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Empirical Value for Soil   Sample Recovery (R/r) %




 Consistency   Very    Soft   Medium   Stiff   Very Stiff   Hard
 Soft

 SPT (N)   ˂ 2   2 - 4   4 - 8   8 – 16    16 - 32    ˃ 32

 Bulk Density   14 - 18   16 -19   -     -   18 – 22   -
 (KN/M )
 3
 q u   0 - 24   24 - 48   48 - 96   96 - 192   192 - 385   ˃ 385
 2
 (KN/m )

         Table 3: Empirical Value of Unconfined Compressive Strength & Consistency of Cohesive Soil   Soil sample   Split spoon sampler








                                 R= 300mm
                                                                                      R/r =(300/450)*100%
                                                                                            = 66.67%


                                         r= 450mm















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