How do I recognize a fat clay vs a lean clay in the field (while logging the boreholes) without doing any LL tests on it? Also, any tips to distinguish clay from silt?
I am a fresh-out-of-college geotechnical engineer and I'll be going on my first drilling and CPT job soon. I'll appreciate any in-the-field tips about drilling and CPT. From some previous borings we are expecting compacted fill overlying SF young bay-mud. Any tips about procedures/split spoon...