Catleya Trishia R.

Pusing CE 3B Lesson 3 Solved Problems

5.1 Classify the following soil using the U. S. Department of Agriculture

textural classification chart.

Particle-size distribution (%)

Soil
Sand Silt Clay
B 55 5 40
D 50 15 35
Classification for Soil B
Plot the Particle-size Distribution

Classification for Soil D

Plot the Particle-size Distribution
5.2 Classify the following AASHTO classification system. Give the group
index for each soil.

Sieve analysis - Percent finer Liquid Plasticity

Soil
No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 limit index
A 90 74 32 28 9
B 86 56 8 NP
C 42 28 12 18 13
D 92 68 30 42 18
E 90 48 22 31 5
5.4 Classify the following soils by using the Unified soil classification
system. Give the group symbols and the group names.
 Sieve analysis -
Liquid Plasticity
Soil Percent finer Cu Cc
limit index
No. 4 No. 200
10 100 2 NP 7.2 2.2