Question: Classify the soil based on the USCS and AASHTO systems. Include the particle size distribution curve neatly plotted by hand or on the computer.

Classify the soil based on the USCS and AASHTO systems. Include the particle size distribution curve neatly plotted by hand or on the computer.
\table[[Sieve Number,% Passing Soil A,% Passing Soil B],[4,100,93],[10,100,71],[20,96,32],[40,91,11],[60,84,8],[100,79,5],[200,73,2],[Liquid Limit,61,]]
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\table[[Plastic Limit,26,NP]]
a) What is the gravel content of each soil?
b) What is the sand content?
c) What is the silt content?
Classify the soil based on the USCS and AASHTO

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