The following are results from the liquid and plastic limit test for a soil. For Liquid Limit: Moisture Content 42.5 Cone Penetration 16.0 47.5 17.5 22.8 26.0 58.1 60.0 For Plastic Limit: Moist Unit weight |Dry Unit weight 105.4 116.8 109.6 128.6 141.4 132.6 134.5 111.2 136.0 113.4 1. Determine the liquid limit of the soil. 2. Determine the plastic limit of the soil. 3. Determine the liquidity index of the soil if w = 36%. Question 1: A. 48.77

The following are results from the liquid and plastic limit test for a soil. For Liquid Limit: Moisture Content 42.5 Cone Penetration 16.0 47.5 17.5 22.8 26.0 58.1 60.0 For Plastic Limit: Moist Unit weight |Dry Unit weight 105.4 116.8 109.6 128.6 141.4 132.6 134.5 111.2 136.0 113.4 1. Determine the liquid limit of the soil. 2. Determine the plastic limit of the soil. 3. Determine the liquidity index of the soil if w = 36%. Question 1: A. 48.77

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