A clay soil is found to have a liquid limit of 75%, a plastic limit of 45% and a shrinkage limit of 25%. If a sample of this soil has a total volume of 30 cu.cm at the liquid limit and a volume of 16.7 cu.cm at the shrinkage limit, determine the following. a. Mass of soil at the shrinkage limit. b. Shrinkage ratio. c. Specific gravity of solids.

A clay soil is found to have a liquid limit of 75%, a plastic limit of 45% and a shrinkage limit of 25%. If a sample of this soil has a total volume of 30 cu.cm at the liquid limit and a volume of 16.7 cu.cm at the shrinkage limit, determine the following. a. Mass of soil at the shrinkage limit. b. Shrinkage ratio. c. Specific gravity of solids.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter11: Compressibility Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11.5P

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