What is plastic limit of soil? The plastic limit of a soil is the moisture content at which soil begins to behave as a plastic material. At this water content (plastic limit), the soil will crumble when rolled into threads ...
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Determine Liquid Limit of Soil Specimen by Casagrande Method
Determine Liquid Limit of Soil Specimen by Casagrande Method The liquid limit of a soil is the water content at which the soil behaves practically like a liquid, but has small shear strength. It flows to close the groove in ...
Soil Particle Size Distribution by Hydrometer Method
Hydrometer method is used to determine the particle size distribution of fine-grained soils passing 75 µ sieve. The hydrometer measures the specific gravity of the soil suspension at the center of its bulb. The specific gravity depends upon the mass of ...
Determine Particle Size Distribution of Soil by Sieving
To Determine Particle Size Distribution of Soil by Sieving The soil is sieved through a set of sieves. The material retained on different sieves is determined. The percentage of material retained on any sieve is given by Where = mass ...
Specific Gravity of Soil By Pycnometer Method-Procedure and Calculations
The Pycnometer is used for determination of specific gravity of soil particles of both fine grained and coarse grained soils. The determinination of specific gravity of soil will help in the calculation of void ratio, degree of saturation and other different ...
Specific Gravity of Solids by Density Bottle Method
The Specific gravity of solid particles is the ratio of mass of given volume of solids to the mass of an equal volume of water at 40C . It is represented by “G”. There are many methods available to determine the ...
California Bearing Ratio Test on Subgrade Soil -Procedure and Values
The California Bearing Ratio(CBR) test is a measure of resistance of a material to penetration of standard plunger under controlled density and moisture conditions. It was developed by the California Division of Highways as a method of classifying and evaluating ...