GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING The following are the results of the laboratory shrinkage limit test (using mercury for displacement method). Weight of coated shrinkage limit dish, (g) 12.34 Weight of dish + wet soil, (g) 40.43 Weight of dish + dry soil, (g) 33.68 Weight of mercury to fill the dish, (g) 198.83 Weight of mercury displaces by soil pat, (g) 150.30

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The following are the results of the laboratory shrinkage limit test (using mercury for displacement method).

Note: Let us use the data for computation purposes only. Use the density of mercury instead of using the density of water.

• Determine the dry density of the soil.
• Determine the void ratio of the soil.
• Determine the shrinkage limit of the soil.
• Determine the shrinkage ratio of the soil.
• Determine the specific gravity of the solids.
• Determine the volumetric shrinkage.
• Determine the linear shrinkage.
• Determine the clay minerals present based from its shrinkage limit.