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    The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute conducted Atterberg limits and cone penetration tests on soil samples from the Bauchi-Gombe Federal Highway construction project in 2022. The tests were performed to determine the plastic limit, liquid limit, and plasticity index of the soils. The results found that the liquid limit of the soil was 29%, the plastic limit was 29%, and the plasticity index was 29%. This provides information about the soil properties that is useful for designing and building stable road and building foundations.

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    The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute conducted Atterberg limits and cone penetration tests on soil samples from the Bauchi-Gombe Federal Highway construction project in 2022. The tests were performed to determine the plastic limit, liquid limit, and plasticity index of the soils. The results found that the liquid limit of the soil was 29%, the plastic limit was 29%, and the plasticity index was 29%. This provides information about the soil properties that is useful for designing and building stable road and building foundations.

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    The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute conducted Atterberg limits and cone penetration tests on soil samples from the Bauchi-Gombe Federal Highway construction project in 2022. The tests were performed to determine the plastic limit, liquid limit, and plasticity index of the soils. The results found that the liquid limit of the soil was 29%, the plastic limit was 29%, and the plasticity index was 29%. This provides information about the soil properties that is useful for designing and building stable road and building foundations.

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    NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    (FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)


    NBRRI ROAD STURDY TEAM OF BAUCHI-GOMBE FEDERAL HIGHWAY 2022
    Atterberg Limits – Cone Test
    Location Loc. No.
    Soil description Sample No. Pit 1 L
    Sample type bagged Operator H. S. Pali Date started 07 -Oct-2022
    PLASTIC LIMIT

    Test Number 1 2 3 4 5 Average


    Container No.
    Wet soil & container g
    Dry soil & container g
    Container g
    Dry soil g
    Moisture loss g
    MOISTURE CONTENT %

    Test Number 1 2 3 4
    Cone penetration mm 24.5
    LIMIT

    17.5 16.9 18.5 19.2 22.3 23.0 23.8


    Average penetration mm 17.2 18.9 22.7 24.2
    Container No. O19 D4 CA P13 B1 AT P4 AB1
    Wet soil & container g 20.00 18.70 13.50 22.50 17.60 14.50 16.20 15.20
    Dry soil & container g 17.20 17.10 11.10 19.10 14.90 12.20 15.00 14.10
    LIQUID

    Container g 5.80 5.30 4.70 5.00 5.50 5.60 5.60 5.50


    Dry soil g 11.40 11.80 6.40 14.10 9.40 6.60 9.40 8.60
    Moisture loss g 2.80 1.60 2.40 3.40 2.70 2.30 1.20 1.10
    MOISTURE CONTENT % 19.1 30.8 31.8 12.8

    PREPARATION
    25
    As received
    24 Air dried
    Oven dried
    23 Pestled
    Passed through
    PENETRATION OF CONE mm

    22
    425 µm sieve

    21

    LD =
    20
    121.2 mm

    19 LD
    LS = 1 - x100%
    L0
    18 = 13.4 %
    i.e. 13
    17
    RESULTS
    16
    LL 29
    15 28.63 PL
    18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
    MOISTURE CONTENT %
    PI 29
    19.1 17.2
    30.8 18.9
    31.8 22.7
    12.8 24.2
    24.56 13.56 37.50 24.11 28.72 34.85 12.77 12.79

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