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CLASSiriCA IUN4 Or Ji../fl-J curt CINQIINC=,'Silo..: .-'Jnr...-.c,...3 AMERICAN ENGINEERING ASTM Designation: 0 2487 TESTING, INC. (Based on Unified Soil Classification System) Sod Classification • Catena for Assigning Group Symbols and Group Names Using Laboratory Tests'a Group ma Group Nae Symbol CoarsevfaineC Soils Gravets Clean Gravels C. 4 and t s.C:.13` GW Well graces graven More than 50%retained on More than 50%coarse Less than 5% Snesc Na. 200 sieve tracaon retained on Cu-.4 andIor tb.Cco-3` GP Poory graced graver' No.4 sieve Gravels with Fines Fines classify as Ml or MH _ GM Silty gravel'a-" More than 12% fines= Fines classify-as-CI.- iassify-as CL or CH GC Clayey graver'ajr Sands Clean Sanas C...and !<C„. SW Well-graded sandy 50%or more of coarse Less man 5%fines° fracson passes No. Cush and/or 1>Cc>34--•' SP Peony graced sand' _ 4 sieve , Sands with Pines Fines ciassdy as ML or MH SM Silty sand4N' More than 12% fin& Fines classify as CL or CH SC Clayey sand`i•mi Fine-Grained Sods Silts and Clays inorganic Pl>7 and plots on or wove CL Lean clay'tL'' 50%or more passes the Liquid limit less than 50 "A-lined No.200 sieve Pl.cts or pats below"A" ML Siif""r lined organic Liouid limit-oven dried OL Organic claycLM_N <0.75 Ucluid limit-not dried- Organic siircL'u.o Silts and Clays inorganic PI plots on or wave "A" line CH Fat ctaY<lr Liquid limit 50 or more PI plots below"A"line MH clastic sa114LM • organic Licuid limit-oven dried <0.75 OH Organic clay ''v Liquid limit-not dried Organic silt'tt-.u.o Hignty organic sobs Pnmoriy organic matter.oars in color.and organic odor PT Peat 'Sawa on me material oauuy die 3-in.(75.mmi arm. (0,, ''h artsroerg rimes 0101 in natcned area.sod is a CL-Mt_ 1 all tiet0 samoe contained codon or otswoers.or tarn.sad ` a - °so':o Cc - ani Clay. 0lap t o3O rtt soil contains 15 to 29%Daus Na 200.add-wan sono "Vain c000ln or 501.18[1613.Of boat"10 grOuo name. CGraver5 min 5 to 12%tines resume awl symooIS: '1.f sal aantams '5%sand.and-wan sane":o group or"wwn gravel."w icnsver is onadomrtan. GW-GM weugraded graver wet sir name. 1.1t Sac contain=30%outs no.200.oredomina^m sans. Gw GC wad grao.d graver with day G. fines classify as C.-ML.use dual symoa GO-GM.or add-sandy-to to group name. GPGM poony graaea grave.wen sat SC-SM. 'wl1 sod contamsa20%Dios NO.200.vreaomenami GPGC 000ny gib gravel wen clay wit tures are organic.add'`wan organic fines"to grow gravel.and"graveay"10 grmuo name. Sanas with 5 to 12%fines redtare Daae symoors: name. wP1>4 and poo on or about"A-fine. SWSM well-graded sand wen ser cit sod contains>15%gravel.and"wan graver'.to grow °Pl.r.4 or Oros oeae"A..line. SWSC werr.oraaed wed wan day name. • r?1 mors on or above"A"tine. °Pt blob below"A"Ise. 5P-9.4 peony Tacos sena wM sdt SP-SC ocony graved sand wen may SIEVE an*L`5t5 60 / j sees.-.w I sieve .a I For etassificarton of fine-grinned soils 7 ='t• • .o to w so ,-0 MO /1aria fine-vroinest rraC-ton or coarse-Iroened ool : I 1 I I I 11 I J M SOf so_ls i/ 1 1 \i . I 1 i I I I I acauartan at'a'-line .i lar :O p --- Horizontal lar PI-'i to LL-25.5. . , \� 1 : \i I I I I I I rhes PZ-0.7 ILL-20l �/ � •?`' °r 11 I : l I0--is.. I I I l a 2 40 EoudriOa of.Hine / P H _ c. < wI :� I Iro to Vertical or LL.16 roPre7 I // Gx c } i then PI•0.4(LL-a) / � \ I I W W V r '' C.a I I . i s I I Ow-Lire ' I U I- / �/ ¢ in I/ iQ W I ! I i j W o :01 ' , ro c 20H /� a I : i I 1 I o--blocs o_ / 1 � IMH �+ OHI 411 01 i , . . I I 1 1 1,00 IOr V/ �G I 7i-- Mi.OR CL >o 0 s 0 >a olio a..c = %// PARTICLE SIZE IN MiLL1urETERS I 1 1 r0»' 1.t 71.' °p 1.o 1.c 20 30 •O 50 50 70 ao 90 800 840 `s-»-dor -200 4- "`-- -ss LIQUID LIMIT (LL) •