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EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
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LECTURER / INSTRUCTOR 1.
PENSYARAH / INSTRUKTOR 2.
I hereby declare that I have prepared this report with my own efforts. I also admit to not accept or
provide any assistance in preparing this report and anything that is in it is true.
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
1.0 OBJECTIVES
To Determine the Lowest Moisture Content at Which the Soil Behaves Plastically
3.0 INTRODUCTION
Plastic limit (PL) is defined as the moisture content (%) at which a cohesive soil will change from
a plastic state to a semisolid state. In the laboratory, the plastic limit is defined as the moisture
content (%) at which a soil will just begin to crumble when rolled into a thread of approximately
3 mm in diameter. Plasticity index (PI or IP) is the numerical difference of the liquid and plastic
limit, and indicates the range of water content through which the soil remains plastic.
PI = LL – PL
For fine grained soils, determining the natural water content (the water content of a soil in an
undisturbed condition in the ground) and relating it to the plastic and liquid limits can provide an
indication of the soil’s consistency and/or sensitivity potential. One such relationship is the
liquidity index.
w PL
IL
PI
Consistency index is defined as the ratio of the liquid limit minus the natural water content to
the plasticity index of a soil.
LL w
Cr
PI
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
4.0 EQUIPMENT
1) Porcelain evaporating dish.
2) A glass plate reserved for rolling of threads. This should be smooth and free from
scratches, and about 300 mm square and 10mm thick. The surface condition of the plate
can affect the behaviour of rolled threads, and the use of unscratched glass reduces the
likelihood of discrepancies. An alternative is to reserve one side of the mixing plate for
thread rolling, and avoid mixing the soil on this area.
3) Two palette knives or spatulas.
4) A short length (say 100 mm) of 3mm diameter metal rod.
5) Moisture can
6) Balance sensitive up to 0.01g
7) Distilled water
5.0 PROCEDURE
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
(a) When the soil is plastic enough, it is well kneaded and then shaped into a ball, as shown in
Figure 3(a).
(b) When slight cracks begin to appear on the surface, divide the ball into two portions each of
about 10 g.
(c) Further divide each into four equal parts (see Figure 3(b)), but keep each set of four parts
together.
(a) (b)
Figure 3: Rolling into ball and four equal part of soil after divide.
Figure 4: The soil specimen is rolled under the fingers into a thread 3 mm diameter.
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
Note: This is placed in a numbered moisture content container, which is weighed, oven dried and
weighed as in the standard moisture content procedure according to BS 1377: Part 2: 1990.
i) Results Calculation
(a) Determine plastic limit, as
Note: If they differ by more than 0.5% moisture content, the test should be repeated.
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
7.0 RESULTS
DATA SHEET
Location : Loc. No. :
Soil description: Sample No. :
Sample type : Depth of Sample :
Operator: Date Started :
Plastic limit = %
Liquid limit = %
Plasticity index = Liquid Limit – Plastic Limit = %
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 02
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: PLASTIC LIMIT EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: JAN. 2018
7.0 DISCUSSION (discuss the results obtained from this testing and contains a comprehensive
discussion of error or confounding variables and what can be done to improve the accuracy of
the lab)
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8.0 QUESTIONS
(a) What is the different between plastic limit and liquid limit of soil?
(b) Why to know plastic limit of soil?
(c) How plastic limit will be effect on the shear strength of soil?
Signature/Tandatangan : Signature/Tandatangan :
Name/Nama : DR. TUAN NOOR HASANAH BT Name/Nama : ASSOC. PROF DR.
TUAN ISMAIL SURAYA HANI ADNAN