The following data represent a mechanical analysis of Pleistocene glacial outwas

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The following data represent a mechanical analysis of Pleistocene glacial outwash from

Kansas:

a. Plot the particle size distribution of this figure, with percent finer by weight as the

ordinate, and grain diameter as the abscissa.

Size Grade (mm)              Weight (%)

16-8                                        6.3

8-4                                         11.3

4-2                                         20.1

2-1                                         24.5

1-1/2                                      22.2

1/2-1/4                                  12.2

1/4-1/8                                     2.6

1/8-1/16                                0.6

<1/16                                     0.2

b. Calculate the Uniformity Coefficient

c. Using the Unified Soil Classification System of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

classify the soil. (The fines are easy to crumble when dry and has rapid reaction

when shaken.)

Explanation / Answer

a. Plot the particle size distribution of this figure, with percent finer by weight as the

b. Calculate the Uniformity Coefficient

c. Using the Unified Soil Classification System of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

classify the soil. (The fines are easy to crumble when dry and has rapid reaction

when shaken.)

Image text transcribed for accessibility:The following data represent a mechanical analysis of Pleistocene glacial outwash from Kansas: a. Plot the particle size distribution of this figure, with percent finer by weight as the Calculate the Uniformity Coefficient Using the Unified Soil Classification System of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, classify the soil. (The fines are easy to crumble when dry and has rapid reaction when shaken.)Comment

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