1. WELCOME TO OUR PRESENTATION
Submitted To
Prof. Dr. Md. Abu Taiyab
Dept. Of CE.
Mr. Md . Ariful Islam
Lecturer, Dept. of CE.
Prepared By
MD. Parvej
ID: 131046
Syed Shahjalal
ID: 131021
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING.
DHAKA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ,GAZIPUR.
3. Objectives
The test is Standardized in ASTM D 2487 as “ Unified Soil Classification
System”.
Test Standard
The classification of soils is based on a combination of visual observation and
laboratory tests.
This system needs to be comprehensive, while still being reasonable, systematic
and concise.
4. STEP-1 (IDENTIFYING AS COARSE GRAINED
SOIL OR FINE GRAINED SOIL)
Soil Sample
Fine
grained
soil
Coarse
grained
soil
• Naked eye visibility>50%
• Size :-particle size
within76mm to 0.075mm
• Naked eye visibility<50%
• Size :- particle size less
than 0.075mm
5. Naming Convention
Primary
Letter
Soil
compone
nt
Size & Description
G Gravel
Coarse:75mm-19mm
Fine:19mm-4.75mm
S Sand
Coarse:4.75mm-2.0mm,
Medium: 2.0mm-425μm,
Fine: 425μm -75μm
M Silt
Particles smaller than 75μm,
identified by plasticity
C Clay
Particles smaller than 75μm,
identified by plasticity
O
Organic
Metter
Organic matter in various size &
stages of decomposition
Pt Peat Highly organic soils
Secondary Letter Description
W Well graded
P Poorly graded
M Non- plastic fines i.e. silt
C Plastics fines i.e. clay
L Low plasticity, WLL< 50%
H High plasticity, WLL>50%
7. STEP-3 (CLASSIFYING FINE GRAINED SOIL)
Fine Grained
Soil
Organic
Soil
Inorganic
soil
• Dispersion Test
• Shaking or Dilatency Test
• Plasticity Test
• Dry Strength Test
• Presence of organic matter
• Dark Gray to Black Color
• Oder of Decaying vegetation
• More compressible
8. Primary
division
Group
symbol
Description
Field criteria
Dilatancy Dry strength Plasticity
Silts & Clays
(Liquid limit
less than 50%)
ML
Inorganic silts of low
plasticity
Quick to slow None to slight None to slight
CL
Inorganic clays of low
plasticity
None to very
slow
Medium to
high
Medium to slight
OL
Organic silts of low
plasticity
Slow Slight to
Medium
Slight
Silts & Clays
(Liquid limit
more than
50%)
MH
Inorganic silts of high
plasticity
Slow to none Slight to
Medium
Slight to Medium
CH
Inorganic clays of high
plasticity
None High to very
high
High
OH
Organic clay of high
plasticity
None to very
slow
Medium to high Slight to Medium
Highly organic
Soils
Pt
Peat and other highly organic soils Organic color, odor, spongy feels,
frequently fibrous.
9. Test of inorganic soil
Test name Performance Observation comments
• Dispersion Test The soil was allowed
to settled in water
Most of soil grain was
settled within 30sec
Sandy Silt
• Shaking or
Dilatency Test
A moist soil mass was
shaken on palm by
tipping
Slow Clayey soil
• Plasticity Test Manipulation of 3mm
thread
3mm thread was
formed
Silty Clay
• Dry Strength Test A dry 3mm rolled
fragment was
enforced.
A great effort was
needed
Clay soil