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    The document describes the procedure for determining the liquid limit of a soil sample using a Casagrande apparatus. The liquid limit is the moisture content at which a soil transforms from a liquid to a plastic state. The test involves making a groove in a soil sample of known moisture content and measuring the number of drops needed to close the groove. The moisture content is adjusted between trials until the number of drops to close the groove reaches 25. By plotting moisture content versus number of drops, the liquid limit can be determined as the moisture content where 25 drops are required to close the groove. The liquid limit of the sample tested was found to be 25%.

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    The document describes the procedure for determining the liquid limit of a soil sample using a Casagrande apparatus. The liquid limit is the moisture content at which a soil transforms from a liquid to a plastic state. The test involves making a groove in a soil sample of known moisture content and measuring the number of drops needed to close the groove. The moisture content is adjusted between trials until the number of drops to close the groove reaches 25. By plotting moisture content versus number of drops, the liquid limit can be determined as the moisture content where 25 drops are required to close the groove. The liquid limit of the sample tested was found to be 25%.

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    The document describes the procedure for determining the liquid limit of a soil sample using a Casagrande apparatus. The liquid limit is the moisture content at which a soil transforms from a liquid to a plastic state. The test involves making a groove in a soil sample of known moisture content and measuring the number of drops needed to close the groove. The moisture content is adjusted between trials until the number of drops to close the groove reaches 25. By plotting moisture content versus number of drops, the liquid limit can be determined as the moisture content where 25 drops are required to close the groove. The liquid limit of the sample tested was found to be 25%.

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    Practical No.

    05
    Determination of Liquid Limit of Soil using
    Casagrande Apparatus:

    Designation:
    ASTM D 4318
    BS 1377 (Fall Cone Method)

    Liquid Limit:
    Moisture content at which soil transform from liquid to plastic state. OR
    the moisture content at which 2mm void loop in a soil pack will close at
    a distance of 0.5 in or 13mm when dropped 25 times in a standard brass
    cup falling 1cm each time at a rate of 2 drops per sec while in a standard
    liquid limit device.
    Significance and Use:
    The liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity index of soils
    are also used extensively, either individually or together,
    with other soil properties to correlate with engineering
    behavior such as
    Compressibility.
    Hydraulic conductivity (permeability).
    Construction specification.
    Soil classification.
    Shear strength.
    Apparatus:
     Casagrande apparatus.
     Grooving tool.
     Drying oven. (100±5ºC).
     Container for moisture content.
     Weighing balance.
     Soil sample.

    Procedure:
     Pass soil sample from sieve no. #40(0.425mm) and 250g sample
    required.
     Thoroughly mix the specimen (soil) in its mixing dish, and, if
    necessary, adjust its water content until the consistency requires
    about 10 to 50 blows of the liquid limit device to close the groove.
     A sufficient quantity of paste shall be placed in cup and spread
    with the spatula so that the depth of paste in the middle of cup(the
    point of maximum thickness) is equal to 10mm
     Make a Groove in the paste.
     Rotate the handle of casagrande apparatus with 2 revolutions per
    second.
     The number of blows required to close the Groove shall be noted.
     Remix the entire soil specimen in the dish adding distilled water to
    increase the water content of the soil and decrease the number of
    blows required to close the groove. Repeat for at least two
    additional trials producing successively lower numbers of blows to
    close the groove.
     Determine the moisture content “W” of the soil specimen from
    each trial in accordance with Test Methods
     Plot the graph between moisture content and number of blows.
    Observations and calculations:

    Row # Description trials


    1 2 3
    Row-1 Weight of container = w1 (gm) 16.6 14.8 12.1
    Row-2 Weight of wet soil + con = w2 (gm) 29.6 24.7 22.1
    Row-3 Weight of dry soil + con = w3 (gm) 28.1 22.7 19.9
    Row-4 Weight of water = ww = w2 - w3 (gm) 1.5 2 2.2
    Row-5 Weight of soil = ws = w3 – w1 (gm) 11.5 7.9 7.8
    ww
    Y- Va lu es
    R Moisture content = W ¿
    ws ×100 (%) 13 25 28
    ow-6
    Row-7 No. of blows N 34 26 11

    Liquid Limit: 25% from graph

    Results and discussion:


    The liquid limit of given sample is 25%

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