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Class C – Cohesive/granular materials (A1.3)

A1.3.1
Materials with less than 50% granular content by mass must, at the time of compaction, have a moisture content of between 0.8 and 1.2 times the plastic limit or be acceptable when subjected to field identification test No.2.
A1.3.2
Materials with a minimum of 50% granular content by mass must, at the time of compaction, have a moisture content of between +1% and -2% of the optimum moisture content as determined by BS 1377-4, Vibrating Hammer, Method 3.7, or must be acceptable when subjected to field identification test No.3.