Question: Task 2: (2.5 Marks) A Soil Particle Size Distribution Curve Is Available As Shown In Figure 2. Particle Size Distribution Curve 100 90 80 70 60 (%) Smaller 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 1 0.01 0.001 0.1 Particle Size (mm) Figure 2: Particle Size Distribution (a) Determine The Gravel, Sand, Silt And Clay Size Particles By Percentage Of Each. Note: Use The US Department…

Question: Task 2: (2.5 Marks) A Soil Particle Size Distribution Curve Is Available As Shown In Figure 2. Particle Size Distribution Curve 100 90 80 70 60 (%) Smaller 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 1 0.01 0.001 0.1 Particle Size (mm) Figure 2: Particle Size Distribution (a) Determine The Gravel, Sand, Silt And Clay Size Particles By Percentage Of Each. Note: Use The US Department…

Task 2: (2.5 Marks) A soil particle size distribution curve is available as shown in figure 2. Particle Size Distribution Cur

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Task 2: (2.5 Marks) A soil particle size distribution curve is available as shown in figure 2. Particle Size Distribution Curve 100 90 80 70 60 (%) smaller 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 1 0.01 0.001 0.1 Particle size (mm) Figure 2: Particle size distribution (a) Determine the gravel, sand, silt and clay size particles by percentage of each. Note: Use the US department of agriculture (USDA) classification system. (1.75 Marks) (b) Calculate uniformity coefficient, coefficient of gradation and sorting coefficient for this sample. (0.75 Marks)