SOIL

LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTIC LIMIT (IS CODE 2720 PART-V :1985:RA 2020)
SOIL CLASSIFICATION ( IS CODE : 1498-1970 )
Determination of Liquid Limit (LL)
Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Container Number E1 E2 E3 E4
Weight of container + wet soil 67.47 75.52 60.95 75.37
Weight of container + dry soil 55.84 61.55 49.21 58.82
Loss of Moisture 11.63 13.97 11.74 16.55
Wt. of container 12.27 14.90 13.46 12.74
Wt. of dry soil 43.57 46.65 35.75 46.08
Moisture content % 26.70 29.95 32.85 35.91
Number of blows 34 27 23 19
Determination of Plastic Limit (PL)
Sr. No.
Container Number RESULTS
Weight of container + wet soil
Weight of container + dry soil
Liquid Limit (LL) 31.40%
Loss of Moisture
Weight of container
Plastic Limit (PL) 0.00%
Weight of dry soil
Moisture content %
Plasticity Index (PI) 0.00%
Average Plastic Limit

Liquid Limit
40.00

35.00
Moisture Content %

30.00

25.00

20.00

15.00

10.00
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