5. The following table shows the result of the liquid limit and plastic limit tests. LIQUID LIMIT Test number Number of blows Weight of wet soil and container (g) Weight of dry soil and container (g) Weight of container (g) 1 2 3 4 39 27 20 15 21.40 21.08 21.34 22.96 19.15 18.55 18.62 19.61 12.74 12.93 13.08 13.27 PLASTIC LIMIT Test number Weight of wet soil and container (g) Weight of dry soil and container (g) Weight of container (g) 1 2 22.79 22.36 20.42 20.19 12.83 12.59 NATURAL WATER CONTENT Test number Weight of wet soil and container (g) Weight of dry soil and container (g) Weight of container (g) 1 2 17.43 16.97 14.84 14.36 8.52 8.70 Compute the following: d. Liquid limit e. Plasticity index
5. The following table shows the result of the liquid limit and plastic limit tests. LIQUID LIMIT Test number Number of blows Weight of wet soil and container (g) Weight of dry soil and container (g) Weight of container (g) 1 2 3 4 39 27 20 15 21.40 21.08 21.34 22.96 19.15 18.55 18.62 19.61 12.74 12.93 13.08 13.27 PLASTIC LIMIT Test number Weight of wet soil and container (g) Weight of dry soil and container (g) Weight of container (g) 1 2 22.79 22.36 20.42 20.19 12.83 12.59 NATURAL WATER CONTENT Test number Weight of wet soil and container (g) Weight of dry soil and container (g) Weight of container (g) 1 2 17.43 16.97 14.84 14.36 8.52 8.70 Compute the following: d. Liquid limit e. Plasticity index
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Transcribed Image Text:5. The following table shows the result of the liquid limit and plastic limit tests.
LIQUID LIMIT
Test number
Number of blows
Weight of wet soil and
container (g)
Weight of dry soil and
container (g)
Weight of container
1
3
4
39
27
20
15
21.40
21.08
21.34
22.96
19.15
18.55
18.62
19.61
12.74
12.93
13.08
13.27
PLASTIC LIMIT
Test number
2
Weight of wet soil and
container (g)
Weight of dry soil and
container (g)
Weight of container (g)
22.79
22.36
20.42
20.19
12.83
12.59
NATURAL WATER CONTENT
Test number
Weight of wet soil and
container (g)
Weight of dry soil and
container (g)
Weight of container (g)
1
17.43
16.97
14.84
14.36
8.52
8.70
Compute the following:
d. Liquid limit
e. Plasticity index
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