TEST METHOD CML TEST 1.22,ref BS1924 :Part3:1990.

Type No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mass of oven dry soil passing
0.425mm sieve (gm) 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Lime contente added to the soil (%) 0 0.5 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50

Volume of distilled water added to

the soil and mixed thoughly (CC) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Shake the bottle for 30secs every

10 min. for 1 hour then measure
the PH-value 5 6 10.00 12.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00
Temperature (T) at the time of
measuring the PH Value 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7
PH Value at 25 is =
PH - 0.03(T-25) 4.859 5.859 9.859 11.859 13.859 13.859 13.859 13.859

INTIAL CONSUMPTION OF LIME

15.00

14.00

13.00
PH Value

12.00

11.00

10.00

9.00

8.00

7.00

6.00

5.00

4.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
lime Content (%)

The initial consumption of lime(ICL) is 1.60%

Note : The initial consumption of lime corresponds to the PH value of 12.30 to 12.40
Lime PH

0.00 4.86

0.50 5.86

1.00 9.86

1.50 11.86

2.00 13.86

2.50 13.86
3.00 13.86
3.50 13.86