The plastic limit of a soil is 0.35and its plasticity index is 0.1. When the soil is dried from its plastic state, the volume change is 0.25 of its volume at plastic limit. Similarly the corresponding volume change from liquid limit to dry state is 0.32 of its volume at liquid limit. What is the shrinkage ratio of the soil?

The plastic limit of a soil is 0.35and its plasticity index is 0.1. When the soil is dried from its plastic state, the volume change is 0.25 of its volume at plastic limit. Similarly the corresponding volume change from liquid limit to dry state is 0.32 of its volume at liquid limit. What is the shrinkage ratio of the soil?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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