Soil classification demonstration 2012-13 Semester 4 January 2013

Soil Classification System

Sieve
No.

Size

8
16
30
50
100
200
Pan

% of
finer
than
soil

gms

Weight
with
sample

gms

gms

gms

435.0

748.5

313.5

313.5

885.0

74%

374.0

596.0

222.0

535.5

663.0

55%

380.0

498.5

118.5

654.0

544.5

45%

353.5
359.5
351.0
342.5
309.5

486.5
476.0
580.0
383.5
334.5

133.0
116.5
229.0
41.0
25.0

787.0
903.5
1132.5
1173.5
1198.5

411.5
295.0
66.0
25.0
0.0

34%
25%
6%
2%

4.75
mm
2.36
mm
1.18
mm
600 m
300 m
150 m
75 m

D10 = 0.175 mm

Weight Cumulative
of soil
soil
retained
retained

Weight
of soil
finer
than

Empty
weight

#
4

Trial sample

D30 = 0.500 mm

gms

D50 = 1.750 mm

D60 = 3.000 mm

1. Effective size D10 = 0.175 mm

2. Coefficient of Uniformity

Cu = 60

3. Coefficient of curvature

OR

Cc =

2
30

10 60

0.52
0.175 3

10

3.000
0.175

= 17.143 > 6

Sand

Coefficient of grading

= 0.48 not between 1 and 3; so not well graded.

4. Median particle size of the specimen is

D50 = 1.75 mm.

100

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

0.001
0.002mm
Clay

0.01
Sieve Size

0.1
0.075 mm

Silt

1
0.425mm

10
4.75mm

Fine

Medium

Coarse

Fine

Sand

Sand

Sand

Gravel

Semi-logarithm plot of the grading of the given specimen.

The sizes demarcation is as per IS Code

2 mm