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• <br /> • <br /> RELATIVE DENSITY - COARSE-GRAINED SOILS <br /> Standard Penetration Dames& Moore Sampler Dames& Moore Sampler • <br /> Relative Density Resistance (140-pound hammer) (300-pound hammer) • <br /> Very Loose 0-4 0- 11 0 -4 • <br /> Loose 4 - 10 1 1 - 26 4- 10 <br /> Medium Dense 10 - 30 26- 74 10- 30 • <br /> Dense 30 - 50 74- 120 30-47 • <br /> Very Dense More than 50 More than 120 More than 47 • <br /> CONSISTENCY - FINE-GRAINED SOILS . <br /> Consistency Standard Penetration Dames& Moore Sampler Dames& Moore Sampler Unconfined Compressive <br /> Resistance (140-pound hammer) (300-pound hammer) Strength (tsf) • <br /> Very Soft Less than 2 Less than 3 Less than 2 Less than 0.25 • <br /> Soft 2 -4 3 -6 2 - 5 0.25 - 0.50 <br /> • <br /> Medium Stiff 4- 8 6- 12 5 -9 0.50- 1.0 <br /> Stiff 8- 15 12 -25 9- 19 1.0- 2.0 • <br /> Very Stiff 15 - 30 25 -65 19- 31 2.0-4.0 • <br /> Hard More than 30 More than 65 More than 31 More than 4.0 • <br /> PRIMARY SOIL DIVISIONS GROUP SYMBOL GROUP NAME <br /> CLEAN GRAVELS •GW or GP GRAVEL <br /> GRAVEL (< 5%fines) • <br /> GRAVEL WITH FINES GW-GM or GP-GM GRAVEL with silt <br /> (more than 50%of • <br /> (> 5%and <_ 12%fines) GW-GC or GP-GC GRAVEL with clay <br /> coarse fraction • <br /> COARSE GRAINED retained on GRAVELS WITH FINES — GM silty GRAVEL <br /> SOILS No. 4 sieve) <br /> (> 12%fines) GC clayey GRAVEL • <br /> GC-GM silty, clayey GRAVEL . <br /> (more than 50% CLEAN SANDS <br /> retained on SAND (<5%fines) SW or SP SAND • <br /> No. 200 sieve) • <br /> SANDS WITH FINES SW-SM or SP-SM SAND with silt <br /> (50%or more of (> 5%and <_ 12%fines) SW-SC or SP-SC SAND with clay • <br /> coarse fraction <br /> passing SM silty SAND <br /> No. 4 sieve) SANDS WITH FINES SC clayey SAND • <br /> (> 12%fines) • <br /> SC-SM silty, clayey SAND <br /> ML SILT <br /> IIII <br /> FINE-GRAINED CL CLAY <br /> SOILS Liquid limit less than 50 <br /> CL-ML silty CLAY • <br /> (50%or more SILT AND CLAY OL ORGANIC SILT or ORGANIC CLAY . <br /> MH SILT <br /> passing Liquid limit 50 or • <br /> No. 200 sieve) CH CLAY <br /> greater <br /> OH ORGANIC SILT or ORGANIC CLAY • <br /> HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS PT PEAT • <br /> MOISTURE ADDITIONAL CONSTITUENTS <br /> CLASSIFICATION • <br /> Secondary granular components or other materials • <br /> Term Field Test such as organics, man-made debris,etc. <br /> Silt and Clay In: Sand and Gravel In: • <br /> very low moisture, Percent Fine-Grained Coarse- Percent Fine-Grained Coarse • <br /> - <br /> dry dry to touch Soils Grained Soils Soils Grained Soils • <br /> damp,without < 5 trace trace < 5 trace trace- <br /> • <br /> moist visible moisture 5 - 12 minor with 5 - 15 minor minor <br /> wet visible free water, > 12 some silty/clayey 15 - 30 with with • <br /> usually saturated « > 30 sandy/gravelly Indicate% • <br /> GEODESIGNz • <br /> �55755W Sequoia Parkway Suite 100 SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM TABLE A-2 • <br /> Portland OR 97224 <br /> Off 503 968 8787 Fax 503.968.3068 • <br /> • <br />