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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter5: Classification Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

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A soil has the liquid limit of 20% and plastic limit of 15%. Then the classification of soil according to IS classification system is

CL-ML

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ML-MO

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