1. SOIL-INVESTIGATION AIM of SOIL INVESTIGATION FIELD TESTS AND LAB TESTS, SOIL PROFILE, ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL CHEM ,PROPERTIES OF SOIL , TYPE OF FOUNDATION, SOIL BEARING CAPACITY PILE CAPACITY Lt Col MC Naorem
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6. VARIATION in SIZE and GRADATION OF SOIL I- LL upto 35, I- LL 35 to 50 ,H- LL>50 Clay plasticity-CH- C.I C.L Smaller than 75 micron Clay-C, CH, CI, CL smaller than 75 micron Silt- M- MH, MI, ML Single sized sand Sand poorly graded-SP Having all above sizes in proportion Sand well graded-SW 425 to 75 micron Fine sand-S 2.0 to 425 micron Medium sand-S 4.75 to 2.0 mm Coarse Sand -S Coarse 80 to 20mm and Fine 20 to 4.75mm Gravel-G -GW, GP 300mm to 80mm / Boulders/ Cobbles
7. General Soil Profile ROCK BOULDERS COARES SAND CLAY FINE SAND SILT FILLEDUP SOIL ORGANIC SOIL