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E n g i n e e r i n g G e o l o g y<br />

Table 5.2.—Cont’d. Unified Soil Classification. Fine soils. More than half of the material is smaller than<br />

No. 200 sieve size b<br />

Identification procedures on fraction smaller than No. 40 sieve size<br />

Group<br />

symbols a Typical names<br />

Toughness*<br />

Dry strength* Dilatancy* (consistency<br />

(crushing (reaction to near plastic<br />

characteristics) shaking) limit)<br />

Silts and clays None to slight Quick to slow None ML Inorganic silts<br />

liquid limit<br />

and very fine<br />

less than 50<br />

sands, rock<br />

flour, silty or<br />

clayey fine<br />

sands with<br />

slight plasticity<br />

Medium to high None to Medium CL Inorganic clays of<br />

very slow<br />

low to medium<br />

plasticity,<br />

gravelly clays,<br />

sandy clays,<br />

silty clays,<br />

lean clays<br />

Slight to medium Slow Slight OL Organic silts<br />

and organic<br />

silt-clays of<br />

low plasticity<br />

Silts and clays Slight to medium Slow to none Slight to MH Inorganic silts<br />

liquid limit medium micaceous or<br />

greater than 50<br />

diatomaceous<br />

fine sandy or<br />

silty soils,<br />

clastic silts b<br />

High to very None High CH Inorganic clays of<br />

high<br />

high plasticity,<br />

fat clays<br />

Medium to high None to Slight to OH Organic clays of<br />

very slow medium medium to<br />

high plasticity<br />

Highly organic Readily identified by colour, odour, spongy feel, and Pt Peat and other<br />

soils frequently by fibrous texture highly organic<br />

soils<br />

*See footnotes to Table<br />

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