LIQUID LIMIT TEST Moisture content (%) 42.5 47.5
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Transcribed Image Text:LIQUID LIMIT TEST
Moisture content (%)
Cone Penetration (mm)
42.5
16.0
47.5
17.5
58.1
22.8
60.0
26.0
1. Determine the liquid limit of the soil
2. Determine the plasticity index of the soil.
3. If the natural water content of the soil is 38%,
determine the liquidity index.
Transcribed Image Text:In a liquid limit, using a cone penetrometer, the
following readings were recorded and tabulated:
PLASTIC LIMIT TEST
Trial
Unit wt. (KN/m³)
Dry Unit wt. (KN/m³)
128.6
105.4
141.4
116.8
3
132.6
109.6
4
134.5
111.2
136.0
113.4
1.
2.
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