Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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x=5 , y=6 , z=7
![The following tabulated data shows a laboratory results of a soil sample tested for its
Shrinkage limit. The soil sample has been tested using a pycnometer test and the result shows it
has a specific gravity of 2.7y.
SHRINKAGE LIMIT TEST
Wt. of dry soil
Wt. of container wt. of
+ mercury
(displaced
mercury)
257.zy g
Sp. Gravity of
pat
container
mercury (Hg)
19.xz g
109.ух g
13.6
a. Compute the shrinkage limit (%)
b. Compute the shrinkage ratio
c. Estimate the shrinkage limit using plasticity chart if LL = 43 and PL = 26 (Interpolate)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe82374a8-4de3-4654-beb6-474fd38229d8%2F00ae9c89-a318-4261-8e00-ee6a3235cd42%2Fnlztr6e_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The following tabulated data shows a laboratory results of a soil sample tested for its
Shrinkage limit. The soil sample has been tested using a pycnometer test and the result shows it
has a specific gravity of 2.7y.
SHRINKAGE LIMIT TEST
Wt. of dry soil
Wt. of container wt. of
+ mercury
(displaced
mercury)
257.zy g
Sp. Gravity of
pat
container
mercury (Hg)
19.xz g
109.ух g
13.6
a. Compute the shrinkage limit (%)
b. Compute the shrinkage ratio
c. Estimate the shrinkage limit using plasticity chart if LL = 43 and PL = 26 (Interpolate)
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