CLASSIFICATION OF SOILS

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (C.B.R)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 80 100

GENERAL RATING AS A SUBGRADE, SUB BASE OR BASE

Very poor subgrade Poor Fair to good Excellent Good Sub-base Good Best

Subgrade subgrade Subgrade Base Base

G - Gravel
S - Sand
M - Morvery fine sand, silt
C - Clay
F - Fines (material 0.1 mm)
O - Organic
W - Well graded
P - Poorly graded
L - Low to medium
H - High compressibility

PUBLIC ROADS ADM CLASSIFICATION

CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADM SOIL CLASSIFICATION

BEARING VALUE - lb/sq.in

10 20 30 40 50 60 70

MODULUS OF SUBGRADE REACTION (K) - lb/sq.in

100 150 200 250 500 800

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (C.B.R)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 80 100

APPROXIMATE CORRELATION OF THE CASAGRANDE, P.R. AND C.A.A,

CLASSIFICATIONS ON THE BASIS OF BEARING CAPACITY