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2.13 Effective Size, Uniformity Coefficient, and Coefficient of Gradation

The document discusses three parameters that can be used to classify granular soils based on particle-size distribution curves: 1. Effective size is defined as the diameter corresponding to 10% finer (D10) on the curve. 2. Uniformity coefficient (Cu) is the ratio of the diameter corresponding to 60% finer (D60) to D10. 3. Coefficient of gradation (Cc) is the ratio of the sum of (D60 - D10) to D60 + D10.

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2.13 Effective Size, Uniformity Coefficient, and Coefficient of Gradation

The document discusses three parameters that can be used to classify granular soils based on particle-size distribution curves: 1. Effective size is defined as the diameter corresponding to 10% finer (D10) on the curve. 2. Uniformity coefficient (Cu) is the ratio of the diameter corresponding to 60% finer (D60) to D10. 3. Coefficient of gradation (Cc) is the ratio of the sum of (D60 - D10) to D60 + D10.

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32 Chapter 2 Soil Deposits and Grain-Size Analysis

2.13 Effective Size, Uniformity Coefficient, and Coefficient


of Gradation
The particle-size distribution curve (Figure 2.15) can be used to compare different
soils. Also, three basic soil parameters can be determined from these curves, and
they can be used to classify granular soils. The three soil parameters are:
1. Effective size
2. Uniformity coefficient
3. Coefficient of gradation
The diameter in the particle-size distribution curve corresponding to 10% finer
is defined as the effective size, or D10. The uniformity coefficient is given by the relation

D60
Cu  (2.7)
D10

where
Cu  uniformity coefficient
D60  the diameter corresponding to 60% finer in the particle-size distribution
curve
The coefficient of gradation may be expressed as

D 230
Cc  (2.8)
D60 D10

100

80

60
Percent finer

40

30

20

10 Figure 2.15
D60 D30 D10 Definition of D10,
0 D30, and D60
10 5 1 0.5 0.1 0.05
Particle size (mm)

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