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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 /> o`--)Uc <br /> CLEAN °3a(---,.' GW GRAVELS AN MIXTURES AC Asphalt Concrete <br /> GRAVEL GRAVELS ),_ n� <br /> AND <br /> GRAVELLY (LITTLE OR NO FINES) O 0 O 0 O C GP POORLY-GRADED GRAVELS, /\/\7/\ <br /> SOILS O5�o o GRAVEL-SAND MIXTURES /\/\//\ CC Cement Concrete <br /> COARSE GRAVELS WITH ° SILTY GRAVELS,GRAVEL-SAND Crushed Rock/ <br /> GRAINED MORE THAN 50% GM -SILT MIXTURES <br /> OF COARSE FINES �, <br /> SOILS FRACTION CR <br /> RETAINED ON NO. i �� Quarry Spalls <br /> 4 SIEVE (APPROFFBLESMOUNT C GC CLAYEY GRAVELS,GRAVEL- ---- <br /> Y�p SAND-CLAY MIXTURES Topsoil/ <br /> TS Forest Duff/Sod <br /> SW WELL-GRADED SANDS, <br /> CLEAN SANDS GRAVELLY SANDS <br /> MORE THAN 50% SAND <br /> RETAINED ON NO. AND (LITTLE OR NO FINES) Groundwater Contact <br /> 200 SIEVE SANDY sP POORLY-GRADED SANDS, <br /> SOILS GRAVELLY SAND W Measured groundwater level in <br /> exploration,well,or piezometer <br /> MORE THAN 50% SANDS WITH SM SILTY SANDS,SAND-SILT <br /> OF COARSE FINES MIXTURES <br /> FRACTION C Measured free product in well or <br /> PASSING NO.4 ////// <br /> SIEVE (APPRECIABLE AMOUNT SC CLAYEY SANDS,SAND-CLAY — piezometer <br /> OF FINES) MIXTURES <br /> INORGANIC SILTS,ROCK Graphic LOCI Contact <br /> ML FLOUR,CLAYEY SILTS WITH <br /> SLIGHT PLASTICITY <br /> /� <br /> // INORGANIC CLAYS OF LOW TO Distinct contact between soil strata <br /> SILTS LIQUID LIMIT CL MEDIUM PLASTICITY,GRAVELLY <br /> FINE AND LESS THAN 50 CLAYS,LCLAYS,SILTY <br /> GRAINED CLAYS CLAYS,LEEANAN CCLAYS <br /> Approximate contact between soil <br /> SOILS MI ORGANIC SILTS AND ORGANIC / strata <br /> OL SILTY CLAYS OF LOW <br /> PLASTICITY <br /> MORE THAN 50% 1 1INORGANIC SILTS,MICACEOUS Material Description Contact <br /> PASSING NO. MH SOILSATOMACEOUS SILTY <br /> SIEVE <br /> SILTS /// Contact between geologic units <br /> AND LIQUID LIMIT CH INORGANIC CLAYS OF HIGH g g <br /> CLAYS GREATER THAN 50 / j PLASTICITY <br /> V`J`N`J` OH ORGANIC CLAYS AND SILTS OF Contact between soil of the same <br /> �M� MEDIUM TO HIGH PLASTICITY geologic unit <br /> HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS — — — PT PEAT,HUMUS,SWAMP SOILS <br /> _= WITH HIGH ORGANIC <br /> CONTENTS Laboratory/Field Tests <br /> NOTE: Multiple symbols are used to indicate borderline or dual soil classifications <br /> %F Percent fines <br /> Sampler Symbol Descriptions %G Percent gravel <br /> AL Atterberg limits <br /> 2.4-inch I.D.split barrel CA Chemical analysis <br /> CP Laboratory compaction test <br /> 1 Standard Penetration Test(SPT) CS Consolidation test <br /> DS Direct shear <br /> ■ Shelby tube HA Hydrometer analysis <br /> MC Moisture content <br /> Piston MD Moisture content and dry density <br /> OC Organic content <br /> 11 Direct-Push PM Permeability or hydraulic conductivity <br /> Bulk orgrab PI Plasticity index <br /> Fl PP Pocket penetrometer <br /> PPM Parts per million <br /> 1 11 Continuous Coring SA Sieve analysis <br /> TX Triaxial compression <br /> Blowcount is recorded for driven samplers as the number UC Unconfined compression <br /> of blows required to advance sampler 12 inches(or VS Vane shear <br /> distance noted). See exploration log for hammer weight <br /> and drop. Sheen Classification <br /> NS No Visible Sheen <br /> A"P"indicates sampler pushed using the weight of the SS Slight Sheen <br /> drill rig. MS Moderate Sheen <br /> HS Heavy Sheen <br /> A"WOH"indicates sampler pushed using the weight of NT Not Tested <br /> the hammer. <br /> NOTE:The reader must refer to the discussion in the report text and the logs of explorations for a proper understanding of subsurface <br /> conditions. Descriptions on the logs apply only at the specific exploration locations and at the time the explorations were made;they are <br /> not warranted to be representative of subsurface conditions at other locations or times. <br /> I <br /> KEY TO EXPLORATION LOGS <br /> G EO E N G NEER (111*4 FIGURE R-1 <br /> • <br /> Rev.02/16 <br />