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SOIL CLASSIFICATION CHART ADDITIONAL MATERIAL SYMBOLS <br /> MAJOR DIVISIONS SYMBOLS TYPICAL SYMBOLS TYPICAL <br /> GRAPH LETTER DESCRIPTIONS GRAPH LETTER DESCRIPTIONS <br /> D�Uc <br /> 0 o WELL-GRADED GRAVELS,GRAVEL- <br /> CLEAN GRAVELS 0 GW SAND MIXTURES <br /> GRAVEL ) nC AC. Asphalt Concrete <br /> AND <br /> 0 0 <br /> GRAVELLY (LITTLE OR NO FINES) 0 0 C POORLY-GRADED GRAVELS, \ \ \ <br /> SOILS 3 0 0 GP GRAVEL-SAND MIXTURES ,/\/\//\' cc Cement Concrete <br /> O o O • <br /> C '/\/\//\i <br /> COARSE c c SILTY GRAVELS,GRAVEL-SAND- — <br /> GRAVELS WITH m GM SILT MIXTURES •GRAINED MORETHAN5O% FINES ,'. • CR Crushed Rock/ <br /> SOILS OF COARSE <br /> FRACTION RETAINED Quarry Spalls <br /> ON NO.4 SIEVE (APPRECIABLE AMOUNT <br /> c CLAYEY GRAVELS,GRAVEL-SAND- <br /> OFFINES) 0 GC CLAY MIXTURES sk)ili J U, s) <br /> °/ I/, ,(), SOD Sod/Forest Duff <br /> SW WELL-GRADED SANDS,GRAVELLY <br /> CLEAN SANDS SANDS <br /> MORE THAN 50% SAND ° <br /> RETAINED ON AND (LITTLEORNOFINES) TS. Topsoil <br /> NO.200 SIEVE SANDY SP POORLY-GRADED SANDS,GRAVELLY <br /> SAND ........• <br /> SOILS <br /> MORE THAN 50% SANDS WITH SM SILTY SANDS,SAND-SILT MIXTURES <br /> OF COARSE FINES Groundwater Contact <br /> FRACTION PASSING <br /> ON NO.4 SIEVE <br /> (APPRECIABLE AMOUNT � SC CLAYEYSANDS,SAND-CLAY . Measured groundwater level in exploration, <br /> OF FINES) SC MIXTURES <br /> well,or piezometer <br /> INORGANIC SILTS,ROCK FLOUR, <br /> ML PLASTTIICSILTS WITH SLIGHT e Measured free product in well or piezometer <br /> INORGANIC CLAYS OF LOW TO <br /> SILTS AND MEDIUM PLASTICITY,GRAVELLY <br /> FINE CLAYS LIQUID LIMIT CL CLAYS,SANDY CLAYS,SILTY CLAYS, Graphic Log Contact <br /> LESS THAN 50 LEAN CLAYS <br /> GRAINED <br /> SOILS ORGANIC SILTS AND ORGANIC SILTY Distinct contact between soil strata <br /> OL CLAYS OF LOW PLASTICITY <br /> / Approximate contact between soil strata <br /> MORE THAN 50% INORGANIC SILTS,MICACEOUS OR <br /> PASSING Mn DIATOMACEOUS SILTY SOILS <br /> NO.200 SIEVE Material Description Contact <br /> SILTS AND LIQUID LIMIT GREATER INORGANIC CLAYS OF HIGH <br /> CLAYS THAN 50 CH PLASTICITY Contact between geologic units <br /> ORGANIC CLAYS AND SILTS OF ____ Contact between soil of the same geologic <br /> / / OH MEDIUM TO HIGH PLASTICITY unit <br /> HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS L A-A-A-`/` PT H GH ORGANIC CONTENTSLS WITH Laboratory/ Field Tests <br /> NOTE: Multiple symbols are used to indicate borderline or dual soil classifications o%F Percent fines <br /> %G Percent gravel <br /> AL Atterberg limits <br /> Sampler Symbol Descriptions CA Chemical analysis <br /> CP Laboratory compaction test <br /> 2.4-inch I.D.split barrel CS Consolidation test <br /> DD Dry density <br /> VIStandard Penetration Test(SPT) DS Direct shear <br /> ■ HA Hydrometer analysis <br /> Shelby tube MC Moisture content <br /> Piston MD Moisture content and dry density <br /> Mohs Mohs hardness scale <br /> II <br /> Direct-Push OC Organic content <br /> PM Permeability or hydraulic conductivity <br /> III Bulk or grab PI Plasticity index <br /> PL Point lead test <br /> Continuous Coring PP Pocket penetrometer <br /> SA Sieve analysis <br /> Blowcount is recorded for driven samplers as the number of TX UnconfinedTriaxial compression <br /> compression <br /> blows required to advance sampler 12 inches(or distance noted). VS a compression <br /> See exploration log for hammer weight and drop. VS Vane shear <br /> "P"indicates sampler pushed using the weight of the drill rig. Sheen Classification <br /> NS No Visible Sheen <br /> "WOH"indicates sampler pushed using the weight of the SS Slight Sheen <br /> hammer. MS Moderate Sheen <br /> HS Heavy Sheen <br /> NOTE:The reader must refer to the discussion in the report text and the logs of explorations for a proper understanding of subsurface conditions. <br /> Descriptions on the logs apply only at the specific exploration locations and at the time the explorations were made;they are not warranted to be <br /> representative of subsurface conditions at other locations or times. <br /> Key to Exploration Logs <br /> GEOENGINEERr FigureA-1 <br /> Rev 07/2019 <br />