Plastic limit

Description Liquid limit data data

Number of blows 33 25 18
Can number A1 A2 A3 A4
A Mass of wet sample + Can(g) 27.6 28.1 29.5 13.9
B Mass of dry sample + Can (g) 22 22.2 23.3 12.7
C Mass of Can (g) 8.5 8.7 9.8 8.1
Moisture Content (%) 41.5 43.7 45.9 26.09

50.0
45.0
40.0
35.0
Moisture Content %

30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
10 100
Number of Blows

Liquid Limit (LL) = 43.579655813

Plastic Limit (PL) = 26.25
Plasticity Index (PI) = 17
Classification
Plastic limit
data 25 0
25 43.579656
A5
13.6
12.2
6.9
26.42

black 05

100
Mass Before Wash = 4442

Mass Retained Percent of Mass Cumulative Percent

Sieve Opening (mm) (g) Retained Retained
75 - -
63.5 - -
50 - - -
37.5 346.90 7.81 7.81
25 419.00 9.43 17.24
19.5 394.20 8.87 26.12
12.5 727.40 16.38 42.49
9.5 293.20 6.60 49.09
4.75 692.20 15.58 64.68
2.36 477.10 10.74 75.42
2 70.60 1.59 77.01
1.18 178.70 4.02 81.03
0.6 152.60 3.44 84.46
0.425 53.80 1.21 85.68
0.3 44.10 0.99 86.67
0.15 69.30 1.56 88.23
0.075 35.50 0.80 89.03
Pan 487.4 10.97 100.00

Gradation Curve
100.00

90.00

80.00

70.00
Percent Finer

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

-
100 10 1 0.1 0.01

Particle Size, mm

CU =
CC =
Percent
Finer
100.00 D10 0.063847
100.00 D30 1.142609
100.00 D60 8.377715
92.19
82.76
73.88 76
57.51
50.91
35.32
24.58
22.99
18.97
15.54
14.32
13.33
11.77
10.97
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0.01