Coarse Silt

Soil whose principal fraction has particle size >0.02 mm and ≤0.063 mm in size. (see EN ISO 14688-1)

Classification

Repute

Property	Type	Description	Default value/units	Example/range of values
General
Name		The item's name	Soil 1	any text
Type		The item's type	Coarse Silt
Category		The item's sub group	Soil
Kind		The item's group	Materials
Notes		Free-form notes regarding this item		any text
Classification
Class		The soil's class	CSi	CSi
State		The soil's state	-	very loose, loose, medium dense, dense, very dense
Strict validation		If checked, enforce narrower range of typical geotechnical properties of the soil.	no	yes/no
Mass/Weight densities
See Cohesionless Soils
Drained strength
See Cohesionless Soils
Drained stiffness
See Cohesionless Soils
Help
Help file		Help file providing further information about this soil	Rex.chm
Web site		Web site for the program	www.geocentrix.co.uk/help/

Parameter	Classification		Minimum		Default	Maximum
Parameter	Class	State	Ext.	Normal	Default	Normal	Ext.
r d (kg/m3)	All	All	1100	1275	1850	2150	2200
r s (kg/m3)	All	All	1500	1800	2050	2150	2400
f peak (deg) †Reduced to allow for potential liquefaction	All	Unspecified	20	27	28	33	45
		Very loose	20†	25†	26†	28†	30†
		Loose	23	27	28	31	35
		Medium dense	25	28	29	32	37
		Dense	27	29	30	33	40
		Very dense	30	32	33	36	45
f crit (deg)	All	All	20	27	28	31	35
c'peak (kPa)	All	All	0	0	0	5	10
c'crit (kPa)	All	All	0	0	0	0	5