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(a) Sieve analysis and liquid limit tests were performed on a soil sample and the results were recorded as follows: Mass
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(a) Sieve analysis and liquid limit tests were performed on a soil sample and the results were recorded as follows: Mass retained Sieve size (mm) Sieve size (mm) Mass retained (9) 37.5 0 0.6 48 20 8 0.3 20 10 10 0.212 10 5 15 0.15 10 2 30 0.063 8 1.18 50 Pan 5 (i) Determine the percentage of mass ) passing for each sieve and plot the Particle Size Distribution (PSD) curve for the soil sample: (6 marks) (ii) Determine D10, D30 and 160: (3 marks) (111) Calculate the coefficient of uniformity (C) and the coefficient of curvature (C.): and (2 marks) (iv) Classify the soil sample in accordance with the British Soil Classification System if the liquid limit (LL) is 40% and the plasticity index is 10% for the fine-grained portion of the soil sample. (3 marks)