Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 13 views

    Classification Systems

    Uploaded by

    Aaron
    Soil classification schemes provide a method to group soils with similar characteristics and determine suitability for different applications. There are two major categories of classification systems - textural classification based on percentages of sand, silt, and clay, and engineering behavior classification considering particle size distribution and plasticity. Textural classification names soils after their principal components of sand, silt, or clay based on particle diameter.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Classification Systems

    Uploaded by

    Aaron
    13 views9 pages
    Soil classification schemes provide a method to group soils with similar characteristics and determine suitability for different applications. There are two major categories of classification systems - textural classification based on percentages of sand, silt, and clay, and engineering behavior classification considering particle size distribution and plasticity. Textural classification names soils after their principal components of sand, silt, or clay based on particle diameter.

    Original Title

    HIGHWAY

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Soil classification schemes provide a method to group soils with similar characteristics and determine suitability for different applications. There are two major categories of classification systems - textural classification based on percentages of sand, silt, and clay, and engineering behavior classification considering particle size distribution and plasticity. Textural classification names soils after their principal components of sand, silt, or clay based on particle diameter.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    13 views9 pages

    Classification Systems

    Uploaded by

    Aaron
    Soil classification schemes provide a method to group soils with similar characteristics and determine suitability for different applications. There are two major categories of classification systems - textural classification based on percentages of sand, silt, and clay, and engineering behavior classification considering particle size distribution and plasticity. Textural classification names soils after their principal components of sand, silt, or clay based on particle diameter.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 9

    A classification scheme provides a method of identifying soils in a particular group that would likely exhibit similar characteristics.

    Soil Classification is used to specify a certain soil type that is best suited for a given application. Also, it can be used to establish a soil profile along a desired cross
    section of a soil mass. There are several classification schemes available. Each was devised for a specific use.

    Classification Systems

    In general, there are two major categories into which the classification systems developed in the past can be grouped.
    1. The textural classification is based on the particle-size distribution of the percent of sand, silt, and clay-size fractions present in a given soil.
    2. The other major category is based on the engineering behavior of soil and takes into consideration the particle-size distribution and the plasticity (i.e., liquid
    limit and plasticity index).
    In general, there are two major categories into which the classification systems developed in the past can be grouped.

    3. The textural classification is based on the particle-size distribution of the percent of sand, silt, and clay-size fractions present in a given soil.

    4. The other major category is based on the engineering behavior of soil and takes into consideration the particle-size distribution and the plasticity (i.e., liquid
    limit and plasticity index).
    Soil Classification Schemes
    Classification Systems
    In general, there are two major categories into which the
    classification systems developed in the past can be grouped.

    1. .
    2. The other major category is based on the engineering behavior
    of soil and takes into consideration the particle-size
    distribution and the plasticity (i.e., liquid limit and
    plasticity index).
    Soil Classification Schemes
    Classification Systems
    In general, there are two major categories into which the
    classification systems developed in the past can be grouped.

    1. .
    2. .
    Soil Classification
    Schemes
    Textural
    Classification
    In the textural classification system,
    the soils are named after their
    principal components, sand, silt and,
    clay.

    Principal Particle
    Component Diameter

    Sand 2 – 0.05 mm

    Silt 0.05 – 0.002 mm

    Clay < 0.002 mm

    You might also like