GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS

ATTERBERG LIMITS
DATA SHEET
Project: Test No.
Boring No. Depth ( m ) Specimen/Trimmings/Bulk Device No.
Sample No. Marker Location Natural/Air/Oven Ref. Proc.: ASTM D4318 / D4943
Plastic Limit Natural Water Content
Determination No. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Mass Tare+ Wet, (g)
Mass Tare + Dry, (g)
Mass Water, (g)
Mass Tare, (g)
Mass Dry Soil, (g)
Water Content, (%)
Liquid Limit
Determination No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of Blows
Mass Tare+ Wet, (g)
Mass Tare + Dry, (g)
Mass Water, (g)
Mass Tare, (g)
Mass Dry Soil, (g)
Water Content, (%)
Shrinkage Limit Flow Curve
W ate r C o n te n t (% )

Determination No. 1 2 3
Undisturbed or Remolded
Volume of dish (cc)
48
Mass of greased dish (g)
46
Mass of wet soil + dish (g)
Mass of dry soil + dish (g) 44

Mass of dry soil (g) 42

Water content (%) 40

Mass of soil + wax, air (g) 38

10 Number of Blows 100
Mass of displaced water (g)
Volume of soil + wax (cc)
Mass of wax (g) Temperature of Water (0C):
Volume of wax (cc) Density of Water, rw (g/cm3):
Volume of dry soil (cc) Density of Wax, rw (g/cm3):
Shrinkage Limit, (%)
Results Summary
Plastic Liquid Shrinkage Plasticity Natural Water Liquidity
Limit, PL Limit, LL Limit, SL Index, PI Content, wN (%) Index, LI

Remarks: Blue grey, moist, medium stiff, silty clay.

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