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Classify the following soils using USCS (ASTM): (a) 85% passed the #4 sieve, and 28% material passed the # 200 sieve. Fines are classified

 

Classify the following soils using USCS (ASTM): (a) 85% passed the #4 sieve, and 28% material passed the # 200 sieve. Fines are classified as Low Plastic Clay using Atterberg Limits results. (b) 100% passing #4 sieve, 90% pass # 200 sieve, LL=23, PL=17. (c) 70% retained on #4 sieve, 27% retained on # 200 sieve, Cu=5, Cc=1.5.

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