Table 8-1.5
Relative Desirability of Soils as Compacted Fill
Relative Desirability for Various Uses
Soil Type
Rolled Earth Fill
Canal Sections
Foundations
Roadways
Dams
Fills
GW
Well graded gravels,
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
1
1
3
gravel-sand mixture, little
or fines
GF
Poorly graded gravels,
-
-
2
2
-
-
3
3
3
-
gravel-sand mixture, little
or no fines
GM
Silty gravels, poorly graded
2
4
-
4
4
1
4
4
9
5
gravel-sand-silt mixtures
GC
Clayey gravels, poorly
1
1
-
3
1
2
6
5
5
1
graded gravel-sand-clay
mixtures
SW
Well graded sands, gravel
-
-
3 if
6
-
-
2
2
2
4
like sands, little or no fines
gravelly
SP
Poorly graded sands,
-
-
4 if
7 if
-
-
5
6
4
-
gravel like sands, little or
gravelly
gravelly
no fines
SM
Silty sands, poorly graded
4
5
-
8 if
5
3
7
6
10
6
sand-silt mixtures
gravelly
erosi
on
critic
al
SC
Clay like sands, poorly
3
2
-
5
2
4
8
7
6
2
graded sand-clay mixtures
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