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ClassificationReferences: 1. Holtz, Robert, D., Kovacs, Williams, D. An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering . Englewoods Cliffs, New Jersey; Prentice-Hall, Schroeder, , Dickenson, , Warrington, Don, C. Soils in Construction. Fifth Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey; Prentice Hall, of soil classification :Reason for classification : soil classification is like a language between engineers. The known soil classification communicates their probable Engineering behavior, and allows engineers access to the accumulated experience of other engineers.

3. organic soils 4. Peat •The highly organic soils and peat can be identified visually. The Course grained soils are those having more than 50% of soil being retained on the No. 200 sieve. Fine grained soils are those that allow more than 50% to pass through the No. 200 sieve. • Gravel fraction = percent retained on the number 4 sieve = R 4

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