Question: 2 . 5 6 . On a five - cycle semilogarithmic graph, plot the grain size distributions of soils A - F . From the

2.56. On a five-cycle semilogarithmic graph, plot the grain size distributions of soils A-F. From the grain size distributions and the Atterberg Limits, classify each soil according to the USCS [Soil A: GW, Well-graded Gravel; Soil B: ML, Low plasticity Silt; Soil C: SC, Clayey Sand with Gravel; Soil D: SP, Poorly-graded Sand; Soil E: ML, Non-plastic Silt with Sand; Soil F: CH, High plasticity Clay (Fat Clay)] Note: see video on Brightspace on how to easily plot grainsize distributions in excel.
\table[[\table[[U.S. Standard Sieve No.],[or Particle Size]],Percent Passing by Weight],[Soil A,Soil B,Soil C,Soil D,Soil E,Soil F],[75 mm (3 in.),100,,100,,,],[38(1-1/2),70,,-,,,],[19(3/4),49,100,91,,,],[9.5(3/8),36,-,87,,,],[No.4,27,88,81,,100,],[No.10,20,82,70,100,89,],[No.20,-,80,,99,,],[No.40,8,78,49,91,63,],[No.60,-,74,-,37,-,],[No.100,5,-,-,9,-,],[No.140,,65,35,4,60,],[No.200,4,55,32,-,57,100],[40\mu m,3,31,27,,41,99],[20\mu m,2,19,22,,35,92],[10\mu m,1,13,18,,20,82],[5\mu m,1,10,14,,8,71],[2\mu m,-,-,11,,-,52],[1\mu m,-,2,10,,-,39]]
Note: Missing data is indicated by a dash in the column.
\table[[Property,Soil A,Soil B,Soil C,Soil D,Soil E,Soil F],[w_(n),%,27,14,14,11,8,72],[LL,13,35,35,-,28,60],[PL,8,29,18,NP,NP,28]]
2 . 5 6 . On a five - cycle semilogarithmic

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