Soil classification using the uscs (sipho and mphefo)

 Material passing the number 200 sieve

80% pass

The soil has 80% fines and 20% coarse

 Liquid limit
The liquid limit is greater than 50% (LL= 63%) ,therefore the sand is either MH,CH or OH

 Plasticity index (PI)

PI = LL – PL
PI = 63 – 28
PI= 35

 Using the plasticity chart

The point is (63;35)

This point falls under CH.

Conclusion
The “combined soil” is CH, high activity clay.

Soil classification using the uscs (samkelo and skuta)

 Material passing the number 200 sieve

60% pass

The soil has 60% fines and 40% coarse, therefore it is classified as fine

 Liquid limit
The liquid limit is greater than 50% (LL= 63%) ,therefore the sand is either MH,CH or OH

 Plasticity index (PI)

PI = LL – PL
PI = 63 – 28
PI= 35

 Using the plasticity chart

The point is (63;35)

This point falls under CH.

Conclusion
The “combined soil” is CH, high activity clay.