ENGINEERING CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL

Chapter 5

1. AASHTO Classification System – American Association of State

Highway and Transportation Officials

2. Unified Soil Classification System – Unified Soil Classification System

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1. AASHTO Classification System

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Group Index, GI = (F200 – 35) [(0.2 + 0.005(LL – 40)] + 0.01(F200 – 15) (PI – 10)

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2. Unified Soil Classification System – Unified Soil Classification System

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 Textbook for Geology
• Nicholas K. Coch and Allan Ludman, 1991.
“Physical Geology”. Macmillan Publishing
company. New York.

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