Given the following properties of a soil sample: Liquid limit = 63.2 % Plastic limit = 36.8% Liquidity Index = 0.52 What is the natural water content of the soil?

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Given the following properties of a soil sample:
Liquid limit = 63.2 %
Plastic limit = 36.8%
Liquidity Index = 0.52
What is the natural water content of the soil?
O 50.53%
O 51.78%
O 52.24%
48.65%
Transcribed Image Text:Given the following properties of a soil sample: Liquid limit = 63.2 % Plastic limit = 36.8% Liquidity Index = 0.52 What is the natural water content of the soil? O 50.53% O 51.78% O 52.24% 48.65%
Given the laboratory results of the Atterberg Limits Test in the following figure. Plot the water content versus
the number of blows. Determine the nearest value to the Liquidity Index of the soil.
Figure 15
A. Liquid Limit
Test Number->
Number oi BlowNS
Weight of Wet Soil +Container, g
Weight of Dry Soil + Corntainer, g
Weight of Container, g
Weight of Water, a
Weight of Dry Soil g
Water Content, %
38
22:47
19.44
12.74
29
21.29
18.78
13.24
20
21.27
18.75
13.20
14
26.12
22.10
13.27
B. Plastic Limit and Natural Water Content
Plastic Limit
Natural Water Content
1
Test Number >
Weight of Wet Soil +Container, g
Weight of Dry Soil + Container, g
Weight of Container, g
Weight of Water, g
Weight of Dry Soil, g
Water Content, %
Average, %
23.20
20.42
72.90
22.80
20.19
12.95
17.53
14.84
9,50
16.97
14.36
9.55
O 0.8
O 1.8
O 0.5
O 1.2
Transcribed Image Text:Given the laboratory results of the Atterberg Limits Test in the following figure. Plot the water content versus the number of blows. Determine the nearest value to the Liquidity Index of the soil. Figure 15 A. Liquid Limit Test Number-> Number oi BlowNS Weight of Wet Soil +Container, g Weight of Dry Soil + Corntainer, g Weight of Container, g Weight of Water, a Weight of Dry Soil g Water Content, % 38 22:47 19.44 12.74 29 21.29 18.78 13.24 20 21.27 18.75 13.20 14 26.12 22.10 13.27 B. Plastic Limit and Natural Water Content Plastic Limit Natural Water Content 1 Test Number > Weight of Wet Soil +Container, g Weight of Dry Soil + Container, g Weight of Container, g Weight of Water, g Weight of Dry Soil, g Water Content, % Average, % 23.20 20.42 72.90 22.80 20.19 12.95 17.53 14.84 9,50 16.97 14.36 9.55 O 0.8 O 1.8 O 0.5 O 1.2
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