NAME-GANESH DIMRI

YEAR/SEM -3RD /5TH

SUBJECT- GEOTECHNICAL
ENGGINEERING (BCET502)

SUBMITTED TO
MISS. ANKITA VATS
GRAVEL G
SAND
S
SILT
M
CLAY
C
ORGANIC O
PEAT
Pt
Soil symbol CLASSIFICATION SOIL SYMBOL CLASSIFICATION
FINE SOILS..
COARSE SOIL • ML Silt of low
 GW Well graded gravel plasticity
 GP Poorly graded gravel • MI Silt of intermediate
 GM Silty gravel
plasticity
• MH Silt of high
 GC Clayey grave
plasticity
 SW Well graded sand
 SP Poorly graded sand • CL clay of low
 SM Silty sand
plasticity
• CI Clay of intermediate
 SC Clayey sand
plasticity
• CH Clay of high
plasiticity

• OL Organic soil of low

plasticity
• OI Organic soil with

intermediate plasticity
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