1.

Sketch the plasticity chart used for classifying fine grained soil in the IS Soil
Classification system.
Give the group symbols for the following soils:
(i) Liquid limit = 40% ; Plastic limit = 22%
(ii) Liquid limit = 20% ; Plastic limit = 14%
(iii) Passing 2 mm sieve = 70%; Passing 0,063 sieve = 8%
Uniformity coefficient ( Cu )= 7; Coefficient of curvature ( Cc ) = 4;; Plasticity index = 3 Liquid
limit = 30%

Đ ) wL = 40% ; wP = 22 % : IP = 40 – 22 = 18 %
Plotting the point for IP = 18 % and wL = 40 % on the plasticity chart, group symbol for the soil
will be CI

(ii) wL = 20% ; wL = 14% IP = 6%

Plotting the point for IP = 60% and wL = 20%, the soil falls in the CL-ML sector

(iii) Gravel = %30 , Sand = %63 , fine = %8 Plasticity index = 3

SP-SM
2. The results of particle size analyses and, where appropriate, limit tests on samples of four
soils are given in Table 1.6. Allot group symbols and give main and qualifying terms appropriate
for each soil.

Sieve size
SOİL E SOİL F SOİL G SOİL H
( mm )
63 100 100 100 100
20 100 100 100 100
6,3 94 100 100 100
2 69 98 100 100
0,6 32 88 100 100
0,212 13 67 95 100
0,063 2 37 73 99
0,02 22 46 88
0,006 11 25 71
0,002 4 13 58
WL % 32 78
WP % 24 31
IP % 8 47
GRAVEL 31 2 0 0
SAND 67 61 27 1
FİNE 2 37 73 99
D10 0,18 0,01
D30 0,55 0,04
D60 1,50 0,18
CU 8,33 27,69
CC 1,12 1,37

CLASS SW SM ML CV
 3. The results of particle size analyses and, where appropriate, limit tests on
samples of four soils are given in Table . Allot group symbols and give main and
qualifying terms appropriate for each soil

0,063
2 mm Cu Cc WL % WP % IP % GRAVEL SAND FİNE CLASS
mm
1 26 4 5,2 2,9 74 22 4 GW
2 100 3 3,9 0,7 0 97 3 SP
3 65 2 20 1,8 35 63 2 SW
4 26 4 71 4,3 74 22 4 GP
5 76 69 70 43 27 24 7 69 MH
6 100 97 57 15 42 0 3 97 CH
7 71 22 32 30 2 29 49 22 SM
8 99 52 39 17 22 1 47 52 CL
9 61 10 3 3 40 28 12 39 51 10 SP-SM
10 15 7 5,9 2,9 42 14 28 85 8 7 GW-GC
11 80 6 4 4 40 18 22 20 74 6 SP-SC
12 96 65 18 12 6 4 31 65 CL-ML
13 76 72 50 10 40 24 4 72 CL-CH