(b) A soil sample was collected in Alor Gajah, Melaka which is denoted as sample NSR has been sieved for design purposes
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(b) A soil sample was collected in Alor Gajah, Melaka which is denoted as sample NSR has been sieved for design purposes
100 90 80 70 60 Percentage Passing (%) 50 40 30 20 10 0 0.001 0.01 0.1 10 100 Seive Size (mm) Figure Q1(a): Sieve analysis result of the soil N
TABLE Q1: The Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) Criteria for assigning group symbols Group symbol GW GP GM GC SW SP SM Gravels C24 and 1536 Clean Gravels Less More than 50% of coarse than 5% fines C. <4 and/or C < 1 or C.> 3€ fraction Gravels with Fines PI<4 or plots below "A" line Coarse-grained soils retained on More than 12% More than 50% No. 4 sieve finesad Pl> 7 and plots on or above "A" line retained on No. 200 Sands C.26 and 1 SC 53 Clean Sands Less sieve 50% or more of coarse than 5% fines C.<6 and/or Ce<l or Co> 3€ fraction Sands with Fines PI<4 or plots below "A" line passes No.4 More than 12% sieve fineshd Pl> 7 and plots on or above "A" line Silts and clays Pl> 7 and plots on or above "A" line® Inorganic Liquid limitless PI< 4 or plots below "A" line Liquid limit - oven dried Fine-grained soils Organic <0.75 OL zone 50% or more passes Liquid limit - not dried No 200 sieve Silts and clays P/ plots on or above "A" line Inorganic Liquid limit 50 P/ plots on below "A" line or more Liquid limit - oven dried Organic <0.75 OH zone Liquid limit - not dried Highly organic soils Primarily organic matter, dark in color, and organic odor "Gravels with 5 to 12% fine require dual symbils: GW-GM, GW-GC, GP-GM, GP-GC. Sands with 5 to 12% fines require dual symbols: SW-SM, SW-SC, SP-SM, SP-SC. C=D/D; C = (D30F/Ds Dr "If 4 SPIS7, use dual symbol GC-GM or SC-SM. "If 4 SPI<7, use dual symbol CL-ML. SC CL ML than 50 OL CH MH OH Pt
Group symbol Group name GW <15% sand Well-graded gravel 15% sand Well-graded gravel with sand GP <15% sand Poorly graded gravel 15% sand Poorly graded gravel with sand GW.GM <15% sand Well-graded gravel with silt 215% sand Well-graded gravel with silt and sand GW-GC <15% sand Well-graded gravel with clay (or silty clay) 15% sand Well-graded gravel with clay and sand (or silty clay and sand) GP-GM <15% sand Poorly graded gravel with silt 215% sand Poorly graded gravel with silt and sand GP-GC <15% sand Poorly graded gravel with clay (or silty clay) 15% sand Poorly graded gravel with clay and sand (or silty clay and sand) GM <15% sand Silty gravel 215% sand Silty gravel with sand GC <15% sand Clayey gravel 15% sand Clayey gravel with sand GC-GM <15% sand Silty clayey gravel 215% sand Silty clayey gravel with sand SW <15% gravel Well-graded sand 2:15% gravel Well-graded sand with gravel SP <15% gravel Poorly graded sand 215% gravel Poorly graded sand with gravel SW-SM <15% gravel Well-graded sand with silt 15% gravel Well-graded sand with silt and gravel SW-SC <15% gravel Well-graded sand with clay (or silty clay) 2:15% gravel Well-graded sand with clay and gravel (or silty clay and gravel) SP-SM <15% gravel Poorly graded sand with silt 15% gravel Poorly graded sand with silt and gravel SP-SC <15% gravel Poorly graded sand with clay (or silty clay) 215% gravel Poorly graded sand with clay and gravel for silty clay and gravel) SM → <15% gravel Silty sand 15% gravel Silty sand with gravel SC <15% gravel Clayey sand 2:15% gravel Clayey sand with gravel SC-SM <15% gravel Silty clayey sand 215% gravel Silty clayey sand with gravel FIGURE Q1(c): Flowchart group names for gravelly and sandy soils
No. 200 CL P> 7 and plots of above A-line <155 plus No. 200 15-29 plus No. 200 and revel sanded > - நS 30 plus No. 200 No. 200 Inorganic 4 CL-M and plotson re A-line <155 plus No. 200 1-2 plus No. 200 and gravel and gravel puls>ums > Lean clay und gravel Lean clay with and and gravel Le clay with gravel <ISS Sandy ban clay 155 grad Sandy Lan clay with gravel <Is and Gravely las clay 155 and Gravely las clay with and Silly clay und gravel Silty clay with and Silty clay with gravel <ISS grave Sandy silty clay 2155 grad Sandy silty clay with gravel <Is and Gwelly sity clay Gravely sily clay with sand Sill sandgravel-Silt with and Sunweit with gravel <155 grave Sandy sili 155 gruve Sandy sill with gravel <i5 and Gravely sit 215 and Gravely with sand No. 200 u.<50 305 No. 200 15 plus No. 200 15-25 plus No. 200 - ML <40 poslow A-line FIGURE Q1(d): Flowchart group names for inorganic silty and clayey soils 30 plus No. 200 and gravel Sandgravel LL-oven dried Organic L-dried -<0.75) OL Segure 5.6 plus <IS plus No. 200 No 200 15-29 plus No. 200 CH plotson or above Aline No. 200 and we Inorganic Foclay and gravel Pat clay with and Folclay with gravel CISS vel Sandy fat clay 2155 grave Sandy fat day with gravel <155 and → Gravelly fat clay 155 sand Gavelly fat clay with and Fastics and gravel Fastic sat with sand sandgroelastic sit with gravel <195 gravel Sandy castici 155 Sandy lasti silih gravel <15% and Gravely castill 15 and Gravely clasic silt with and ples <155 plus No. 200 15-29plus No. 200 No. 200 ΜΗ: 1.50 pl Idee மார்த. and grave A-line No. 200 > and gravel Organic LL-oven dried IL-dried <0,78) - ON See Figure 5.6