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

0.3 0 0 0
0.212 1 0.5 0.5
0.15 3 1.5 2
0.075 48 24.0 26

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) 31.74 31.28

Wt of container + Lid + dry soil in gm (3) 26.8 26.68

Wt of dry soil in gm (4)=3-1 16.6 16.48
Wt of water in gm (5)=2-3 4.94 4.60

Moisture content % 29.76 27.91

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

Liquid Limit at 25 drops 25

(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) 23.91 25.14
Mass of empty container + dry soil (c) 21.81 22.19
Mass of water (b-c) 2.1 2.95
Mass of dry soil (c-a) 11.81 11.79
Water content [(b-c) / (c-a)] x 100 17.781541067 25.0212044105174
Plastic Limit 22

No. of blows LL
10 25
25 25
25 0
 Percentage Finer (N )
Cumulative % Finer (N)
100
99.5
Grain Size Distribution Curve
98 120
74
100

80

id Limit Test 60
35
12 40

10.20
20
30.41
0
26.21 0.001 0.051 0.101 0.151 0.201
Particle Size (mm) 0.251
16.01
4.2
Water Content (%)

26.23
Liquid Limit
35

25 34
33
32
31
30
3
29
10.9
28
26.73
23.73 27
3 26
12.83 25
23.3826968043648 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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