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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 /> oU U c <br /> CLEAN GRAVELS O 3. o GW SAND MIXTURES RAVELS,GRAVEL- <br /> GRAVEL �� AC Asphalt Concrete <br /> AND 0 0 0 <br /> GRAVELLY (LITTLE OR NO FINEST 0 0 c POORLY-GRADED GRAVELS, <br /> /A \//\ <br /> SOILS 0 0 0 GP GRAVEL-SAND MIXTURES CC Cement Concrete <br /> •, <br /> • <br /> 0 h SILTY GRAVELS,GRAVEL-SAND /^/^// <br /> COARSE GRAVELS WITH O 11 <br /> GRAINED MORE THAN 50% SILT MIXTURES <br /> OF COARSE <br /> FINES GM .'• • CR Crushed Rock/ <br /> SOILS FRACTION RETAINED + _— ' • Quarry Spalls <br /> ON NO.4SIEVE (APPRECIABLE AMOUNT CLAYEY GRAVELS,GRAVEL-SAND- • • <br /> OF Ewes) �0 GC CLAY MIXTURES 0., 0., 0 <br /> ° °, ° , , ), 0), 0), SOD Sod/Forest Duff <br /> SIN WELL-GRADED SANDS.GRAVELLY <br /> CLEAN SANDS SANDS <br /> MORE THAN 50`Y„ SAND ° ° ° ° ° <br /> RETAINED ON AND LITTLE OR NO FINES) ° IS Topsoil <br /> N0.200 SIEVE SANDY SP POORLY GRADED SANDS,GRAVELLY <br /> SAND ........ <br /> SOILS <br /> i <br /> MORE THAN 50% SANDS WITH SM SILTY SANDS,SAND-SILT MIXTUPI I <br /> OF COARSE FINES I Groundwater Contact <br /> FRACTION PASSING / <br /> ON NO.4 SIEVE i <br /> (APPRECIABLE AMOUNT SC CLAYEY SANDS,$AND-CI i T well Measured,orpiezometer groundwater level in exploration, <br /> OF FINES) / Jl� MIXTURES <br /> / <br /> INORGANIC SILTS.x:CK FLOUR, <br /> ML CLAYEY SILTS S4I IN SU GHT g <br /> PLASTICITY Measured free product in well or piezometer <br /> INORG L,;rS OF LOW TO <br /> SILTS AND j� CL MED GRAVELLY <br /> LIQUID LIMIT <br /> CLAYS CLAY,' VJ)Y CLAYS,SILTYTY CLAYS, Eq t'.elhlC Log ContactFINE LESS THAN 50 <br /> LEAN <br /> GRAINED U. T a <br /> SOILS ORGANIC SICr�hi.,'D ORGANIC SILTY Distill.,contact between soil strata <br /> OL CLAYS OF LOW PL'C,I'CITY <br /> -- / Approxiri , ,:contact between soil strata <br /> MORE THAN 50' INORGANIC SILTS,MIT ,n <br /> PASSING MH DIATOMACEOUS SILTYS) <br /> NO 200 SIEVE Material Description Contact <br /> SICLAYS LTS AND <br /> LIQUID LIMIT GREATER / CH I(R; <br /> A lICI,,N, CLAYS OF HIGH Contact between geologic units <br /> THAN 50 PLIY <br /> Contact between soil of the same geologic <br /> RGANIC CLAY.,,ND SILTS OF --"""'—— <br /> i OH 'DIEM TO HIGH PLASTICITY — unit <br /> HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS PT RE'''f '^.UMUS,SW HID I".i,ANIC CONN TENTSTENTS L$WITH Laboratory Field Tests <br /> NOTE: Multiple symbols are used to ir)I iiaare borderline or dual soil classifications Percent fines <br /> %G Percent gravel <br /> AL Atterberg limits <br /> Sampler SyniJrnl Descriptions CA Chemical analysis <br /> CP Laboratory compaction test <br /> I I, ,...-t-ir.;i I.D.split barrel CS Consolidation test <br /> DD Dry density <br /> Standard I-'. .ation Test(SPT) DS Direct shear <br /> HA Hydrometer analysis <br /> L y Shelby tube MC Moisture content <br /> 'Piston Mohs <br /> Moisture content and dry density <br /> Mohs Mohs hardness scale <br /> II <br /> C)ir':;t-Push OC Organic content <br /> PM Permeability or hydraulic conductivity <br /> Bulk r;,rab PI Plasticity index <br /> PL Point load test <br /> Continuou,Coring PP Pocket penetrometer <br /> SA Sieve analysis <br /> TBlowcount is recorded for dr"r,,.n samplers as the number of UC Triaxialncf compressiond <br /> Unconfined compression <br /> blows required to advance sampler 12 inches(or distance noted). VS Vane shear <br /> See exploration log for hammer weight and drop. <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 /> GEOENGINEERS....Q FigureA-1 <br /> Rev 12/2021 <br />