =30%
Silt =30%
Clay =40%
Classify the soil as per the Textural Classification System.

Question 7.
Classify the soils A and B with the properties as shown below, according to USCS system.
Soil WL IP % passing No 4 % passing No
sieve 200 sieve
A 45 29 100 59
B 55 15 100 85

Question 8.
The following data refers to a silty clay that has assumed to be saturated in the undisturbed condition. On
the basis of these data determine the liquidity index, sensitivity, and void ratio of the saturated soil.
Classify the soil according to the USCS systems. Assume Gs = 2.7.
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Question 9.
Mechanical analysis on four different samples designated as A, B, C and D were carried out in a soil
laboratory. The results of tests are given below. Hydrometer analysis was carried out on sample D. the
soil is non- plastic.
Sample D: liquid limit =42, plastic limit =24, plasticity index =18
Classify the soils per the USCS

Question 10.
A soil gradation curve is shown in Figure below Classify the soil by USCS classification methods. LL =
46% and PL = 35% were obtained.
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Question 11.

Question 12.
The following figure shows grain size distribution curves for soils A, B, C, and D with their LL and PL
values
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For each soil Classify the soil according to USCS.

Question 13.
The sieve analysis of a given sample of soil gave information that 75% of the particle
pass through 75 micron sieve. The following data has been obtained from liquid and
plastic limit tests on the soil in the laboratory is shown in table 1.
details liquid limit test data plastic limit
mass of container with wet soil, (g) 43.55 47.55 45 44.55 43.55 40.55
mass of container with dry soil, (g) 40.18 43.61 41.87 41.5 41.55 38.55
mass of container only, (g) 29.55 31.5 32.05 30.51 33.1 30.55
number of blows (N) 35 28 25 18    
Determine
1. Liquid limit, Plastic limit and flow index
2. Classify the soil as per the Unified Soil Classification System
3. Liquidity index if the natural water content of the soil is 25% old question

Question 14.
The atterberg limits of a particular soil are reported as follows
Liquid limit = 60%
Plastic limit = 42%
Shrinkage limit = 48%
Do these values appear reasonable? Explain with reason.