Question: Classify the following soils using USCS. Include the particle size distribution curve with your solution plotting Percent passing by mass ( % ) versus Grain

Classify the following soils using USCS.
Include the particle size distribution curve with your solution plotting Percent passing by mass (%) versus Grain diameter ( mm )- see example in Figure 2.6 in HKS (2023) and the CEE320 Laboratory Manual (Page 98). Make x axis log scale, use symbols to represent the measured data (unlike the book which did not use symbols!). Plot all 4 soils on one graph.
Also include a plasticity chart for the Atterberg Limits data - see examples in Figure 2.13 in HKS (2023) and CEE320 Laboratory Manual (Page 107). Make sure the PI and LL axes are the same scale. Plot all four soils on one plasticity chart.
\table[[Sieve #,Percent passing by mass],[Soil A,Soil B,Soil C,Soil D],[3'',,100,,],[1.5'',,98,,],[34'',,96,,],[38'',,88,,100],[#4,,77,100,63],[#10,,66,96,48],[#20,100,55,94,36],[#40,94,45,73,31],[#60,82,38,66,29],[#100,66,30,62,23],[#140,55,24,59,15],[#200,45,18,55,10],[LL,36,32,52,60],[PL,14,25,32,26]]
Note: LL = liquid limit, PL = plastic limit

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