Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Coefficient of curvature means the coefficient of curvature of the gradation of the gradation curve. Sometimes the symbol coefficient of gradation)  is used instead of formula  for  determining D30 is the grain size, in millimeters, indicated by the gradation curve at the 30-percent passing level. In figure16-4,  it is (for FT-P1-1) about 0.35. Therefore,0.352 divided by (0.11 x 1.25), or about 0.89.FT-P1-1 is obviously a sand, since more than halfof its coarse fraction passes the No. 4 sieve. It is a cleansand, since less than 5 percent of it (see table AV-1,appendix V) passes the No. 200 sieve. However, it is nota well-graded sand (SW), because although itsgreater than 6 (prescribed for SW in appendix V), itsis  less  than  1,  the  minimum  prescribed  for  SW.