Is Liquid Limit A Percentage? 2.1 The liquid limit of a soil is the moisture content, expressed as a percentage of the weight of the oven-dried soil, at the boundary between the liquid and plastic states of consistency. How is liquid limit calculated? The tester places soil samples with varying water contents into the cup
What Do Atterberg Limits Tell Us? In the field, the Atterberg Limits, can be used as a guide indicating how much a soil is likely to settle or consolidate under load. If the field moisture is near the liquid limit, a lot of settlement is likely. The opposite is true if the field moisture is
What Is Liquid Limit And Plastic Limit Of Soil? The Liquid Limit (LL) is the moisture content at which a fine-grained soil no longer flows like a liquid. • The Plastic Limit (PL) is the moisture content at which a fine-grained soil can no longer be remolded without cracking. What is liquid limit of a