Kasetsart University

Department of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Atterberg's Limit Test (ASTM D 4318-00)
LIQUID LIMIT TEST
Can No. 4 22 52 59 98
No. of Blows 20 24 30 37 41
%water content 59.41 54.95 52.91 50.77 48.82
Liquid limit (L.L.) 56
PLASTIC LIMIT TEST
Can No. 62 95
wet soil+can (gm) 26.47 26.62
Dry soil+can,gm. (gm) 26.03 26.15
Wt.of can,gm. (gm) 24.35 24.24
%water content 26.19 24.61
Plastic limit (P.L) % 25.40
Plastic Index (P.I) % 30.60
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