From laboratory investigations, the liquid limit, plastic limit, natural moisture content and flow index, of a soil specimen are obtained as 60%, 27%, 32% and 27 respectively. The corresponding toughness index and liquidity index of the soil specimen, respectively, are

From laboratory investigations, the liquid limit, plastic limit, natural moisture content and flow index, of a soil specimen are obtained as 60%, 27%, 32% and 27 respectively. The corresponding toughness index and liquidity index of the soil specimen, respectively, are

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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The corresponding toughness index and liquidity index of the soil specimen, respectively,
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