A H M 531 Liquid Limit test By: Mu'men Al-Otoom

Reg.No:0002804 .
Title Of Project :consitency limit.( liquid limits).
Group.No: S2 .
Date-Day: 11/10/2001 Sunday.

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A H M 531 Liquid Limit test By: Mu'men Al-Otoom

 Objective:
How can we find liquid limit (LL).
Find the propertes of any soil with there water
content.
Ciassifid soil for four kinds.

Theory:
Atterber rule.
Definition:
This experment used to determine the propertes
of soil by it is moisturecontent.
Uses:
It is used to find propertes of soil so that help us
to take statement.
It is used to classifid the soils.
Sample Identification:
• In this experment we need amount of clay
• Amount of water.
Equipment:
1) Casagrande liquid limit device.
2) Grooving tool.
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3) Moisture cans.
4) Porcelain evaporating dish.
5) Spatula.
6) Oven.
7) Balanced sensitive up to 0.01g.
8) Plastic squeeze bottle.
9) Paper towels.

Spatula.
Procedure:
Mixed the soil (CLAY FROM #40) with water to
long time until you feel it is very homogenous.
THEN TAKE AMOUNT OF IT & PUT IT ON THE
Casagrande liquid limit device BY Spatula.
THEN MAKE HOLE ON IT BY Grooving tool.
NOW MOVE IT BY CIRCULAR MOVING (
BLOWS) & BECARFUL WHEN THE HOLE IS
CLOSED BECAUSE IT IS NO. OF BLOWS.
AFTER THAT, TAKE AMOUNT OF IT (WET
SOIL) AND WEIGHT IT WITH CONTAINER ON
Baqlance sensitive up to 0.01g.
THEN PUT IT ON OVEN.
WEIGHT IT AFTER THAT.( DRY SOIL+
CONTAINER).
THEN CALCULATE THE( Wcontent).
Plot plan W & No.of blows.
Finally, LL = W when No.of blows =25.
LL = W(%)(N/25)0.121 .

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Result & analysis:

Calculation:
No.of Weight of Weight of Weight of W content Moisture No.of
container container container container + Content blows
+ wet soil dry soil
7 4.64 22.6 17.07 5.53 44.5 40
20 4.72 19.25 14.68 4.57 45.9 31
18 4.81 21.53 16.14 5.39 47.6 17
27 4.59 20.3 15.09 5.21 49.6 8
W(%)= MOISTURE CONTENT = (Wcontent/Wdry soil) x 100.
LL = W(%) (N / 25)0.121
N - 25
LL =W(%)
BY GRAPH *
WHEN N=25 ….. W% = 46.5.
SLOPE = FIOW INDEX =(44.5-49.6) / (log8-log40) = 7.3.

100%

80%

2‫ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺔ‬ 60%
1‫ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺔ‬ 40%

20%

0%
4 3 2 1

Discussion & Conclusion:

Discuss the result:
You can see now when water content is
inceasing no.of blows is decreasing.
THIS EXPERMENT IS VERY ACCURATE SO
THAT IT HAS MANY CONDITION ex: high of
cup = 1cm.
Errors :
1. error in high of cup.
2. error in weighting.
3. error in no.of blows.
4. error in drying when the organic object is fire.
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importment:
you can see now important of this experment & it has
many error so that it needs to accurate.

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