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RTX-300 SOIL GUIDE
 
AASHTO
CLASS
Description
Comments / Recommendation
Unified Group
A-1-a
WELL GRADED GRAVEL AND GRAVEL MIXTURES. LITTLE OR NO FINES.
ADD FINES:COMBINE WITH SM / SC  /  ML /  CL /  GL /  MH  /  CH  /  OH
GW
A-1-a
POORLY GRADED GRAVEL AND  GRAVEL / SAND MIXTURES.
LITTLE OR NO FINES.
ADD FINES.
COMBINE WITH SM / SC  /  ML /  CL /  GL /  MH  /  CH  /  OH
GP
A-1-b
SILTY GRAVEL
GRAVEL / SAND / SILT MIXTURES.
OK – PROVIDED FINE CONTENT IS AT LEAST 20 PERCENT.
COMBINE WITH SM / SC  /  ML /  CL /  GL /  MH  /  CH  /  OH
GM
A-1-b
CLAYEY GRAVEL/GRAVEL / SAND / SILT MIXTURES.
OK.
GC
A-1-b
WELL-GRADED SAND AND GRAVELLY SAND – LITTLE OR NO FINES.
ADD FINES.COMBINE WITH SM / SC  /  ML /  CL /  GL /  MH  /  CH  /  OH
SW
A-1-b
A-3
POORLY GRADED SAND AND GRAVELLY SAND – LITTLE OR NO FINES.
ADD FINES
COMBINE WITH SM / SC  /  ML /  CL /  GL /  MH  /  CH  /  OH
SP
A-2-4
A-2-5
SILTY SAND, SAND-SILT MIXTURES.
OK.COMBINE WITH GW / GP / GM / GC /
SM
A-2-6
A-2-7
CLAYEY SAND, SAND-CLAY MIXTURES.
OK.
SC
A-4
INORGANIC SILT, VERY FINE SAND, ROCK FLOUR, SILTY OR CLAYEY FINE SANDS.
OK. COMBINE WITH GW / GP / GM / GC /
ML
A-6
INORGANIC CLAYS OF LOW TO MEDIUM PLASTICITY, GRAVELLY CLAYS, SANDY CLAYS, SILTY CLAYS, LEAN CLAYS.
OK.
CL
A-4
INORGANIC SILTS AND ORGANIC SILTY CLAYS OF LOW PLASTICITY.
OK. CONSULT W/ TXI
OL
A-5
INORGANIC SILTS,
OK. CONSULT W/ TXI
MH
A-7-6
INORGANIC CLAYS OF HIGH PLASTICITY. FAT CLAYS.
OK. CONSULT W/ TXI
CH
A-7-5
ORGANIC CLAYS OF MEDIUM TO HIGH PLASTICITY.
OK. CONSULT W/ TXI
OH
A-8
PEAT, MUCK AND OTHER HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS.
COMBINE WITH SM / SC  /  ML /  CL /  GL /  MH  /  CH  /  OH
PT
 
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