MILITARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MIST)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (TERZAGHI LAB) GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING SESSIONAL

ATTERBERG LIMIT TEST

Tested on & by Ayon das Grp-4 Boring No

Roll 201930035 Sample No 04
Location Mist Sample depth

Liquid Limit Test ( WL)

Number of blows 19 27 35
Container No 1 2 3
Wt. of Container, (gm) 58 58 58
Wt. of Container + Wet Soil, (gm) 85 68 71.5
Wt. of Container + Dry Soil, (gm) 76 65 68
Wt. of Water, Ww , (gm) 9 3 3.5
Wt. Dry Soil, Ws, (gm) 18 7 10
Water Content (%) 35 42.85 35
Liquid Limit, WL (%)-From graph, for 25 blows 44.49

Plastic Limit Test (WP)

Container No 1 2 3
Wt. of Container, (gm) 58 58 58
Wt. of Container + Wet Soil, (gm) 85 80 78
Wt. of Container + Dry Soil, (gm) 83 76 75
Wt. of Water, Ww, (gm) 2 4 3
Wt. Dry Soil, Ws, (gm) 25 18 17
Water Content (%) 8 22.22 17.65
Plastic Limit Test (WP), Average Water 15.96
Content (%)

Srinnkage Limit Test

Observation No 1
Shrinkage Dish No 1
Wt. of Shrinkage Dish, (gm) 47.3
Wt. of Shrinkage Dish + Wet Soil,(gm) 65.4
Wt. of Dish Shrinkage + Dry Soil 60.9
Wt. of Wet Soil Pat, Wi ,(gm) 18.1
Wt. of Dry Soil Pat, Wf ,(gm) 13.6
Volume of wet Soil pat, Vi (inner volume of Shrinkage Dish) 10.18
Volume of dry Soil pat, Vf (Volume of displaced water in cylinder ) 8.35
Shrinkage Limit, WS = (Wi- Wf)*100/ Wf – ( Vi- Vf)*100*ϒw / Wf 19.63