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APPENDIX A
DATA SHEETS

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APPENDIX B
OTHER NECESSARY DATA

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Time TableB2.
1. D 2216
Methods

ASTM Standard Methods Used

Standard
for Laboratory
Determination

of

Water

(Moisture)

Content of

Soil and Rock

by Mass
2. D 422

Standard Test

Method for

Particle Size

Table B-1. Time Table of the Study

B1.

Analysis of
3. D 6913

Soils
Standard Test

Methods

for

Particle-

Size

Distribution

(Gradation)

of Soils Using

Sieve
4. D 4318

Analysis
Standard Test

Methods

for

Limit,

Plastic

and

Plasticity

Index
of
5. D 3282 -

Liquid
Limit

Soils
Standard

Practice for Classification of Soils Aggregate Mixtures for Highway

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Construction Purposes (American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials)
6. D 2487 Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering
Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)

B3.

Necessary Tables for Hydrometer Analysis

Table B-3a. Values of Effective Depth Based on Hydrometer
and Sedimentation Cylinder of Specific Sizes

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Table B-3b. Values of k for Use in Equation for Computing Diameter of Particle
in Hydrometer Analysis

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Table B-3c. Temperature Correction

Factors CT
Table B-3d. Correction Factors a for
Unit Weight of Solids

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B4.

Charts for Soil Classification

Table B-4a. AASHTO Soil Classification for Highway Subgrade Materials

Table B-4b. Range of Liquid Limit and Plastic Index for Soils A-2, A-4, A-6 and A-7

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Table B-4a. USCS Soil Classification for Coarse Grained Soils

(<50% retained on #200 sieve)

Table B-4b. USCS Soil Classification for Fine Grained Soils

(50% retained on #200 sieve)

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Table B-4c. Plasticity Chart