Particle size (mm) Mass Retained (g) % Retained Cumulative % Retained

0.3 0 0 0
0.212 2 1 1
0.15 5 2.5 3.5
0.075 44 22 25.5

Liquid Limit
Liquid Limit Test
Number of Drops 15 26
Water container no 2 10
Wt of container + Lid in gm (1) 10.20 10.20

Wt of container + Lid + wet soil in gm (2) 31.91 31.45

Wt of container + Lid + dry soil in gm (3) 26.64 26.47

Wt of dry soil in gm (4)=3-1 16.44 16.27
Wt of water in gm (5)=2-3 5.27 4.98

Moisture content % 32.06 30.61

M/C = {(5)/(4)}x100

Liquid Limit at 25 drops 26

(Semi-log Graph)

Plastic Limit
Moisture conctent container number 1 2
Mass of empty container (a) 10 10.4
Mass of container + wet soil (b) 24.3 25.4
Mass of empty container + dry soil (c) 21.84 22.6
Mass of water (b-c) 2.46 2.8
Mass of dry soil (c-a) 11.84 12.2
Water content [(b-c) / (c-a)] x 100 20.777027027 22.9508196721311
Plastic Limit 22

No. of blows LL
10 26.18
25 26.18
25 0
 Percentage Finer (N )
Cumulative % Finer (N)
100
99
Grain Size Distribution Curve
96.5 120
74.5
100

80

id Limit Test 60
35
12 40

10.20
20
29.97
0
25.75 0.001 0.051 0.101 0.151 0.201
Particle Size (mm) 0.251
15.55
4.22
Water Content (%)

27.14
Liquid Limit
35

26 34
33
32
31
30
3
29
10.9
28
26.8
23.9 27
2.9 26
13 25
22.3076923076923 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
No. of Blows
22
e Distribution Curve

0.201
ize (mm) 0.251 0.301 0.351

60 70 80 90 100
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