Excel Program for Atterberg Limits

by: Jereco Q. Sanchez (CE-4A)

LIQUID LIMIT (LL) TEST (MULTIPOINT LIQUID LIMIT _ METHOD A)

Test 1 (25-35) Test 2 (20-30) Test 3 (15-25)

Number of blows 35 30 25
Log (N) 1.54 1.48 1.40
Can name 27 27 27
Can mass (g) 17.33 17.33 17.33
Can + wet sample (g) 48.61 55.53 51.71
Can + dry sample (g) 41.19 46.05 42.98
Wet mass (g) 31.28 38.20 34.38
Dry mass (g) 23.86 28.72 25.65
Water content % 31.10 33.01 34.04

LIQUID LIMIT % : 34

LIQUID LIMIT (LL) TEST (ONE POINT LIQUID LIMIT_ METHOD B)

Trial 1 Trial 2 FORMULA:

No.of Blows (N) 27 22
Can Mass (g) 14.41 17.45
Can + wet sample (g) 55.53 51.71
Can + dry sample (g) 46.05 42.98 LL= ῳ % x (N/25)0.121
Mass of wet soil (Mwet)(g) 41.12 34.26
Mass of Dry Soil (Mdry) (g) 31.64 25.53
Water Content ( ῳ ) 0.2996 0.3420
Liquid Limit % 30.24 33.68

LIQUID LIMIT % : 32

PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

 PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

Trial 1 Trial 2
Can name 35 37
Can mass (g) 20.63 20.69
Can + wet sample (g) 29.26 30.03
Can + dry sample (g) 27.90 28.53
Mass of wet soil (Mwet)(g) 8.63 9.34
Mass of Dry Soil (Mdry) (g) 7.27 7.84
Water content % 18.71 19.13

PLASTIC LIMIT % : 19

PLASTICITY INDEX (PI)

Method A (LL) Method B (L

15 13

PLASTICITY CHART

PLASTICITY C
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Plastcity Index %

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B-Line
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Liquid Limit %

SHRINKAGE LIMIT (SL)

Trial 1
Mass of the Shrinkage Dish + Petroleum Jelly 10.43
Mass of the Coated Dish + Wet Soil 37.91
Mass of the Coated Dish + Dry Soil 31.85
Mass of the Wet Soil (Mwet) 27.48
Mass of the Dry Soil (Mdry) 21.42
Water Content % (ῳ) 28.29
Mass of Shrinkage Dish (2) 10.42
Mass of the Shrinkage Dish + Mercury 212.65
Volume of Wet Soil (VWet) 14.92
Volume of Dry Soil (VDry) 11.6
Shrinkage Limit % 12.79
Shrinkage Ratio 1.85
Volumetric Shrinkage 28.68
SHRINKAGE LIMIT % : 12.89

Shrinkage Rato (SR)

1.845

Volumetric Shrinkage % (VS)

28.515
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Water Content %
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MIT_ METHOD B)

FORMULA:

= ῳ % x (N/25)0.121 REPEAT
 FORMULA

PL = (�𝑤𝑒�
−�𝑑𝑟𝑦)/�𝑑𝑟𝑦 x 100

FORMULA

Method B (LL)
13 PI = LL - PL

PLASTICITY CHART

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Liquid Limit %

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Trial 2
10.45
37.94
31.86
27.49 SL = ῳ - (((𝑉𝑤𝑒�−𝑉𝑑𝑟𝑦)
(ρ𝑤𝑎�𝑒𝑟))/�𝑑𝑟𝑦) x 100
21.41
28.4
10.42
212.66
14.93
11.63
12.99
1.84
28.35
 FORMULA
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SR = � 𝑑𝑟𝑦/(ρ 𝑤𝑎�𝑒𝑟
(𝑉 𝑑𝑟𝑦))

FORMULA:
(VS)
VS = (ῳ - SL) (SR)
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Number of Blows (N)

1 Cohesionless

2 Inorganic Clays of Low Plasticity

3 Inorganic Silts of Low Compressibility

 4 Inorganic Clays or Silts with Low Plasticity and Compressib

5 Inorganic Clays of Medium Plasticity

6 Inorganic and Organic Silts with Medium Compre

7 Inorganic Clays of High Plasticity

8 Inorganic Silts of High Compressibility

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−𝑉𝑑𝑟𝑦)
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Slope -19.8837
Intercept 62.00341
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Clays of Low Plasticity
Plastcity Index %

45
s of Low Compressibility
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35
 Plastcity Index
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Plasticity and Compressibility respectively 40

ys of Medium Plasticity 35

ilts with Medium Compressibility 30

lays of High Plasticity 25

of High Compressibility
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