A sample of clay soil has a liquid limit of 62% and its plasticity index is 32 percent. () What is the state of consistency of the soil if the soil in its natural state has a water content of 34 percent? (ii) Calculate the shrinkage limit if the void ratio of the sample at the shrinkage limit is 0.70 Assume Gs = 2.70.

A sample of clay soil has a liquid limit of 62% and its plasticity index is 32 percent. () What is the state of consistency of the soil if the soil in its natural state has a water content of 34 percent? (ii) Calculate the shrinkage limit if the void ratio of the sample at the shrinkage limit is 0.70 Assume Gs = 2.70.

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