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i <br />t <br />SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM <br />I " <br />iM'WOR DIVISIONS GROUP SYMBOL GROUP NAME <br />GW <br />'WELL -GRADED GRAVEL, FINE TO C')ARSE GRAVEL <br />GRAVEL <br />CLEAN GRAVEL <br />COARSE <br />GP <br />POORLY -GRADED GRAVEL <br />GRAINED <br />More Than 5055 <br />SOILS <br />or Coarse Fraction <br />GRAVEL <br />GM <br />SILTY GRAVEL <br />Retained <br />on No. a Sieve <br />WITH FINES <br />t <br />GC <br />CLAYEY GRAVEL <br />SW <br />WELL -GRADED SAND, FINE TO COARSE SAND <br />SAND <br />CLEAN SAND <br />More Than 50 ;4 <br />SP <br />POORLY -GRADED SAND <br />Retained on <br />No. 200 Sieve <br />More Than 50% <br />of Coarse Fraction <br />SANG <br />SM <br />SILTY SAND <br />Passes <br />WITH FINES <br />SC <br />CLAYEY SAND <br />No. a Sieve <br />ML <br />SILT <br />FINE <br />SILT AND CLAY <br />INORGANIC <br />GRAINED <br />CL <br />CLAY <br />SOILS <br />Liquid Limit <br />ORGANIC <br />OL <br />ORGANIC SILT, ORGANIC CLAY <br />Less Than 50 <br />MH <br />SILT OF HIGH PLASTICITY, ELASTIC SILT <br />More Than 505: <br />SILT AND CLAY <br />INORGANG <br />Passes <br />CH <br />CLAY OF HIGH PLASTICITY, FAT CLAY <br />No. 200 Sieve <br />Liquid Limit <br />ORGANIC <br />CH <br />ORGANIC CLAY, ORGANIC SILT <br />50 or More <br />HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS <br />PT <br />PEAT <br />i <br />NOTES: SOIL MOISTURE MODIFIERS: <br />1. Field clanslRcaCun Is based on visual examination of sail In Dry- Absence of moisture, dusty, dry to the touch <br />general accordance with ASTM 02488.90, <br />Moist - Damp, but no visible water <br />2. Soil classification using laboratory tests Is In general <br />accordance with ASTM D2487.80. Wet - Visible free water or saturated, usually soil Is obtained from below <br />0. Descriptions of soil density or consistency are based on water table <br />Interpretation of blow count data, visual appearance of soils, <br />and/or test data. <br />SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM <br />FIGURE A-1 <br />QEOENGINEERS <br />P\soila-l.doc <br />