SOIL A SOIL B SOIL C SOIL D

Sieve No. Sieve

(US Size % % % % % % % %
Standard) (mm) retained passing retained passing retained passing retained passing

4 4.75 0.00 100.00 6.00 94.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 100.00

10 2.00 0.00 100.00 31.00 63.00 51.00 49.00 0.00 100.00
20 0.84 6.00 94.00 42.00 21.00 9.00 40.00 2.00 98.00
400 0.42 24.00 70.00 11.00 10.00 2.00 38.00 5.00 93.00
60 0.25 22.00 48.00 3.00 7.00 12.00 26.00 5.00 88.00
100 0.15 32.00 16.00 2.00 5.00 8.00 18.00 5.00 83.00
200 0.075 12.00 4.00 2.00 3.00 8.00 10.00 6.00 77.00
LL NP NP NP 63.00
PL NP NP NP 48.00

FINES SAND GRAVEL

COBBLE BOULDER
CLAY SILT FINE MEDIUM COARSE FINE MEDIUM COARSE
100
Percentage passing by weight (%)

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.075
0.02

2.36
1.18

4.75

37.5
0.212

0.425

63
13.5

200
6.7

19
0.15

0.3

0.6

0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

Grain Size (mm)