plastic limit tests
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Have a little read: ... Atterberg limits BS1377 : Part 1990 The liquid and plastic limit tests Aim: To identify the range of moisture contents in a clay between which it is of a plastic consistency * Liquid state : behave as a viscous liquid * Semi solid state : become brittle * Solid state : the point when further drying results in no further decrease in volume Plastic limit test Aim: to determine the lowest moisture content at which the soil is plastic * It is convenient to set aside a sample of 20g before carrying out a liquid limit test. * Knead the sample and form into a ball and roll between the palms of the hands. * The heat formed due to the friction from the hands slowly dries it. When slight crack starts to appear, divide the ball into two portions and each portion into four parts. Keep each set together * Form each part in a thread about 6mm in diameter
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