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1 <br />t <br />CAL 4230 Kiernan Avenue, Ste 150 1 Modesto, CA 95356 1 209.543.1799 1 Fax 209.543.1775 <br />DEFINITION OF TERMS <br />PRIMARY DIVISIONS <br />SYMBOLS <br />SECONDARY DIVISIONS <br />GRAVELS <br />CLEAN <br />GW . <br />WELL GRADED GRAVELS, GRAVEL-SAND MIXTURES <br />MORE THAN <br />GRAVELS <br />_ <br />LITTLE OR NO FINES <br />GP <br />POORLY GRADED GRAVELS OR GRAVEL SAND MIXTURES, <br />HALF OF <br />< 5% FINES, <br />a x <br />COARSE <br />LITTLE OF NO FINES <br />GM <br />MI <br />SILTY GRAVELS, GRAVEL-SAND-SILT MIXTURES, <br />FRACTION IS <br />" W <br />LARGER THAN <br />GRAVELS <br />.1111 <br />NON-PLASTIC FINES <br />- GC <br />CLAYEY GRAVELS, GRAVEL-SAND-CLAY MIXTURES, <br />Z Z ¢ W <br />NO. 4 SIEVE <br />WITH FINES <br />' <br />PLASTIC FINES <br />SANDS <br />CLEAN <br />S W . z <br />WELL GRADED SANDS, GRAVELLY SANDS, LITTLE OR NO <br />p ~ o <br />MORE THAN <br />HALF OF <br />SANDS <br />< 5% FINES <br />FINES <br />SP <br />POORLY GRADED SANDS, GRAVELLY SANDS, LITTLE OR <br />0 z <br />COARSE <br />NO FINES <br />SANDS <br />. <br />SM <br />SILTY SANDS, SAND-SILT MIXTURES, NON-PLASTIC FINES <br />V <br />FRACTION IS <br />SMALLER THAN <br />WITH FINES <br />CLAYEY SANDS, SAND-CLAY MIXTURES, PLASTIC FINES <br />NO. 4 SIEVESC <br />ML <br />INORGANIC SILTS, VERY FINE SANDS, ROCK FLOUR, SILTY <br />w W <br />SILTS AND CLAYS <br />OR CLAYEY FINE SANDS, SLIGHTLY PLASTIC CLAYEY SILTS <br />CL <br />INORGANIC CLAYS OF LOW TO MEDIUM PLASTICITY, <br />O a <br />p k a W <br />LIQUID LIMIT IS <br />a <br />LESS THAN 50 <br />GRAVELLY, SANDY, SILTS OR LEAN CLAYS <br />ORGANIC SILTS AND ORGANIC CLAYS OF LOW PLASTICITY <br />A x <br />INORGANIC SILTS, MICACEOUS OR DIATOMACEOUS FINE <br />SANDY OR SILTY SOILS, ELASTIC SILTS <br />Z <br />SILTS AND CLAYS <br />LIQUID LIMIT ISGREATER <br />Ei <br />INORGANIC CLAYS OF HIGH PLASTICITY, FAT CLAYS <br />THAN 50 <br />ORGANIC CLAYS OFMEDIUM TO HIGH PLASTICITY,ORGANIC <br />SILTY CLAYS <br />HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS <br />PEAT AND OTHER HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS <br />GRAIN SIZES <br />GRAVEL <br />I <br />SAND <br />BOULDERS <br />COBBLES <br />SILTS AND CLAYS <br />COARSE <br />I FINE <br />I COARSE I MEDIUM I FINE <br />12" 3" 3/4" 4 <br />10 40 200 <br />CLEAR SQUARE SIEVE OPENING U.S. <br />STANDARD SIEVE SIZE <br />ADDITIONAL TESTS <br />(OTHER THAN TEST PIT AND BORING <br />LOG COLUMN HEADINGS) <br />MAX- Maximum Dry Density <br />PM- Permeability <br />PP- Pocket Penetrometer <br />GS- Grain Size Distribution <br />SG- Specific Gravity <br />WA- Wash Analysis <br />SE- Sand Equivalent <br />HA- Hydrometer Analysis DS- Direct Shear <br />EI- Expansion Index <br />AL- Atterberg Limits <br />UC- Unconfined Compression <br />CHM- Sulfate and Chloride <br />RV- R-Value <br />MD- Moisture/Density <br />Content, pH, Resistivity <br />CN- Consolidation <br />M- Moisture <br />COR - Corrosivity <br />SC- Swell Compression <br />OI- Organic Impurities <br />FIGURE: BL1 <br />