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...
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...
