100 «©9080 70 —iSs—sisCi isi 2siaCi Percentage of sand Granular materials (35% or lass of total sample passing No. 200) as A24 ADS ARG ART St mi 10 ma max, 3Smax, 3S mn max,Silt-clay materials Gonoral classification moro than 35% of total sample passing No. 200) ay a5 Group classification At AS As B76? Sieve analysis (percentage passing) No. 10 No. 40 No. 200 36 min, 36 min, 36min. 36 min, (Characteristics of fraction passing No. 40 ‘Liguid limit 40 max, 41 min, 40 max, Plasticity index 10 max. 10 max. LI min, Usual types of significant constituent materials Silty soils Clayey soils General subgrade rating Fair to poor “For A-T-5, PI LL — 30 For A-7-6, PI> LL = 30 Grow {iterator assigning group symbols symbol Grants Gea Genet ow Morte Seth es? or - weer Grick win acs P< or pla ow “An (gue 3) om ee More than 12% fnes“4 PY > 7and pos on or above “A” ine Figur $3) ec rena om No 200 Sande Cen Sais Gusmsieces sw 7 ore cre of Less than 4% fines* C, <6 andlor 1 > C, > 3° sp SEES" Sunde wih Fees #7 <4 oe pos ow “Ane ewe 3) sm = Moe tha 2% tac P1> 7 ad ptson oan" pu 53) sc hae 71> ed ps abn Aine (igure 83) a Sits an ays PL 4 eats ow Aine (igre 3) Me Ligue mantel rr) onic ap iat ore os wag 3:0 ome OL Sof rime pes mie . me . a Pi plata osove "Aine gue $3) ou No. 200: Siltsand clays OE PI plots below “A line Figure 5.3) MH Lai it 0 sere nz 75:c¢Figme $3: Ozone OH Highly Organic Si Primal eran mate, akin colo a pair a "Gravel: with So 12% Be rauive dual ynbals GW-GM, GW.GC, GP-GM, GP-GC * Sands with Sto 12% fines require dual symbols: SW-SM, SW-SC, SP.SM, SP-SC. Pm, ¢ (Om) Dui "De® Dy 41645 P17 and plots in the hatchod area in Figure $3, use dual symbol “I 4 = P13 7 and pots i the hatched area in Figure $3. use dual symbol CL-ML. or SCSM. Group Symbot Group Name Gw <15% sand. ‘Well-graded gravel ae = S158 Sind ———> Well graded gravel with sand =15% sand Poorly graded gravel = S15 sand Poorly graded gravel with sand GW-GM — 15% sand —- Wethgraded gravel witha 215% sand Wellgraded gravel withsilt and sand GW-GC —- <15% sand Well-graded gravel with elay (or silt clay) 215% sand ‘Well-graded gravel with clay and sand (or silty lay and sand) GP-GM — <15% sand Poory graded gravel wit si 215% sand Poorly graded gravel with it and sand GP.GC_— <1 sand —— Poorly raed gravel with lay (or sity ay) 15% sand ory graded gravel wth cay and sand (or sity clay and sand)GM ———— <15% sand Silty gravel 215% sand Silty gravel with sand GC > 15% sand ——+ Gayey gravel 215% sand Clayey gravel with sand GC-GM — <15% sand Silty clayey gravel 215% sand Silty clayey gravel with sand sw <15% gravel + Wellgraded sand = 25% gravel —— Wetl-graded sand with gravel SP ——~ <15% gravel ——~ Poorly graded sand 215% gravel —— Poorly graded sand with gravel SW-SM —- <15% pravel — Welk graded sand with sit 215% gravel Well-graded sand with silt and gravel SWSC <= <15% prvel ——> Wethgrade sand with clay (or sity cy) 215% gravel ——> Wellgraded sand with clay and gavel (or silty clay and gravel) SP-SM <> <15% gravel —— Poorly graded sand with sit 15% gravel ——+ Poorly graded sand with sil and gravel SP-SC_ = <15% gravel —— Poorly graded sand with clay (rity cay) 215% gravel ———~ Poorly graded sand with clay and gravel (or silty clay and gravel) SM <<15% gravel —— Silty sand mA = 5% gravel —— Silty sand with gravel <15% gravel ——* Clayey sand = Biss gravel ——> Clapey sand with gravel SCSM — <15% gravel Silty clayey sand 315% gravel —— Silty clayey sand with gravel Goa ym rap Name pn <1 pn mp tama al SS SRE gas pe 2 ST wns 11>7oni C1 Tete ie, eae Send 2% pe cite el Sanh oe sr pn SSS ESS SSS wat et = Be Sant <8 peel cise el —— ma Sasson Gravelly lean clay with sand 0% p< spn 0——_—____ sayin SE SS SSL Sg x mes Smet HS wth nape -+ 4: 17 —= CLML imc RS Peis Send § pel xe ciple craton 0% ps “SES Bnet — Se ay a wih grove ie BEES nt pet ct El Sit SSR SS CESS SS wins SM SERRE Spm gpa Supe tEs9)| P< 4or ML NS sind < % gravel — Sit with grave a ends gmc 2 ae 0 pn : BEES nt 8 pet ee Organic (E=erene < 0.78) —- OL — See Figure 3.23 Serad SS isSS ping and = gel = ate witha 1 gasoo ——=CH SEILER arate, Sine pln OES BS SSS el ——> Sa tc wih pred SE Sant 2 pect ea SS Sa wee SERS SSRI amas epee Seat wn rigs ——-ma ete 3 aad Beal = uateat ago ig ante Semele be ae ss = a SER Fes — SS SEE wn pt SE Sant pea se es Sop 515% tand ——> Genel lal with sand Organic (HON ted. < gs) —e OH —e Sc igure 828Group Symbol Group Name ‘<30% plus No, 200 <> <15% plus No, 200 Organic clay 15-29% plus No. 200<¢ % sand % gravel = Organic cay with and % sand < % pravel > Organic lay with gravel % sand = % gravel —< <15% gravel ——~ Sandy organic cay N 1 4antpts 20% pls 0.200 SI Be ae a a wh tnortbore Sesand < % grmel — <15% sind ——~ Grey namic rine S154 sand Gravely organs clay with sand 30% plus No, 200 <> <159% pls No, 200+ organist ae “S15-298 plus No. 200; % sand = % gravel — Organic sil with sand " NS Ente paelos Guunk amoung a i ge! Sesand = % gre <> <15% prmel ——— Say onan PI <15% pis No. 200 Organic cy i5-299 plus No. 200 Sony organic ch Fos one 20% ps8. 200 en iors te Se sand < % gavel <— <15% nt Coreay pean S158 sand Gavel) oagank cay with sand <20% plus No. 200 — Organi lw gravel Scand = % grmel <> <15% prmel Say onan Pos bcbw ps8. 200 id ae ee ane ‘sand < % gine < <15% nd Grey transit 315% sand ——— Gravelly onganie it wih and 70 60 50 5 = 40 B 2 =z 30 3 a y Ss Ss 0 101620 30 40 SO 60 70 80 90 100 Liquid limitSoil group In AASHTO Aa ALD AB A24 AQs A26 AQT After Liu (1967) Comparable soil groups in Unified system ‘Most probable wc SW, SP, GM, SM SP oM,sM oM.sM. cc, sc OM, GC, SM. SC ML, OL, (OH, MH, ML, OL cL O#, MH. CHL Possible but improbabl om, SM sw.GP GW, GP, SW, SP ‘GW, GP, SW, SP ‘GW, GP, SW, SP ‘GW. GP. SW. SP om. Gc SM.GM GC, GM, SM GM, SM, (O#, MH, Soil group Comparable soil groups in AASHTO system in Unified ‘system Possible Possible but improbable cw — A24,A25,A26,A27 op ABA24,A25,A26, 427 cM ALDA24,A25,A27 A4ASAGAT5,AT6, AL cc A26,A27 AA AGAT6,ATS sw ALD ABAD, ADS, AD6, ADT sp. AB, Add Add, ADS, A2-6,A2-7 SM ACLDAD4,A25,A27 — A26,Ad AS AGATSAT-6,ALa sc A26,A27 A24, AG, Ad, ATO ML ALAS AGATSATO - cL AGAT6 Ad - OL AAS AGATSAT6 - MH — A cH ATS — OH — AT6 Pt