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    Soil friction angle [°]

    Description USCS Specific Reference


    min max
    value
    Well graded gravel, sandy gravel, with little or
    GW 33 40 [1],[2],
    no fines
    Poorly graded gravel, sandy gravel, with little
    GP 32 44 [1],
    or no fines
    (GW,
    Sandy gravels - Loose 35 [3 cited in 6]
    GP)
    (GW,
    Sandy gravels - Dense 50 [3 cited in 6]
    GP)
    Silty gravels, silty sandy gravels GM 30 40 [1],
    Clayey gravels, clayey sandy gravels GC 28 35 [1],
    Well graded sands, gravelly sands, with little
    SW 33 43 [1],
    or no fines
    Well-graded clean sand, gravelly sands -
    SW - - 38 [3 cited in 6]
    Compacted
    Well-graded sand, angular grains - Loose (SW) 33 [3 cited in 6]
    Well-graded sand, angular grains - Dense (SW) 45 [3 cited in 6]
    Poorly graded sands, gravelly sands, with little
    SP 30 39 [1], [2],
    or no fines
    Poorly-garded clean sand - Compacted SP - - 37 [3 cited in 6]
    Uniform sand, round grains - Loose (SP) 27 [3 cited in 6]
    Uniform sand, round grains - Dense (SP) 34 [3 cited in 6]
    Sand SW, SP 37 38 [7],
    Loose sand (SW, SP) 29 30 [5 cited in 6]
    Medium sand (SW, SP) 30 36 [5 cited in 6]
    Dense sand (SW, SP) 36 41 [5 cited in 6]
    Silty sands SM 32 35 [1],
    Silty clays, sand-silt mix - Compacted SM - - 34 [3 cited in 6]
    Silty sand - Loose SM 27 33 [3 cited in 6]
    Silty sand - Dense SM 30 34 [3 cited in 6]
    Clayey sands SC 30 40 [1],
    Calyey sands, sandy-clay mix - compacted SC 31 [3 cited in 6]
    Loamy sand, sandy clay Loam SM, SC 31 34 [7],
    Inorganic silts, silty or clayey fine sands, with
    ML 27 41 [1],
    slight plasticity
    Inorganic silt - Loose ML 27 30 [3 cited in 6]
    Inorganic silt - Dense ML 30 35 [3 cited in 6]
    Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy clays of low
    CL 27 35 [1],
    plasticity
    Clays of low plasticity - compacted CL 28 [3 cited in 6]
    Organic silts and organic silty clays of low
    OL 22 32 [1],
    plasticity
    Inorganic silts of high plasticity MH 23 33 [1],
    Clayey silts - compacted MH 25 [3 cited in 6]
    Silts and clayey silts - compacted ML 32 [3 cited in 6]
    Inorganic clays of high plasticity CH 17 31 [1],
    Clays of high plasticity - compacted CH 19 [3 cited in 6]
    Organic clays of high plasticity OH 17 35 [1],
    ML, OL,
    Loam 28 32 [7],
    MH, OH
    ML, OL,
    Silt Loam 25 32 [7],
    MH, OH
    ML, OL,
    Clay Loam, Silty Clay Loam CL, MH, 18 32 [7],
    OH, CH
    OL, CL,
    Silty clay 18 32 [7],
    OH, CH
    CL, CH,
    Clay 18 28 [7],
    OH, OL
    Peat and other highly organic soils Pt 0 10 [2],

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