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    How to distinguish silt from clay in the field

    BigH It mixed with aggregates and chewing is not possible
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    How to distinguish silt from clay in the field

    I carried out the test and seems that fines are 1/3 clay and 2/3 silt. Sieve analysis showed that I have 11% fines, 26% sand and 63% gravel. Prior to sieve analysis, substantial number of cobbles and boulders were discarded and the above percentages may be almost half if the weight of the...
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    How to distinguish silt from clay in the field

    When it was being excavated the observations showed that the particles (sand and gravel) were sticking together and were excavated often as lumps. Does it suggest that we have clays or could silt be the same. I am doing moisture content test and see that the (microwave) dried sample is still as...

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