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.