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Unconfined Compressive Strength (after Terzaghi and Peck)
Term SPT Value (after cooling, Skempton and
Kips / sq.ft. KN / sq.m. Glossop)
Squeezes between fingers
Very soft 0 0.5 0 25 02
when fist is closed
Easily molded by fingers
Soft 0.5 1 25 50 34
Molded by Strong pressure
Firm 12 50 100 58
of fingers
Dented by strong pressure of
Stiff 23 100 150 9 16
fingers
Dented only slightly by
Very Stiff 34 150 200 17 32
finger pressure
Dented only slightly by
Hard 4+ 200 + > 32
pencil point
PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDE
Excellent A-1 a sub grade, high quality granular base, No sub base and base are required
Good Zero group index, tolerance of one (1), Does not required sub base