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(Note: NP: not plastic) B) Referring to the grain size distributions drawn in pa

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Question

(Note: NP: not plastic) B) Referring to the grain size distributions drawn in part A, answer the followings: a. What is the gravel content of Soil A? b. Which soil has the highest clay content? c. Which soil has the highest sand content? d. What is the silt content of Soil C? e. What is the sand content of Soil E? A) Classify the following soils using the Unified Soil Classification System. Give the group symbol and the group name. Neatly and carefully plot all five particle distribution curves on the semi-logarithmic grain size distribution graph paper provided (next page).

Explanation / Answer

Geologists and soil scientists usually consider the separation to occur at a particle size of 2