d. A plastic and liquid test was conducted to determine the plasticity of a clay soil. The mass of water and dry soil from plastic limit test are 2.65 g and 12.35 g respectively. The table below gives the test result of liquid limit tests conducted in using fall cone method. Determine the level of plasticity of the clay soil. Moisture content (%) 83.01 86.28 90.69 Penetration (d) 10.85 14.68 18.11 90.99 97.82 101.06 112.32 18.39 22.79 23.44 30.69

d. A plastic and liquid test was conducted to determine the plasticity of a clay soil. The mass of water and dry soil from plastic limit test are 2.65 g and 12.35 g respectively. The table below gives the test result of liquid limit tests conducted in using fall cone method. Determine the level of plasticity of the clay soil. Moisture content (%) 83.01 86.28 90.69 Penetration (d) 10.85 14.68 18.11 90.99 97.82 101.06 112.32 18.39 22.79 23.44 30.69

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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