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Description

Well graded gravel, sandy gravel, with little or no fnes

Poorly graded gravel, sandy gravel, with little or no fnes

Silty gravels, silty sandy gravelsGravel

Clayey gravels, clayey sandy gravels

Glatial till, very mixed grained

Well graded sands, gravelly sands, with little or no fnes

Coarse sand

Fine sand

Poorly graded sands, gravelly sands, with little or no fnes

Silty sands

Clayey sandsInorganic silts, silty or clayey fne sands, with slight plasticity

Uniorm inorganic silt

!rganic silts and organic silty clays o low plasticity

Sot glacial clay

Sti" glacial clay

Sot slightly organic clay

Peat and other highly organic soils

sot very organic clay

REFERENCES

#$ Swiss Standard S% &'( (#(), Characteristic Coe*cients o soil

/$ Das, 0$, +dvanced Soil 1echanics$ -aylor 2 Francis, 3ondon 2 %

7$ 8o9gh, 0$, 0asic soil engineering$ onald Press Company, %ew

;$ -er$ !)r


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USCS

Boid ratio ?

eerencemax

GW ($/& ($;& #,

GP ($/& ($;& #,

G1 ($#6 ($/6 #,EGW?GP ($7 ($&

GC ($/# ($7'

EGC ? ? ($/> ; cited in >

SW ($/: ($';

ESW ($7> ($'>

ESW ($; ($6>

SP ($7 ($'>

S1 ($77 ($:6

SC ($#' ($>:13 ($/& #$/6

E13 ($; #$#

C3 ($;# ($&:

!3 ($'; /$/&

EC3?!3 ($/> #$6

18 #$#; /$#

C8 ($&7 #$;>

? ? ? #$/ ; cited in >

? ? ? ($& ; cited in >

!8 #$(& 7$7;

E!8?!3 ? ? #$:

Pt ? ? ; cited in >

EPt ? ? 7

, +ssociation o Swiss oad and -ra*c .ngineers

ew 4or5, /((6$

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ng Practice$ Wiley, %ew 4or5, #::&$

3 GUID.0!!= @ Soil$PC #(('(# report, revised 7#$(#$/(#/

minSpecifcval9e

/,

#,

#, /,

/,

/,

#, /,

#, /,

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Description



Sandy gravels ? 3ooseSandy gravels ? Dense

Silty gravels, silty sandy gravels



Well?graded clean sand, gravelly sands ? Compacted

Well?graded sand, ang9lar grains ? 3oose

Well?graded sand, ang9lar grains ? Dense


Poorly?garded clean sand ? Compacted

Uniorm sand, ro9nd grains ? 3ooseUniorm sand, ro9nd grains ? Dense

Sand

3oose sand

1edi9m sand

Dense sand

Silty sands

Silty clays, sand?silt mix ? Compacted

Silty sand ? 3oose

Silty sand ? Dense

Clayey sands

Calyey sands, sandy?clay mix ? compacted

3oamy sand, sandy clay 3oam

Inorganic silts, silty or clayey fne sands, with slight plasticity

Inorganic silt ? 3oose

Inorganic silt ? Dense

Clays o low plasticity ? compacted


Clayey silts ? compacted

Silts and clayey silts ? compacted

Clays o high plasticity ? compacted

3oam

Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy clays o low plasticity

Inorganic silts o high plasticity

Inorganic clays o high plasticity

!rganic clays o high plasticity


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Silt 3oam

Clay 3oam, Silty Clay 3oam

Silty clay

Clay


REFERENCES

#$ Swiss Standard S% &'( (#(), Characteristic Coe*cients o s

7$ Carter, 1$ and 0entley, S$ E#::#$ Correlations o soil properti

;$ 1eyerho, G$ E#:>&$ Penetration tests and )earing capacity

>$ Pec5, $, 8anson,W$, and -horn)9rn, -$ E#:';$ Fo9ndation .n

&$ !)r


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USCS

Soil riction angle H

eerence

Correlation )etween SP-

max SP- %7

GW 77 ;( #,/, 0lows($7 m ? # t

GP 7/ ;; #, J ;

EGW, GP 7> 7 cited in & ;?!ctEGW, GP >( 7 cited in & !ct?7(

G1 7( ;( #, 7( ? >(

GC /6 7> K >(

SW 77 ;7

SW ? ? 76 7 cited in &

ESW 77 7 cited in &

ESW ;> 7 cited in &

SP 7( 7: #, /,

SP ? ? 7' 7 cited in &

ESP /' 7 cited in &ESP 7; 7 cited in &

SW, SP 7' 76 ',

ESW, SP /: 7( > cited in &

ESW, SP 7( 7& > cited in &

ESW, SP 7& ;# > cited in &

S1 7/ 7>

S1 ? ? 7; 7 cited in &

S1 /' 77 7 cited in &

S1 7( 7; 7 cited in &

SC 7( ;(

SC 7# 7 cited in &

S1, SC 7# 7;

13 /' ;#

13 /' 7( 7 cited in &

13 7( 7> 7 cited in &

C3 /' 7>

C3 /6 7 cited in &

!3 // 7/

18 /7 77

18 /> 7 cited in &

13 7/ 7 cited in &

C8 #' 7#

C8 #: 7 cited in &

!8 #' 7>

/6 7/

minSpecifcval9e

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#,

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#,

',

#,

#,

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#,

13, !3, 18,!8

',


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/> 7/

#6 7/

#6 7/

#6 /6

Pt ( #(

ils, +ssociation o Swiss oad and -ra*c .ngineers

es$ Penetech Press P9)lishers, 3ondon$

cohesionless soils$ Soils 1echanics and Fo9ndation Division +SC., 6/ES1#$

gineering 8and)oo5$ Wiley, 3ondon$

IC+3 GUID.0!!= @ Soil$PC #(('(# report, revised 7#$(#$/(#/

(('

13, !3, 18,!8

',

13, !3, C3,18, !8, C8

',

!3, C3, !8,C8

',

C3, C8, !8,!3

',

/,

0S, Geotechnical Properties o Geologic 1aterials, .ngineering Geology in Washington,
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?% val9e and riction angle and elative density E1eyerho" #:>&

Soil pac5ing

H

Bery loose J /( J 7(

3oose /( ? ;( 7( ? 7>Compact ;( ? &( 7> ? ;(

Dense &( ? 6( ;( ? ;>

Bery Dense K 6( K ;>

elativeDensity L

Frictionangle


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ol9me #, Washington Division o Geology and .arth eso9rces 09lletin '6, #:6:, 3in5
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Description



Silty gravels, silty sandy gravelsClayey gravels, clayey sandy gravels



Silty sands

Silty sands ? Sat9rated compacted

Silty sands ? Compacted

Clayey sands

Clayey sands ? Compacted

Clayey sands ?Sat9rated compacted

3oamy sand, sandy clay 3oam ? compacted3oamy sand, sandy clay 3oam ? sat9rated

Sand silt clay with slightly plastic fnes ? compacted

Sand silt clay with slightly plastic fnes ? sat9rated compacted


Inorganic silts and clayey silts ? compacted

Inorganic silts and clayey silts ? sat9rated compacted

Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy clays o low plasticity ? compacted

Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy clays o low plasticity ? sat9rated compacted

1ixt9re i inorganic silt and clay ? compacted

1ixt9re i inorganic silt and clay ? sat9rated compacted


Inorganic silts o high plasticity ? sat9rated compacted

Inorganic clays o high plasticity ? compacted

Inorganic clays o high plasticity ? satrated compacted

3oam ? Compacted

3oam ? Sat9rated

Silt 3oam ? Compacted

Silt 3oam ? Sat9rated

Clay 3oam, Silty Clay 3oam ? Compaced

Clay 3oam, Silty Clay 3oam ? Sat9rated

Silty clay, clay ? compacted

Silty clay, clay ? sat9rated


Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy clays o low plasticity

Inorganic silts o high plasticity ? compactd

Inorganic silts o high plasticity

Inorganic clays o high plasticity

!rganic clays o high plasticity


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REFERENCES

#$ Swiss Standard S% &'( (#(), Characteristic Coe*cients o soils, +ssociation o Swi

/$ 1innesota Department o -ransportation, Pavement Design, /(('

7$ %+BF+C Design 1an9al '$/ ? Fo9ndations and .arth Str9ct9res,S% (>/>?3P?7((?'(


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USCS

Cohesion 5Pa

eerencemax

GW ? ? (

GP ? ? (

G1 ? ? ( #,GC ? ? /( #,

SW ? ? (

SP ? ? (

S1 ? ? // #,

S1 ? ? >( 7,

S1 ? ? /( 7,

SC ? ? > #,

SC ? ? '; 7,

SC ? ? ## 7,

S1, SC >( '> /,S1, SC #( /( /,

S1, SC ? ? >( 7,

S1, SC ? ? #; 7,

13 ? ? ' #,

13 ? ? &' 7,

13 ? ? : 7,

C3 ? ? ; #,

C3 ? ? 6& 7,

C3 ? ? #7 7,

13?C3 ? ? &> 7,

13?C3 ? ? // 7,

!3 ? ? > #,

18 ? ? #( #,

18 ? ? '/ 7,

18 ? ? /( 7,

C8 ? ? /> #,

C8 ? ? #(7 7,

C8 ? ? ## 7,

!8 ? ? #( #,

13, !3, 18, !8 &( :( /,

13, !3, 18, !8 #( /( /,

13, !3, 18, !8 &( :( /,

13, !3, 18, !8 #( /( /,

13, !3, C3, 18, !8, C8 &( #(> /,

13, !3, C3, 18, !8, C8 #( /( /,

!3, C3, !8, C8 :( #(> /,

!3, C3, !8, C8 #( /( /,

Pt ? ?

minSpecifcval9e

#,/,7,

#,/, 7,

#,/, 7,

#,/, 7,


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ss oad and -ra*c .ngineers

#, .B+3ID+-.D 04 C8+%G. # S.P-.10. #:6&


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USCS Description

GW Well graded gravel, sandy gravel, with little or no fnes

GP Poorly graded gravel, sandy gravel, with little or no fnes

G1 Silty gravels, silty sandy gravelsGC Clayey gravels, clayey sandy gravels

SW Well graded sands, gravelly sands, with little or no fnes

SP Poorly graded sands, gravelly sands, with little or no fnes

S1 Silty sands

SC Clayey sands

13 Inorganic silts, silty or clayey fne sands, with slight plasticity

C3 Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy clays o low plasticity

!3 !rganic silts and organic silty clays o low plasticity

18 Inorganic silts o high plasticity

C8 Inorganic clays o high plasticity!8 !rganic clays o high plasticity

Pt Peat and other highly organic soils

REFERENCES

#$ Swiss Standard S% &'( (#(), Characteristic Coe*cients o soils, +ssocia

Soil 9nit weight, as reerred to as Specifc weight, is the weight per 9nit vol9m

GammaMd N Gamma E# O w

where

GammaMd dry 9nit weight

Gamma 9nit weight

w soil water content

- Wet unit weight:Unit weight o the soil when the pore are 9lly or partially fll

- Dry unit weight:Unit weight o the soil the pores are flled only with air witho


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eerences

/# Q # #R

/($> Q # #R

/#$> Q # #R#:$> Q #$> #R

/($> Q / #R

#:$> Q / #R

/($> Q /$> #R

#6$> Q #$> #R

#R

#R

#R#R

#R

ion o Swiss oad and -ra*c .ngineers

o soil$ It may reer to

+verageval9eE5%m7

#R

#R

ed with water$

9t any water$


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Description



Silty gravels, silty sandy gravels

+ll9vial sand and gravelClayey gravels, clayey sandy gravels


Bery fne sand, very well sorted

1edi9m sand, very well sorted

Coarse sand, very well sorted


Clean sands Egood a9iers

Uniorm sand and gravel

Well graded sand and gravel witho9t fnes

Silty sandsClayey sands



Compacted silt

Compacted clay


Empirical relations for dtermine the s

For Sands, the coe*cient o permea)ility can )e estimated rom the

is the e"evtive si


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#$ Swiss Standard S% &'( (#(), Characteristic Coe*cients o soils

/$ Carter, 1$ and 0entley, S$ E#::#$ Correlations o soil properties

7$ 3eonards G$ +$ .d$ #:&/, Fo9ndation .%gineering$ 1cGraw 8ill

;$ Dysli 1$ and Steiner W$, /(##, Correlations in soil mechanics, P

>$ West, -$$, #::>$ Geology applied to engineering$ Prentice 8all,

-he soil permea)ility is a meas9re indicating the capacity o the soil

BN5i

Where v is the apparent 9id velocity thro9gh the medi9m i is the hy

= depends on the relative permea)ility o the medi9m or 9id constit

=N EGammaMw= Eeta

where Where GammaMw is the 9nit weight o water .ta is the dynami

-he permea)ility coe*cient can )e determined in the la)oratory 9sin

REFERENCES


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USCS min Ems max Ems eerence

GW >$((.?(; >$((.?(/

GP >$((.?(; >$((.?(/

G1 >$((.?(6 >$((.?(&

EG1 ;$((.?(; ;$((.?(7 /27 in ;GC >$((.?(: >$((.?(&

SW #$((.?(6 #$((.?(&

ESW 6$;(.?(> > ,

ESW /$/7.?(7 > ,

ESW 7$&:.?(# > ,

SP /$>>.?(> >$7>.?(; #, /27 in ;

ESP?SW #$((.?(> #$((.?(/

ESP?GP ;$((.?(7 ;$((.?(# /27 in ;

EGW?SW ;$((.?(> ;$((.?(7 /27 in ;

S1 #$((.?(6 >$((.?(&SC >$>(.?(: >$>(.?(& #, >

13 >$((.?(: #$((.?(&

C3 >$((.?#( >$((.?(6

!3 >$((.?(: #$((.?('

18 #$((.?#( >$((.?(6

C8 #$((.?#( #$((.?('

E13?18 '$((.?#( '$((.?(6 /27 in ;

EC3?C8 ? #$((.?(: /27 in ;

!8 >$((.?#( #$((.?('

Pt ? ?

il permeability coecient

a,

#,

#,

#,

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#,

#,


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$ Penetech Press P9)lishers, 3ondon$

oo5 Company

U

>&( pp$

r roc5 to allow 9ids to pass thro9gh it$ It is oten represented )y the permea)ility

ra9lic gradient , and = is the coe*cient o permea)ility Ehydra9lic cond9ctivity ot

9ent Eoten water and the dynamic viscosity o the 9id as ollows$

viscosity o water = is an a)sol9te coe*cient depending on the characteristics o

alling head permea)ility test, and constant head permea)ility test$ !n the feld,


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oe*cient E5 thro9gh the DarcyVs e9ation

en expressed in ms

he medi9m Em/

he permea)ility can )e estimated 9sing 39geon test$


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Description



Silty gravels, silty sandy gravelsGravel


Glatial till, very mixed grained


Coarse sand

Fine sand


Silty sands

Clayey sands

Inorganic silts, silty or clayey fne sands, with slight plasticityUniorm inorganic silt


Sot glacial clay

Sti" glacial clay

Sot slightly organic clay


sot very organic clay

#$ Swiss Standard S% &'( (#(), Characteristic Coe*cients o soils

/$ Das, 0$, +dvanced Soil 1echanics$ -aylor 2 Francis, 3ondon 2 %

7$ 8o9gh, 0$, 0asic soil engineering$ onald Press Company, %ew

;$ -er$ !)r


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-he soil prosoity depends on the consistence and pac5ing o the soil$

e N n E#?n and n N e E#Oe


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USCS

Porosity ?

eerencemax

GW ($/# ($7/ #,

GP ($/# ($7/ #,

G1 ($#> ($// #,EGW?GP ($/7 ($76

GC ($#' ($/'

EGC ? ? ($/ ; cited in >

SW ($// ($;/

ESW ($/& ($;7

ESW ($/: ($;&

SP ($/7 ($;7

S1 ($/> ($;:

SC ($#> ($7'

13 ($/# ($>&E13 ($/: ($>/

C3 ($/: ($;#

!3 ($;/ ($&6

EC3?!3 ($/ ($&;

18 ($>7 ($&6

C8 ($7: ($>:

? ? ? ($>> ; cited in >

? ? ? ($76 ; cited in >

!8 ($> ($'>

E!8?!3 ? ? ($&& ; cited in >

Pt ? ? ; cited in >

EPt ? ? ($'> ; cited in >


w 4or5, /((6$

or5, #:&:$

ng Practice$ Wiley, %ew 4or5, #::&$

3 GUID.0!!= @ Soil$PC #(('(# report, revised 7#$(#$/(#/

o the soil

is the total vol9me o the soil$

minSpecifcval9e

/,

#,

#, /,

/,

/,

#, /,

#, /,

#,

#,7,

#,

#, 7,

7,

#,

#,

#, 7,

ned as the ratio o the vol9me o voids to the vol9me o solidsl$ -he posoity and the void
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It is directly a"acted )y compaction$


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atio are inter?related as ollows
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USCS Description 3oose 1edi9m

GW, SW GravelsSand well?graded 7(?6( 6(?#&(

SP Sand, 9niorm #(?7( 7(?>(

G1 , S1 SandGravel silty '?#/ #/?/(

USCS Description 1edi9m

13 Silts with slight plasticity /$> ? 6 #(?#>

13, C3 Silts with low plasticity #$> ? & &?#(

C3 Clays with low?medi9m plasticity ($> ? > >?6C8 Clays with high plasticity ($7> ? ; ;?'

!3 !rganic silts ? ($> ?>

!8 !rganic clays ? ($> ?;

#$ !)r


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Dense

#&(?7/(

>(?6(

/(?7(

8ard

#> ?;( ;( ? 6(

#(?7( 7( ?&(

6?7( 7( ? '('?/( /( ? 7/

? ?

? ?

D.0!!= @ Soil$PC #(('(# report, revised 7#$(#$/(#/

elisation des o9vrages$ 8ermes, Paris$

di!erent soils according to "SCS

y and pac5ing Edensity o the soil$ -ypical val9es o soil 4o9ngTs mod9l9s are given )elow

d on !)r

Sti" to verysti"

elastic soil parameter and a meas9re o soil sti"ness$t axis in the range o elastic soil )ehavio9r$ic deormation analysis$

ed on correlation with other soil properties$meter test$ion test , press9remeter or indirectly rom dilatometer test$


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