05: The Figure below represents the data that was obtained from a liquid-limit test on a soil. 50 percent of its particles is passing sieve #200. Two determinations for the plastic limit gave water contents of 20.3 % and 20.8 %. Determine 1- Liquid Limit (LL). 2- Plasticity index. 3- Liquidity index if the water content is 27.4% 4- Void ratio at the liquid limit, if G, 2.7 5- Classify the soil based on AASHTO system. 30 10 20 40 60 80 100 Penetration, df (mm) Moisture contemt, )

05: The Figure below represents the data that was obtained from a liquid-limit test on a soil. 50 percent of its particles is passing sieve #200. Two determinations for the plastic limit gave water contents of 20.3 % and 20.8 %. Determine 1- Liquid Limit (LL). 2- Plasticity index. 3- Liquidity index if the water content is 27.4% 4- Void ratio at the liquid limit, if G, 2.7 5- Classify the soil based on AASHTO system. 30 10 20 40 60 80 100 Penetration, df (mm) Moisture contemt, )

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Chapter6: Soil Compaction

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Soil engineering for highway design

Soil engineering is a part of geotechnical engineering that deals with the characteristics of soil. It also helps to understand the behavior of the soil in different conditions. The basic concepts of soil are studied to check the strength, compressibility, and porosity of the soil. This makes soil engineering an important topic for civil engineering.

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05: The Figure below represents the data that was obtained from a liquid-limit test on
a soil. 50 percent of its particles is passing sieve #200. Two determinations for the
plastic limit gave water contents of 20.3 % and 20.8 %. Determine
1- Liquid Limit (LL).
2- Plasticity index.
3- Liquidity index if the water content is 27.4%
4- Void ratio at the liquid limit, if G, 2.7
5- Classify the soil based on AASHTO system.
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80 100
Penetration, d (mm)
Moisture content, w ()

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