According to the unified soil classification system the soil has been classified as CL (Medium plasticity clay).
What does USC stand for?
USC stands for Unified Soil Classification
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The soil used to fill the bags was classified as SC-CL according to the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS), that is, a borderline case between sandy clay and low plasticity clay.
Soils were visually classified and logged using the ASTM Unified Soil Classification System, ASTM D 2488 (2001), which is an engineering classification.