GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS

ATTERBERG LIMITS
DATA SHEET
Project: GLMFE - Phase I Test No. N/A
Boring No. B96 Depth ( m ) 8.8 Specimen/Trimmings/Bulk Device No. CC 1
Sample No. U2 Marker Location N/A Natural/Air/Oven Ref. Proc.: ASTM D4318 / D4943
Plastic Limit Natural Water Content
Determination No. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Mass Tare+ Wet, (g) 14.51 14.75 16.02 62.85 63.66 67.49
Mass Tare + Dry, (g) 12.76 12.95 14.03 49.74 50.11 53.41
Mass Water, (g) 1.75 1.8 1.99 13.11 13.55 14.08
Mass Tare, (g) 3.78 3.77 3.73 11.25 11.25 11.25
Mass Dry Soil, (g) 8.98 9.18 10.3 38.49 38.86 42.16
Water Content, (%) 19.5 19.6 19.3 34.06 34.87 33.40
Liquid Limit
Determination No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of Blows 17 17 20 21 26 26 34 33 35 35
Mass Tare+ Wet, (g) 26.71 33.34 31.38 26.71 33.34
Mass Tare + Dry, (g) 21.54 26.69 25.79 21.82 26.95
Mass Water, (g) 5.17 6.65 5.59 4.89 6.39
Mass Tare, (g) 9.54 10.82 12.15 9.54 10.82
Mass Dry Soil, (g) 12 15.87 13.64 12.28 16.13
Water Content, (%) 43.1 41.9 41.0 39.8 39.6
Shrinkage Limit Flow Curve
W ater C o n ten t (% )

Determination No. 1 2 3
Undisturbed or Remolded Remolded Remolded Remolded
Volume of dish (cc) 16.53 16.57 16.55
48
Mass of greased dish (g) 20.14 19.84 19.82
46
Mass of wet soil + dish (g) 47.65 47.06 47.36
44
Mass of dry soil + dish (g) 37.26 36.67 36.85
42
Mass of dry soil (g) 17.12 16.83 17.03
Water content (%) 60.69 61.73 61.71 40

Mass of soil + wax, air (g) 18.12 17.86 18.02 38

10 Number of Blows 100

Mass of displaced water (g) 11.12 11.00 10.98

Volume of soil + wax (cc) 11.14 11.02 11.00
Mass of wax (g) 1.00 1.03 0.99 Temperature of Water (0C): 21.7
Volume of wax (cc) 1.13 1.16 1.11 Density of Water, rw (g/cm ): 3 0.997841
Volume of dry soil (cc) 10.02 9.86 9.89 Density of Wax, rw (g/cm ): 3 0.8888
Shrinkage Limit, (%) 22.74 21.98 22.69
Results Summary
Plastic Liquid Shrinkage Plasticity Natural Water Liquidity
Limit, PL Limit, LL Limit, SL Index, PI Content, wN (%) Index, LI
19 41 22 22 34.11 0.69
Remarks: Blue grey, moist, medium stiff, silty clay.

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