The following water content data are from several plastic limit tests for a soil. Determine PL of the soil as the average of those values. Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Wet wt + tare wt. 25.3 28.3 22.3 26.3 (g) Dry wt + tare wt. (g) Tare wt. (g) 22.3 24.5 19.5 23.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 Determine also the (a) Plasticity index of the soil (b) Liquidity index of the soil if its natural water content at in-situ was 32.5%.

The following water content data are from several plastic limit tests for a soil. Determine PL of the soil as the average of those values. Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Wet wt + tare wt. 25.3 28.3 22.3 26.3 (g) Dry wt + tare wt. (g) Tare wt. (g) 22.3 24.5 19.5 23.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 Determine also the (a) Plasticity index of the soil (b) Liquidity index of the soil if its natural water content at in-situ was 32.5%.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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Problem 4.5P: The following data were obtained by conducting liquid limit and plastic limit tests on a soil...

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