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Atterberg Limits PDF
Atterberg Limits PDF
a. LIQUID LIMIT (The liquid limit (LL) is often conceptually defined as the water content at which the behavior of a
clayey soil changes from plastic to liquid)
Using Casagrande Cup Method Using Fall Cone Method
b. PLASTIC LIMIT (The plastic limit (PL) is determined by rolling out a thread of the fine portion of a soil on a flat,
non-porous surface until hairline cracks begins to appear)
M M 2 Vi V f
SL 1 w 100%
M 2 M 2
d. SHRINKAGE RATIO
V
V
SR f M2
M V f w
M2
e. SPECIFIC GRAVITY
1
Gs
1 SL
SR 100
SOIL INDICES
PROBLEMS
1. Results from liquid and plastic limit tests conducted on a soil are given below.
Liquid limit tests: