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Soil Classification System <br />uscS <br />MAJOR GRAPHIC LETTER <br />DIVISIONS SYMBOL SYMBOLt'I <br />TYPICAL <br />DESCRIPTIONS (2)t3) <br />GRAVEL AND <br />CLEAN GRAVEL <br />o °io `O `a <br />GW <br />Well -graded gravel; gravel/sand mixture(s); little or no fines <br />GRAVELLY SOIL <br />(Lime or no fines) <br />Poorly graded gravel; gravel/sand mixture(s); little or no fines <br />o. o.'o a .o: <br />GP <br />.= <br />fn d <br />0 5 u <br />(More than 50% of <br />Silty gravel; gravel/sand/silt mixture(s) <br />GRAVEL WITH FINES <br />GM <br />ZE -F. <br />coarse fraction retained <br />(Appreciable amount of <br />0 0 <br />on No. 4 sieve) <br />fines) <br />GC <br />Clayey gravel; gravel/sand/clay mixture(s) <br />0 � zCQ <br />° <br />SAND AND <br />CLEAN SAND <br />SW <br />Well -graded sand; gravelly sand; little or no fines <br />w m @ <br />SANDY SOIL <br />(Little or no fines) <br />Poorly graded sand; gravelly sand; little or no fines <br />SP <br />af i <br />SAND WITH FINES <br />SM <br />< g o <br />00 2 <br />(More than 50%Of <br />Silty sand; sand/siR mixture(s) <br />coarse fraction passed <br />through No. 4 sieve) <br />(Appreciable amount of <br />fines) <br />Clayey sand; sand/day mixture(s) <br />SC <br />NIL <br />Inorganic silt and very fine sand; rods flour; silty or clayey fine <br />O t <br />SILT AND CLAY <br />sand or clayey sift with slight plasticity <br />CL <br />o - N <br />Inorganic clay of low to medium plasticity; gravelly day; sandy <br />(Liquid limit less than 50) <br />clay; silty day, lean clay <br />CIL <br />Z=Ea>i <br />Organic silt; organic, silty day of low plasticity <br />-aN <br />MH <br />Inorganic silt; micaceous or diatomaceous fine sand <br />o <br />C7 `o'= <br />SILT AND CLAY <br />uj m Z <br />CH <br />Inorganic clay of high plasticity; fat day <br />Z E <br />LL <br />(Liquid limit greater than 50) <br />Organic day of medium to high plasticity; organic silt <br />OH <br />HIGHLY ORGANIC SOIL <br />PT <br />Peat; humus; swamp soil with high organic content <br />GRAPHIC LETTER <br />OTHER MATERIALS SYMBOL SYMBOL TYPICAL DESCRIPTIONS <br />PAVEMENT <br />. <br />AC or PC <br />Asphalt concrete pavement or Portland cement pavement <br />ROCK <br />RK <br />Rock (See Rock Classification) <br />WOOD <br />WD <br />Wood, lumber, wood chips <br />DEBRIS <br />O O O <br />DB <br />Construction debris, garbage <br />Notes: 1. USCS letter symbols correspond to symbols used by the Unified Soil Classification System and ASTM classification methods. Dual letter symbols <br />(e.g., SP-SM for sand or gravel) indicate soil with an estimated 5-15% fines. Multiple letter symbols (e.g., ML/CL) indicate borderline or multiple soil <br />classifications. <br />2. Soil descriptions are based on the general approach presented in the Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual -Manual <br />Procedure), outlined in ASTM D 2488. Where laboratory index testing has been conducted, soil classifications are based on the Standard Test <br />Method for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes, as outlined in ASTM D 2487. <br />3. Soil description terminology is based on visual estimates (in the absence of laboratory test data) of the percentages of each soil type and is defined <br />as follows: <br />Primary Constituent: > 50% - "GRAVEL," "SAND," "SILT," "CLAY," etc. <br />Secondary Constituents: > 30% and < 50% - "very gravelly," 'very sandy," "very silty," etc. <br />> 15% and < 30% - "gravelly," "sandy," "silty," etc. <br />Additional Constituents: > 5% and < 15% - "with gravel," "with sand," "with silt," etc. <br />< 5% - "with trace gravel," "with trace sand," "with trace silt," etc., or not noted. <br />4. Soil density or consistency descriptions are based on judgement using a combination of sampler penetration blow counts, drilling or excavating <br />conditions, field tests, and laboratory tests, as appropriate. <br />Drilling and Sampling Key <br />Field and Lab Test Data <br />SAMPLER TYPE <br />SAMPLE NUMBER & INTERVAL <br />Code <br />Description <br />Code <br />Description <br />a <br />3.25-inch O.D., 2.42-inch I.D. Split Spoon <br />PP = 1.0 <br />Pocket Penetrometer, tsf <br />b <br />2.00-inch O.D., 1.50-inch I.D. Split Spoon <br />Sample Identification Number <br />TV = 0.5 <br />Torvane, tsf <br />c <br />Shelby Tube <br />PID = 100 <br />Photoionization Detector VOC screening, ppm <br />d <br />Grab Sample <br />Recovery Depth Interval <br />W = 10 <br />Moisture Content, % <br />e <br />Single -Tube Core Barrel <br />1 Sample Depth Interval <br />D = 120 <br />Dry Density, pcf <br />f <br />Double -Tube Core Barrel <br />-200 = 60 <br />Material smaller than No. 200 sieve, % <br />g <br />2.50-inch O.D., 2.00-inch I.D. WSDOT <br />Portion of Sample Retained <br />GS <br />Grain Size - See separate figure for data <br />h <br />3.00-inch O.D., 2.375-inch I.D. Mod. California <br />for Archive or Analysis <br />AL <br />Atterberg Limits - See separate figure for data <br />i <br />Other - See text if applicable <br />GT <br />Other Geotechnical Testing <br />1 <br />300-lb Hammer, 30-inch Drop <br />CA <br />Chemical Analysis <br />2 <br />140-lb Hammer, 30-inch Drop <br />Groundwater <br />3 <br />4 <br />Pushed <br />Vibrocore (Rotosonic/Geoprobe) <br />a Approximate water level at time of drilling (ATD) <br />5 <br />Other - See text if applicable j <br />1 Approximate water level at time other than ATD <br />LANDAU <br />ASSOCIATES <br />Riverside Business Park Figure <br />Public access Project Soil Classification System and Key A _ 1 <br />Everett, Washington f-1 <br />