The ratio of the liquid limit minus the natural content of a soil to its plasticity index, is known as

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• A sample of soil has liquid limit 45%, plastic limit 25%, shrinkage limit 17% and natural moisture content 30%. The consistency index of the soil is
• When the plastic limit is equal to or greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is
• The plasticity index is the ratio of liquidity index and flow index.
• The liquid limit minus plastic limit is termed as
• For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18% and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is
• The ratio of the difference between the void ratio in its loosest state and its natural void ratio to the difference between the voids ratio is the loosest and the densest state, is called
• A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be
• When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in a
• The maximum water content of a saturated soil at which a reduction in its moisture does not cause a decrease in volume of the soil, is called
• The water content ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the