Unified Soil Classification System
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
soil classification system
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:USCS
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
natural soils
remolded soils |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
gptkb:Atterberg_limits
plasticity liquid limit foundation design grain size earthwork construction soil suitability assessment |
| gptkbp:classifies_as |
coarse-grained soils
fine-grained soils highly organic soils |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Arthur_Casagrande
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Unified Soil Classification System
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
1940s
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
soil identification for construction projects
|
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
peat soils
clayey soils organic soils poorly graded soils silty soils well-graded soils |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
AASHTO Soil Classification System
British Soil Classification System |
| gptkbp:standardizedBy |
ASTM D2487
ASTM D2488 |
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:GW
gptkb:CL gptkb:MH gptkb:OH gptkb:SC CH GP PT SW SM GM ML SP OL GC |
| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkb:Bureau_of_Reclamation civil engineering geotechnical engineering |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
engineering classification of soils
|
| gptkbp:uses |
two-letter group symbols
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:USCS
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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