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2.6.5 Liquid Limit - One-Point Cone Penetrometer Method (BS1377: Part 2:1990:4.4)

This document discusses methods for determining the moisture content and liquid limit of soils, including the standard four-point cone penetrometer test and a simplified one-point cone penetrometer test. The one-point test involves penetrating a soil sample with a cone to a depth between 15-25mm and using a conversion factor from a table to estimate the liquid limit based on the moisture content and plasticity of the soil. The document provides the procedure for the one-point test and notes it may not be accurate for soils with a liquid limit over 120%.

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2.6.5 Liquid Limit - One-Point Cone Penetrometer Method (BS1377: Part 2:1990:4.4)

This document discusses methods for determining the moisture content and liquid limit of soils, including the standard four-point cone penetrometer test and a simplified one-point cone penetrometer test. The one-point test involves penetrating a soil sample with a cone to a depth between 15-25mm and using a conversion factor from a table to estimate the liquid limit based on the moisture content and plasticity of the soil. The document provides the procedure for the one-point test and notes it may not be accurate for soils with a liquid limit over 120%.

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8 MOISTURE CONTENT AND

8 INDEX TESTS
Table 2.5. SUGGESTED FACTORS FOR CONE PENTRATION ONE-
POINT LIQUID LIMIT TEST (from

(m plasti plasti plasti


m)
1 city
1.0 city
1.0 city
1.0
5 98 94 57
1 1.0 1.0 1.0
6 75 76 52
1 1.0 1.0 1.0
7 55 58 42
1 1.0 1.0 1.0
8 36 39 30
1 1.0 1.0 1.0
9 18 20 15
2 1.0 1.0 1.0
0 01 01 00
2 0.9 0.9 0.9
1 84 84 84
2 0.9 0.9 0.9
2 67 68 71
2 0.9 0.9 0.9
3 49 54 61
2 0.9 0.9 0.9
4 29 43 55
2 0.9 0.9 0.9
5 09 34 54
above 50% 35% to 50% below 35%

2.6.5 Liquid Limit — One-point Cone Penetrometer Method (BS1377: Part 2:1990:4.4)

This method was suggested by Clayton and Jukes (1978) as a possible less elabórate routine method of
assessing the liquid limit of a soil than the four-point cone penetrometer test described in Section
2.6.4. It is based on a statistical analysis of experimental data. If the liquid limit is likely to exceed
about 120% this test may not be valid and the four-point test should be performed instead, using the
appropriate amount of soil.
The apparatus is the same as that described in Section 2.6.4. The procedure is identical to stages (l)-
(9) of that section, except that a smaller quantity (about 100 g) of soil is required. Proper maturing, and
thorough mixing with water, are just as important as in the standard test. The moisture content of the
soil should be adjusted so that a cone penetration of between 15mm and 25 mm is obtained.
After measuring two or more consecutive valúes of cone penetration as in steps (7) and
(8) of Section 2.6.4, use most of the soil in the cup, including the zone penetrated by the cone, for the
determination of the moisture content. Otherwise the procedure is as in step
(9) of Section 2.6.4. Express the moisture content to the nearest 0.1%, and then multiply by a factor
obtained from Table 2.5 to obtain the liquid limit of the soil. The factor to be used for a given
penetration depends upon whether the soil is of low, médium or high plasticity. These categories are
explained in Section 2.4.2, but for this purpose high plasticity refers to all soils having a liquid limit
exceeding 50%.
The measured moisture content indicates to which group the soil belongs, as indicated at the bottom
of Table 2.5. The factor to be used is read off from the appropriate column opposite the measured
penetration. Factors for soils of low plasticity are the least reliable because many of the samples used
for deriving these factors contained chalk.
The liquid limit ( w L ) calculated in this way is reported to the nearest whole number, and the
method is reported as the one-point cone penetrometer test. The percentage passing the 425 jum sieve,
and the method of sample preparation, are also reported.
The plástic limit test may also be carried out on the same sample.

2.6.6 Liquid Limit — Casagrande Method (BS1377: Part 2:1990:4.5 and ASTM D4318)

This test procedure has been retained in the British Standard as a subsidiary method, but

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