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A plastic limit (PL) test for a soil showed that moisture content was 18.0 percent. Data from a liquid limit test were as follows: Number
A plastic limit (PL) test for a soil showed that moisture content was 18.0 percent. Data from a liquid limit test were as follows:
| Number of blows (N) | Moisture content (%) |
| 16 | 39.8 |
| 21 | 39.2 |
| 26 | 38.4 |
| 30 | 36.9 |
(a) Draw the flow curve and obtain the liquid limit.
(b) What is the plasticity index of the soil?
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An Introduction To Statistical Methods And Data Analysis
Authors: R. Lyman Ott, Micheal T. Longnecker
7th Edition
1305269470, 978-1305465527, 1305465520, 978-1305269477
