Particle Size (mm) Percent finer

4.750 95.46
2.000 88.65
0.850 80.88
0.425 60.13
0.250 24.31
0.150 10.37
0.075 3.89 D60 H 0.01 60
0.42 60
D10 0.15
D30 0.28 D60 V 0.42 0
D60 0.42 0.42 60

D10 H 0.01 10 D30 H 0.01 30

0.15 10 0.28 30

D10 V 0.15 0 D30 V 0.28 0

0.15 10 0.28 30

Particle Size (mm) Percent finer

0.4250 100
0.1800 96
0.0900 85
0.0750 80
0.0400 59
0.0200 39
0.0100 26
0.0050 15
0.0015 8 D60 H 0.01 60
0.00 60
D10 0.0025
D30 D60 V 0.00 0
D60 0.00 60

D10 H 0.01 10 D30 H 0.01 30

26.00 10 15.00 30

D10 V 26.00 0 D30 V 15.00 0

26.00 10 15.00 30

Moisture Content Number of Blows, N

38.4 14
 36.5 16
33.1 20
27.0 28
The Flow Curve
45.0

25 29.29 40.0
35.0 (25 , 29

Moisture Content
30.0
D10 H 0 25
25.0
29.29 25
20.0
15.0
D10 V 29.29 0
10.0
29.29 25
5.0
0.0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Number of Blows, N
 Particle Size Distribution Curve
120

100

80
Percent Finer

60

40

20

0
0.010 0.100 1.000D D D 10.000
1 3 6
0 0 0
= =
= 0 0
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0 2 4
Particle Size (mm)-log scale. 8 2
1
5

Particle Size Distribution Curve

120

100

80
Percent Finer

60

40

20

0
0.0010 0.0100 0.1000 1.0000
Particle Size (mm)-log scale
w Curve

(25 , 29.29)

15 20 25 30
r of Blows, N
Weight of Moist Soil Volume Moist Unit Weight Moisture Content Dry Unit Weight
1.78 0.000943 1886.9924732323 5 0.05 1797.13568879
1.87 0.000943 1982.4022050249 7.5 0.075 1844.09507444
1.95 0.000943 2067.2108555073 10 0.1 1879.28259592
1.98 0.000943 2099.0140994382 12.5 0.125 1865.79031061
2.02 0.000943 2141.4184246793 15 0.15 1862.10297798
1.97 0.000943 2088.4130181279 17.5 0.175 1777.37278139
1.9 0.000943 2014.2054489558 20 0.2 1678.5045408

100

Weight of Moist Soil Volume Moist Unit Weight Moisture Content Dry Unit Weight
3.78 0.033333 113.4 10 0.1 103.1
4.01 0.033333 120.3 12 0.12 107.4
4.14 0.033333 124.2 14 0.14 108.9
4.12 0.033333 123.6 16 0.16 106.6
4.01 0.033333 120.3 18 0.18 101.9
3.9 0.033333 117 20 0.2 97.5
 1900
f(x) = - 2.4935558404x^2 + 55.1029296087x + 1578.0680859471
1850 R² = 0.980827587

1800
Dry Unit Weights

1750

1700

1650

1600

1550
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
Moisture Content

Chart Title
110
108
f(x) = - 0.3049107143x^2 + 8.47875x + 49.2142857143
106 R² = 0.9703846318
104
102
100
98
96
94
92
90
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22