AASHTO CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

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AASHTO CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

(More than 35% passing No. 200) General Classification Granular Materials (35% or less passing No. 200) Silt-Clay Materials (More than 35% passing No. 200) Group A-1 A-3 A-2 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-1-a A-1-b A-2-4 A-2-5 A-2-6 A-2-7 A-7-5; A-7-6 Sieve Analysis: Percent Passing: No. 10 No. 40 No.200 50 Max. 30 Max. 15 Max. 25 Max. 51 Min. 10Max. 35 Max. 36 Min. Fraction passing No.40: Liquid Limit Plasticity Index 6 Max N.P. 40 Max. 10 Max. 41 Min. 11 Min. 10 Min. Usual Types of Significant Constit -uent Materials Stone Fragments Gravel and Sand Fine Sand Silty or Clayey Gravel Sand Silty Soils Clayey General Rating as Subgrade Excellent to Good Fair to Poor

UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (USC)

Table: Group symbols for soil classification Main Soil Type Symbol Subgroup Symbols Classification Group symbols Gravel G Well-graded Poorly-graded Silty Clayey W P M C GW GP GM GC Sand S SW SP SM SC Silt LL < 50% LL > 50% L H ML MH Clay CL CH Organic O OL OH Peat Pt

Fig: 3.1 Plasticity chart Liquid Limit (LL) Plasticity Index (PI)