Department of Defense · MIL-STD-619B · 37 pp.
MIL-STD-619B Soil Classification System for Roads, Airfields, and Base Courses Manual PDF
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Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com UUI-STD-619S DEPARIUEST OF DEFENSE Washloston, D. C. 20301 URnIsD SOIL crAssIFIcATmRSYSTM IIIL-STD-619S 1. ‘fhistititw standard is maudatory for use W all ~ts and Asencies of td DepartamM of Defense. 2. &amended correcticaas,eddltions, or de.letims should be sddreased to W. S. ~ MobilityEquipnentCc-sod, Mrec*orateof Research, Develop- ment end Ilnglneerlng,ATTR: SUEFB-RDE-KX, Po* Belvolr,Virginia,22C60.
Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com M13-sTD-619s mxEuoRD Soilsare sub$ectedto classification in orderto p-de a generalconcept of the engineeringcharacteristics of foundation,embankment,and filter materials. In the preliminarydesisn st-e6e,classificationprovidesguidance In 10C8t@J areas for detailedsubsurfaceexploration,and In selectingre- presentativesamplesfor the more cauplexdesigntests such as shear, con- solidation, Cmpaction, bearing,permeability,end Neu. ~P=P=$m3* fhal dmi~, cleasiflcaticmpermits eatablislmeatof aoll profiles,the locaticm md limits of und8sirdb =tetiS16 aad potential borrow areas, end the criticalfoundaticaconditionwhich @verne the dCLSi@.
DuAns ccmatructicmoperatiam, classificationprovidesa means of eval- uat~ end CCQt~~ the quality of foundationend borrow materiels. Ccapliencewith this standardwill prawba uniformityin soil clasaiflca- ti- tesmlnolqy, test PTOCedU?W , end tirpreteti~ of =s~ts . * standerdwIU also previdea cm= basis for describingsoil conditions tb8t CSn be _BtOOd by both d.eSi@3i end C&_i= @@.llM!TS .
Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MnATD-619B Page mraph 1. Scim ............................ .* *.... 1 2. REFEF@TCEtlDWXMIWN . . . . . ...00.... G .*... 1 3. DEFDTITI~............................. 1 3.~ Clessifi.caticsl System................. 1 3.1.1 Co~se-greinedaoila......O......... 2 3.1.1.1 Coarse-grained soilewitha small percentageof fines................. 2 3.1.1.2’ Coarse-grainedSOIIEwith a consider~le percsntsgeof fines.... 2 3.1.2 Ploe-greincd materials.............. 2 3.1.2.1 ML dmews ..........o.e..e.... 3 3.1.2.2 CL anda rows ................... 3 3.1.2.3 OL Saldollgroups .................... 3 3.1.3 Miscellaneoussoilmaterials........
3 3.1.4 FrozenSoils........................ 4. GR9ERAL~ .........*......... i I&.1 Identification fr= laboratory result........... .0............0.... 4 DEl!AILREQUXR=ER19..................... 4 ;:1 Chsmszteristics of Uofrozensoil -E PSrtiJ=ttO roads-d airfields ........................o.... 4 5.1.1 General..................*....*.*.*. 4 .5.1.2 Featuresshownon soils Classiflcatioa Shaft..., oo.ooo. oo..o. 5 5.1.2.1 Subdi~sifm0? coarse-gralnad. soil rows* *-*.***.*.*.*********.******* 5 5.1.2.2 Vzlueof soilses Subgradeor subbasemstaielz.......... ......... 5.1.2.3 Potentialrrost action.............. 2 5.1.2.4 Ccqmeaslbilityand exP8usicdI. ......
7 5.1.2.5 Ilrainslps characteristics ............ 7 5.1.2.6 caapactionequi- ................ 8 5.2 Characteristics of unfrozensoil -S Perth- to ~ts sad fcmmdatias........................... 8 5.2.1 General............0............... 8 5.2.2 Limitations......................... 9 5.2.3 Featuresshowna soils clazsiflcatimsheet................ 9
Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MII#fD-6192 G Coli’mm (Cent’d) Page Suitability of solla for dtitia ......................... 9 PermeaU.ltY Sud Seepe%e control...-lo seepage through emb~8. -..*oloolo Seepage tba-owb fouadati-g .......u control of uplift prem’uraa........ =ll Ccmplleticm Characta rlatics . . . . . . ..om suitability of soils for , foundaticals ......................... Grapbicslpresantatlonof Uafmzeo soils data.......................000.Lb Pastures of the ~ soil Olasaiflcatioa sYataa..................14 Partaof the W-.** .....*.....*..14 Clemiflcation of fro- soil, Bu@r groupd..
o...........o..o...o..lk Frozen soils in which segregated Ice is not visible..................u Frozen soils in which ice is visibla............................W Daacfiptionof substantialIce strata.............. G **.**********. & Ideatiflcaticmsad aesmiptioo Of frozen Sa ........i..............ti Thaw cbaractarlatice...............ii7 Ice.or water’contentof frosen saturated soils....................d7 GraPbicalprasalltatlmof frosan soils bti ....................... ..a 5.2.3.1 5.2.3.2 5.2.3.3 Y.2.3.b 5.2.3.5 5.2.3.6 5.2.3.7 5.3 5:4 5.4.1 5A.1.1 5.%1.2 5.IL1.3 5.4.1.4 5.4.1.5 5.4.1.6 5.4.1.7 5.kl.8 rml’m 1. rlluatrat.ion of Rozea soil ............. G ..*.*..,*..* .*. 19 2.
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