Velasco, Andrei Paul J.

BSSE 3-B

Instruction : Attached your computation. For problem 2. Explain how did you classify the soil.

Problems:

1. The following data shows the result of the liquid limit and plastic limit test. Complete the
table and draw the flow curve to determine the liquid limit. Determine also the plastic limit,
plasticity index and classify the soil according to the result in a qualitative manner.

LIQUID LIMIT DETERMINATION

Trial Number 1 2 3 4
Can + wet soil 30.20 26.34 26.34 32
Can + oven-dry soil 25.20 22.13 22.05 25.98
Moisture loss 5 4.21 4.29 3.02
Can, grams 10.15 10.21 10.29 10.23
Oven-dry soil, g 15.05 11.92 11.76 15.75
Moisture content 33.22 35.32 36.48 38.22
No. of blows 40 27 20 10

PLASTIC DETERMINATION
Trial Number 1 2
Can + Wet soil 16.45 17
Can + Oven Dry soil 15.4 16.04
Moisture loss 1.05 0.96
Can, grams 10.07 10.10
Oven-dry soil, g 5.33 5.94
Moisture content 22.34 16.16
2.

For this soil, LL = 23 and PL = 20. Classify the soil by

using a. AASHTO soil classification system
b. Unified soil classification system
Give group names and group symbols2.
SOLUTION:

a. AASHTO soil classification system:

Pl = LL - PL
Pl = 23 - 19
Pl = 4

The soil is classified as A- 4 (-2)

b. Gl = (F200 – 35) [0.2=0.005(LL-40)]+0.19(F200 – 15)(Pl – 15)

Gl = (13-35)[0.2+0.005(23-40)]+0.19(13-15)(4-15)

Gl = 1.65

Group Symbol: GC-GM

Group Name: Silty / Clayey gravel and sand