5.5. Identify the USCS class for this soil, basing your assessment on the grading characteristics only (ie Cu and
CC). Motivate your answers?

Question 5 (15) In Table 1 the results of a sieve analysis done on a soil sample with an initial dry mass of 500 grams is shown. ble 1 US Weight Cumulative Sieve size retained Percent Number (mm) (g) retained retained finer 4 4.750 0.00 10 2.000 40.20 20 0.850 84.60 40 0.425 90.20 60 0.250 106.40 140 0.106 108.80 200 0.075 59.40 Pan 8.70