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Types of Soil
Types of soil based on engineering *
considerations depends on particle size
As engineering properties of soil change with *
change in particle size, different names are
assigned to particular range of particle sizes
The range of particle size specified for each soil *
type vary among the agencies
Range of Sizes
ASTM
AASHTO
Gravel
to 4.75mm 75
Coarse sand
to 2mm 4.75
2mm to 0.425mm
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Fine sand
0.075m -- 0.425
0.075mm 0.425
Silt
to 0.005mm 0.075
0.002mm0.075
Clay
mm 0.005>
mm 0.002>
Colloids
mm 0.001>
mm 0.001>