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Experiment No 4b PLASTIC LIMIT and PLASTICITY INDEX of SOIL PDF
Experiment No 4b PLASTIC LIMIT and PLASTICITY INDEX of SOIL PDF
4b
PLAST
TIC LIMIT
T AND PLA ASTICITY INDEX OF SOIL
Scope
A
Apparatus
1. Glass platee
2. All listed in
n Experimennt 4a except in no. 1
P
Preparation of Test Speecimen
P
Procedure
Compute the average of the two water contents. If the difference between the two water contents
is greater than two percentage points, repeat the test. The plastic limit is the average of the two
water contents.
PI = LL - PL
where:
Both LL and PL are whole numbers. If either the liquid limit or plastic limit could not be
determined or if the plastic limit is equal to or greater than the liquid limit, report the soil as non-
plastic, NP.
Questions
Experiment No. 4b
PLASTIC LIMIT AND PLASTICITY INDEX OF SOIL
Trial No. 1 2 3 4
Weight of Wet Soil + Can (grams)
Weight of Dry Soil + Can (grams)
Weight of Can (grams)
Weight of Wet Soil (grams)
Weight of Dry Soil (grams)
Moisture Loss (grams)
Moisture Content (%)
Plastic Limit, PL, (Average Moisture Content, %)
Plasticity Index, PI (%)
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Student’s Signature Instructor’s Signature
FINAL DATA SHEET
Experiment No. 4b
PLASTIC LIMIT AND PLASTICITY INDEX OF SOIL
Trial No. 1 2 3 4
Weight of Wet Soil + Can (grams)
Weight of Dry Soil + Can (grams)
Weight of Can (grams)
Weight of Wet Soil (grams)
Weight of Dry Soil (grams)
Moisture Loss (grams)
Moisture Content (%)
Plastic Limit, PL, (Average Moisture Content, %)
Plasticity Index, PI (%)
_____________________________
Student’s Signature