Tutorial (Cont.)Using the particle size distribution curves plottedpreviously and Atterberg limits results:a)Determine the coefficients of uniformity, Cu and curvatureCc for soils A, B, and C. (Done in Lecture 3 tutorial!)b) Determine the different percentages of particle sizesavailable in each soil (e.g. %G, %S, %M, %C)c) Determine the LL and PL of Soil D Table 2British Soil Classification System for Engineering PurposesSoil groupsGRAVEL and SAND may be qualifiedsandy GRAVEL and gravelly SAND.etc., where appropriateSubgroups and laboratory identificationSubgroupsymbolFines(% lessthan0.06 mm)GroupsymbolLiquidlimitSlightly silty orGWGWclayey GRAVEL GGPGPu GPgO to 5Silty GRAVELG-MGWM GPMClayey GRAVELG-FG-C GWC GPC5 to 15GMGFGCVery silty GRAVELGML, etc15 to 35GCLGCIGCHGCVGCEVery clayeyGRAVELSlightly silty orclayey SANDSwSWO to 5SPSPu SPgSWM SPMswc SPCSilty SANDS-MS-FS-C5 to 15Clayey SANDVery silty SANDSMSML, eteSFSC15 to 35SCLSCISCHSCVSCEVery clayey SANDMGFGCGGravelly SILTMLG, etcCLGCIGCHGCVGCÉGGravelly CLAY<35355050 to 7070 to 90>90MSFSCSSandy SILTMLS, eteSandy CLAYCLS, etcSILT (M-SOIL)MF.ML, eteCLAY<3550 to 7070 to 90-90ORGANIC SOILS Descriptive letter O' suffixed to any group orsubgroup symbolPtPEATSuos ANIHmore than 35% of the materialCOARSE SOILSless than 35% of the materialis finer than 0.06 mmis finer than 0.06 mmSILTS ANDCLAYSGravelly or sandySILTS and CLAYSSANDSGRAVELSMore than 50% of coarsematerial is of gravel size(coarser than 2 mm)material is of sand size(fincr than 2 mm)sauy %9 o1 %SE

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a)Determine the coefficients of uniformity, Cu and curvature Cc for soils A, B, and C. (Done in Lecture 3 tutorial!) 5) Determine the different percentages of particle sizes available in each soil (e.g. %G, %S, %M, %C) ) Determine the LL and PL of Soil D

a)Determine the coefficients of uniformity, Cu and curvature Cc for soils A, B, and C. (Done in Lecture 3 tutorial!) 5) Determine the different percentages of particle sizes available in each soil (e.g. %G, %S, %M, %C) ) Determine the LL and PL of Soil D

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