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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3P
(a)
To determine
Find the flow index for the soil.
(b)
To determine
Find the liquidity index of the soil.
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Ch. 4 - During Atterberg limit tests in the soil mechanics...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.2PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.3PCh. 4 - Results from a liquid limit test conducted on a...Ch. 4 - The following data were obtained by conducting...Ch. 4 - Refer to the soil in Problem 4.5. Using the...Ch. 4 - Following results are obtained for a liquid limit...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.8PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.9PCh. 4 - Prob. 4.10P
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