GLSFBL1-05/07 Terms and Classifications Used for Sample Description Soil Grain Size 25, sTAOARD Sano TDI [COARSE rr ASTM STANDARD © ® SRD FINE _[_WeDIUM COARSE noe 200 ‘SOL GRAW SEN MRLIMETRES Strength of Cohesive Soils ASTM ‘BS 5090 : 1998 ‘Undrained Undrained ‘Shear Strength se tose than 20 momo 401075 ue 7510 150 7 se $9040 200 vm Greater tha 200 nnenonerenne Greater than 300 Soll Modification ASTM D 2487, D 2488-98 BS 5090; 1999 ‘%etaned on TS sieve ‘% rlaned on 63x seve fess than 5% occasional ass than 5% 510 15% Wi omonennnnen $10 20% 15t0.30% WSOME crane 2010.35% sumone, 3010 50% sandy / gravely. $510 65% layoy sity -sand /g76v..» 5010 08 % very clayay sity... 6540 60% ‘sand / grovel thst) nu 8810 95% (ay Yona en 6010 95% $90 FBV ersrnonnrnen moro tan 9555 Sant /9aVBF noe MO Han OSH Soll Structure Having Planes of weakness that appear slick and glossy. ‘Containing shrinkage ore erack, often Med wah fa send ost; usually more aris vertical Inclusion of mated of fernt texture that is smaller then the cfametar of the sample, Inclusion os tan Sm thick oxencng though te sample Inclusion 3mm to 75 mm thick extoncng through the sample, Inclusion groator tan TS tick extonding trough the sample. ‘Sol sample compased of atemating parting of seems of diferent so ype. Soil sample composed of atematng layers of diferent sot ype Soil sample composed of pockets of ciferent sol ype and layered or laminated struct snot evident Heving calcium carbonate content fom 10 to 50% Having calm carbonate conten! more than 50%