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POLITEKNIK PREMIER UNGKU OMAR,IPOH,PERAK D.

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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
SOIL MECHANIC LABORATORY

DETERMINATION OF THE LIQUID LIMIT(CASAGRANDE) AND PLASTIC LIMIT
Test procedure:BS1377:Part 2:1990 Method 4.3

LOCATION: SOIL MECHANIC LABORATORY


Date: 23/1/2017
SOIL DESCRIPTION: Sandy silt clay with some gravel
Mass of original material : 600g
Mass of material passing 425um test sieve : 400g
Percentage of material passing 425um sieve : 66%
Sample Preparation : Nature

Liquid limit 1 2 3 4
Container no 1 2 3 4
Number of blows 42 35 30 23
Mass of wet soil + container (g) 37.73 36.3 35.87 37.6
Mass of dry soil + container(g) 36.35 35.41 35.07 36.04
Mass of container (g) 33.68 33.73 33.69 33.54
Mass of moisture (g) 1.38 0.89 0.8 1.56
Mass of dry soil(g) 2.67 1.68 1.38 2.5
Moisture content % 51.69 52.98 57.97 62.4

PLASTIC LIMIT 1 2 3 4
Container No 1 2 3 4
Mass of wet soil+container (g) 34.52 35.45 35.8 34.32
Mass of dry soil +container (g) 34.37 35.2 35.46 34.16
Mass of container (g) 33.71 33.98 33.98 33.3
Mass of Moisture(g) 0.15 0.26 0.34 0.16
Mass of dry soil (g) 1.22 1.48 0.86
Moisture Content % 22.73 20.49 22.97 18.6

Result: Moisture content agains t no of blows


Liquid limit: 61% 64 Content %
Moisture
62
Plastic limit:21.2%
60
Plasticity index:39.8% 58
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Conclusion :Different soils have
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varying liquid limits.The plasticity
index for this experiment is 52
39.8%. 50
20 25 30 35 40
No of blows
TESTED BY:
SHANTHIYA A/P MURGAN CHECKED BY:
01DKA15F2009 En.Shamsul Anuar b Shoib
Procedure BS 1377

0 Method 4.3

of blows

No of blows Moisture C ontent %

42 51.69

35 52.98

35 40 45
No of blows
30 57.97

23 62.4

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