Name: Rysell DL. Felix Yr.&sec.

: 3CE-A

Activity 1

1.)

Mass of Soil Percent of

Retained on Cumulative cumulative
U.S. Sieve Diameter each sieve mass of soil mass on each
Size (mm) (gram) retained (g) sieve Percent Finer
4 4.75 20 20 1.290322581 98.70967742
10 2 60 80 5.161290323 94.83870968
20 0.85 100 180 11.61290323 88.38709677
40 0.43 180 360 23.22580645 76.77419355
60 0.25 260 620 40 60
80 0.18 260 880 56.77419355 43.22580645
100 0.15 520 1400 90.32258065 9.677419355
200 0.075 120 1520 98.06451613 1.935483871
pan 30 1550

Results
%wgravel 1.29 D60 (mm) 0.25 Cu = D60/D10 1.632653061
Cc = D30^2
% sand 96.775 D30 (mm) 0.168173077 /(D10)(D60) 0.7387999041
% fines 1.935 D10 (mm) 0.153125

110
100
90
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Percent Finer

60
50
40
30
20
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0
D60 = 0.25

100 10 1 0.1 0.01

Diameter (mm)
2.)

Mass of Soil Cumulative Percent of

Retained on Mass of Soil Cumulative
U.S. Sieve Diameter each sieve Retained Mass on Percent
Size (mm) (gram) (gram) each Sieve Finer
4 4.75 0 0 0 100
6 3.35 30 30 6 94
10 2 49 79 15.8 84.2
20 0.85 128 207 41.4 58.6
40 0.425 96 303 60.6 39.4
60 0.25 76 379 75.8 24.2
100 0.15 55 434 86.8 13.2
200 0.075 44 478 95.6 4.4
pan 22 500

Results
D60 (mm) 0.912890625 Cu = D60/D10 7.438368056
Cc = D30^2
D30 (mm) 0.316776316 /(D10)(D60) 0.895664944
D10 (mm) 0.122727273

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Percent Finer %

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100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001
Diameter (mm)
Activity 3

1. Classify the soil 1 according to the USDA textural classification system.

% % %
Gravel Sand % Silt Clay
Soil 1 0 30 30 40
Soil 2 24 30 30 16
Soil 3 15 32 25 28
Solution:
For soil 1
Modified % sand = 30 100−0 × 100% = 30%
Modified % silt = 30 100−0 × 100% = 30%
Modified % clay = 40 100−0 × 100% = 40%
Answer: CLAY LOAM

For soil 2
Modified % sand = 30 100−24 × 100% = 39.47%
Modified % silt = 30 100−24 × 100% = 39.47%
Modified % clay = 16 100−24 × 100% = 21.05%
Answer: GRAVELLY LOAM

For soil 3
Modified % sand = 32 100−15 × 100% = 37.65%
Modified % silt = 25 100−15 × 100% = 29.41%
Modified % clay = 28 100−15 × 100% = 32.94%
Answer: GRAVELLY-CLAY LOAM
 2. Classify the following soil using AASHTO classification system.

Description Soil A Soil B Soil C

Percent finer than No. 10 sieve 100 100 72
Percent finer than No. 40 sieve 82 58 61
Percent finer than No. 200 sieve 38 32 33
Liquid Limit (%) 42 32 36
Plasticity Index (%) 23 14 22
Solution:
For soil A
F₂₀₀ = 38% > 35% , silt clay materials
GI = (38 - 35) (0.2 + 0.005(42 – 40)) + 0.01(38 – 15) (23 - 10)
GI = 3.62 say 4
The classification is A – 7 – 6(4) _

For soil B
F₂₀₀ = 32% < 35% , granular materials
GI = 0.01 (32 – 15) (14 – 10)
GI = 0.68 say 1
The classification is A – 2 – 6(1)

For soil C
F₂₀₀ = 33% < 35% , granular materials
GI = 0.01(33 -15) (22 – 10)
GI = 2.16 say 2
The classification is A – 2 – 6(2) _
 3. The grain-size analysis for a soil is given next:

Sieve No. % Passing

4 94
10 63
20 21
40 10
60 7
100 5
200 3

For this soil, LL=23% and PL=19%. Classify the soil by using USCS classification
system.
Solution:
Since only 3% passes #200, it is coarse-grained soil

Sieve No. Diameter (mm) % Passing

4 4.75 94
10 2 63
20 0.85 21
40 0.425 10
60 0.25 7
100 0.15 5
200 0.075 3

D 60 1.9179 Cu = D60/D10 4.5126

D 30 1.0964 Cc =
D 10 0.425 D30^2/D10*D60 1.4749

Cu ≥ 4 and 1 ≤ Cc ≤ 3 = SW
4.512605 ≥ 4 and 1 ≤ 1.474876 ≤ 3 = SW
The classification is SW (well graded sand)