Sand

Soil whose principal fraction has particle size >0.063 mm and ≤2.0 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	Sand
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	Sa	Sa, CSa, MSa, FSa, siSa, clSa
State		The soil's state	-	very loose, loose, medium dense, dense, very dense
Strict Validation
Carbonate Content	[-]	The soil's carbonate content	0	≥ 0 and ≤ 100
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/

* may have effective cohesion

S? is S, SW or SP.

Parameter	Classification		Minimum		Default	Maximum
Parameter	Class	State	Ext.	Normal	Default	Normal	Ext.
r d (kg/m3)	All	Unspecified	1200	1275	1675	1800	2200
		Very loose	1200	1225	1450	1550	1750
		Loose	1225	1275	1500	1600	1850
		Medium dense	1275	1350	1575	1700	1950
		Dense	1350	1450	1675	1800	2050
		Very dense	1450	1575	1800	1900	2200
r s (kg/m3)	All	Unspecified	1600	1800	2075	2150	2400
		Very loose	1600	1750	1900	1975	2000
		Loose	1750	1800	1950	2000	2050
		Medium dense	1800	1850	1975	2050	2150
		Dense	1850	1950	2075	2150	2250
		Very dense	1950	2050	2175	2250	2400
f peak (deg) †Reduced to allow for potential liquefaction	All	Unspecified	20	30	32	40	55
		Very loose	20†	25†	26†	28†	30†
		Loose	26	30	32	35	40
		Medium dense	29	33	34	37	45
		Dense	33	36	37	40	50
		Very dense	37	40	42	45	55
f crit (deg)	All	All	23	30	32	35	40
c'peak (kPa)discounting natural cementation	Sa siSa clSa	All	0	0	0	0	10
c'peak (kPa)discounting natural cementation	Others	All	Not applicable
c' _crit (kPa)	Sa siSa clSa	All	0	0	0	0	5
c' _crit (kPa)	Others	All	Not applicable