CEGE0100 PART I: TESTR

Java Python CEGE0100 PART I: TEST (SUPPL)

Answer on the separate sheet provided.

A ground investigation is being carried out on the site of a future development. Preliminary results are available from laboratory tests on soil samples that were retrieved from the site. You are required to analyse the data and determine the following:

1. Particle size distribution, d₅₀, coefficient of uniformity (plot on Fig.1) [30 marks]

2. Plasticity index [40 marks]

3. Soil description [30 marks]

The laboratory test results are summarised below.

Table 1 (sieving results)

B.S. sieve (mm)	mass retained on sieve (g)
6	0
2	94
1.18	67.64
0.6	127.51
0.45	45.76
0.212	63.44
0.15	38.47
0.063	62
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Table 2 (plastic limit tests)

	mass tin + wet soil (g)	mass tin + dry soil (g)	mass tin (g)
sample 1	50.6	47.1	29.5
sample 2	50.1	46.8	29.3
sample 3	50.5	47	29.5

Table 3 (liquid limit tests)

	penetration (mm)	water content (%)
sample 1	8.1	24.3
sample 2	18.2	35.1
sample 3	29