CENG341 Soil Mechanics

Prof. Mustafa Aytekin

 Consistency of Soils
Atterberg Limits

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Casagrande has suggested that the shrinkage limit of a soil can be
approximately determined if its plasticity index and liquid limit are
known (see Holtz and Kovacs, 1981). This can be done in the following
manner with reference to the Figure.
a. Plot the plasticity index against the
liquid limit of a given soil such as
point A in the Fig.
b. Project the A-line and the U-line
downward to meet at point B. Point B
will have the coordinates of LL 43.5
and PI 46.4.
c. Join points B and A with a straight
line. This will intersect the liquid
limit axis at point C. The abscissa of
point C is the estimated shrinkage
limit.
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