LIQUID LIMIT OF SOIL MIXTURES

The liquid limit test is one of the most widely used tests in the soil enginering practice. Several prroperties, including mechanical properties (for example, compressive index), have correlations with the liquid limit. In this paper detailed investigations of the liquid limit of soil mixtures have been carried out using bentonite, kaolinite, sand (coarse grained, fine grained, rounded and angular shaped), and silts. Based on the results obtained, it has been shown that the liquid limits of soil mixtures are not governed by the linear law of mxtures. While the shape of the sand was not found to influence the liquid limit, the size of the sand particles had a definite influence. Liquid limit obtained by the cone method is lesser than the limit obtained by using the Casagrande apparatus. A good relationship exists between the results of these two methods. A procedure for obtaining the liquid limit of low plastic soil has been suggested. (Author) been suggested. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Sivapullaiah, P V
  • Sridharan, A
• Publication Date: 1985-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 111-116
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 0149-6115
  • EISSN: 1945-7545
  • Serial URL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/geotechnical-testing-journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bentonite; Cone penetrometers; Grain size (Geology); Kaolinite; Liquid limits; Properties of materials; Sand; Silts; Soils
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil composition
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452427
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:59PM