RESULT AND DATA CALCULATION

DATA SHEET

Test Number Unit 1 2 3

Dial gauge Reading μm 0 0 0
(Start)
Dial Gauge Reading μm 150 168 180 192 232 220
(End)
Cone Penetration μm 150 168 180 192 232 220
Average Cone μm 159 186 226
Penetration

Can Number Unit 1 2 3

Mass of can + moist Gram 65.67 62.68 37.00
soil (Mcws)
Mass of can + dry Gram 53.63 50.86 28.44
soil (Mcs)
Mass of can (Mc) Gram 29.45 27.22 13.00
Mass of dry soil (Ms) Gram 24.18 23.64 15.44
Mass of water (Mw) Gram 12.04 11.82 8.56
Water content % 49.79 50.00 55.44
 Graph for Liquid Limit
250

226

200
186

159

150
Cone Penetration

100

50

51.25
0
49.79 50 55.44
Moisture Content

Figure 1: Graph for Liquid Limit

Plot result Cone Penetration vs Moisture Content graph and determine the Liquid Limit.
Liquid Limit (LL) = 51.25 %
CALCULATIONS

Cone penetration = Dial gauge reading end – dial gauge reading star
= 150 – 0
= 150 μm

Mass of dry soil (Ms) = [mass of can + dry soil (Mcs)] – [mass of can (Mc)]
= 53.63 – 29.45
= 24.18 gram

Mass of water (Mw) = [mass of can + moist soil (Mcws)] – [mass of can] –
[Mass of dry soil]
= 65.67 – 29.45 – 24.18
= 12.04 gram

Moisture content, w = [Mw /Ms] x 100

= [12.04/24.18] x 100
= 49.79 %
DISCUSSION

This testing method is used as an integral part of several engineering classifications systems to
characterize the fine-grained fractions of soils and to specify the fine-grained fraction of
construction materials.
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
behaviour such as compressibility, permeability, compatibility, and shrink-swell and shear
strength. The importance of the liquid limit test is to classify soils. Different soils have varying
liquid limits.
The liquid limit from this experiment that we get are 51.25 % this liquid limit we get
after plot the graph.
CONCLUSION

The subject of the study is the liquid limit that is an empirically determined state at which a
transition from a softly plastic to liquid state occurs, therefore after its achieving soil starts to
behave as a liquid substance.
The liquid limit measurement is principal especially for finding consistency
states playinga decisive role for determining the key standard characteristics of soils represent
ingimportant geotechnical parameters of fine-grained soils for investigations of the so-called
first geotechnical category.
In conclusion before realization of the tests the sample set up for 24 hours for
the purpose of even distribution of moisture.