I’m stuck on this. Show all work for easy understanding thank you! 3. During Atterberg limit tests in the soil mechanics laboratory, the students obtained the following resultsfrom a clayey soil.Number ofblows, NMoisturecontent (%)1438.41636.52033.12827.0Liquid limit tests:Plastic limit tests: Students conducted two trials and found that PL = 16.2% for the first trial and PL = 17.4%for the second trial. Assume that the liquid limit of the soil is .а.Determine the liquid limit. LL =b. Determine the flow index. Flow index =Determine the liquidity index of the soil if the in situ moisture content is 23.0%. Use an averageс.value of PL from the two plastic limit trials. Liquidity index =

Given Data: The plastic limit for the first trial is, PL1=16.2% The plastic limit for the second…

Determine the liquid limit. LL = b. Determine the flow index. Flow index = Determine the liquidity index of the soil if the in situ moisture content is 23.0%, Use an average value of PL from the two plastic limit trials. Liquidity index =

Determine the liquid limit. LL = b. Determine the flow index. Flow index = Determine the liquidity index of the soil if the in situ moisture content is 23.0%, Use an average value of PL from the two plastic limit trials. Liquidity index =

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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3. During Atterberg limit tests in the soil mechanics laboratory, the students obtained the following results
from a clayey soil.
Number of
blows, N
Moisture
content (%)
14
38.4
16
36.5
20
33.1
28
27.0
Liquid limit tests:
Plastic limit tests: Students conducted two trials and found that PL = 16.2% for the first trial and PL = 17.4%
for the second trial. Assume that the liquid limit of the soil is .
а.
Determine the liquid limit. LL =
b. Determine the flow index. Flow index =
Determine the liquidity index of the soil if the in situ moisture content is 23.0%. Use an average
с.
value of PL from the two plastic limit trials. Liquidity index =

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