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Plastic Limit and Index of Soil Testing by Geojanni Pangibitan is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document describes procedures for determining the plastic limit of a soil sample. Specifically: 1. A soil sample is rolled into threads with a diameter of 3.2 mm and the water content is measured when it just starts to crumble. 2. The plastic limit is defined as the average water content of a soil when it transitions from plastic to brittle behavior during rolling. 3. The plastic limit, along with the liquid limit, are used to classify soils and understand how they will behave under different loadi

Author

Geojanni Pangibitan

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EN