A saturated specimen of clay was immersed in mercury and the displaced volume was 25 cc. The weight of the sample was 35 gm. After over drying for 48 hours, weight reduced to 15 gm while volume came down to 13 cc. The shrinkage limit of the soil is -

A saturated specimen of clay was immersed in mercury and the displaced volume was 25 cc. The weight of the sample was 35 gm. After over drying for 48 hours, weight reduced to 15 gm while volume came down to 13 cc. The shrinkage limit of the soil is -

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A saturated specimen of clay was immersed in mercury and the displaced volume was 25 cc. The weight of the sample
was 35 gm. After over drying for 48 hours, weight reduced to 15 gm while volume came down to 13 cc. The shrinkage
limit of the soil is -

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